Welcome to The Opperman Consulting Group

 Mary George Opperman

 Trusted Advisor, Coach 

& Design Partner

Mary George Opperman brings a rare combination of executive experience and trusted partnership to her work as founder and president of The Opperman Consulting Group. A seasoned coach, Mary works alongside leaders at high-stakes inflection points to help them move from intention to impact.

Her work focuses on what determines how well a leader succeeds: getting the right people in the right roles, aligning teams around shared purpose, and helping leaders shape a culture that performs in daily behavior, not just on paper.

Mary has sat in the executive seat. Her career spans three universities in a variety of leadership roles, including many years as a chief human resources officer. She has partnered with multiple presidents and board chairs and knows what it takes to build and sustain a high-functioning executive team and board.

Mary's engagements include executive transition and talent assessment, team alignment and culture-building, and board chair transition support, all designed to retain top performers, accelerate alignment, and create environments where exceptional talent thrives and stays.

Mary holds a bachelor's degree from SUNY Oneonta and a master's degree in Organizational Behavior from Cornell University.

The Opperman Consulting Group’s Values and Priorities:

We believe that excellence is achieved through an intentional focus on culture.  Creating and sustaining a workplace environment in which all members thrive and feel included in the mission of the organization is essential.  Transparent planning and information sharing is foundational to high performing organizations.  Leaders who cultivate an environment of openness and engagement are most likely to excel.  Problems and challenges are inevitable, how we address them has everything to do with how we perform.  

We value the importance paid to process and to outcomes.  We believe that all challenges present opportunities for growth and improvement and see problems as part of the evolution of organizations.  We partner with organizations without judgement and strive to create an environment of trust.  We conduct all of our work with discretion and with respect for all parties. 

Services we offer:

Organizational consulting and human capital advising in areas including but not limited to:

• Confidential thought partnership with leaders on issues and challenges

Private consultations to identify and address sensitive personnel and organizational matters 

• Leadership Coaching

Assessment of strength and opportunities; creation of development plans; ongoing support

• Organizational reviews

Assessments of organizational culture, with a focus on inclusivity and excellence

• Assessment of people operations to create effective and efficient HR services

Best practices to meet today’s people challenges

• Policy development

Review or development of best practice policies

• Workshops

Addressing leadership excellence, inclusion, people strategies

• Meeting Facilitation

• Strategic Planning

Including development of effective people strategies

• Interim assignments

• Project Management