### Company Overview & Leadership
The organization specializes in Leadership and Executive Development, focusing on enhancing leadership skills and expanding mindsets for executives at all levels [17]. The firm provides core services, including Coaching and Consulting, offering solutions designed to support organizations in hiring staff that meet required competencies, facilitating promotions based on those elements, and delivering development for career progression [16].
The company executes specialized talent management programs, including Selection Assessment Centers for Foreign Service personnel, such as the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) [1] and the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) [3]. Furthermore, the organization implements a Performance Management System for the Foreign Agricultural Service [2] and delivers Executive and Leadership Coaching to managers within the Department of Transportation’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) [6] and staff at the National Weather Service [7].
The company’s leadership maintains active roles in the federal sector: * The founder serves as a Public Member on the Board of Examiners for the State Department [9].
### Federal Market & Contracts
The entity operates as an expert consultant, leveraging over 25 years of experience [11] to provide specialized Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology Consulting services to the federal government [12]. Key engagements span multiple cabinet-level departments, often focusing on Foreign Service components and leadership development.
The firm provides services across the following primary industry sectors and departments: * Department of Agriculture (USDA), including APHIS and FAS Foreign Service components [1]. * Department of Commerce (DoC) Foreign Commercial Service, including Selection Assessment Centers and Executive Coaching [4][10]. * Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), receiving Emotional Intelligence Assessments and Training [5]. * Department of Transportation (DoT) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the National Weather Service, receiving Executive and Leadership Coaching [6][7].
The firm’s I/O Psychology consulting efforts target organizational effectiveness, including custom selection services designed for selection and promotional processes [13]. These services incorporate validated existing assessments to enhance understanding of a potential candidate’s best fit [13]. Custom selection services include: * Assessment Centers, Structured Panel Interviews, Role Plays, Surveys, and Written Exercises [13]. * Consulting objectives focusing on fast track/succession planning for high-potential employees and improving the recruiting and retention of talent [14].
### Certifications & Socioeconomic
Momentum@Work (M@W) operates as a small, woman-owned firm [1], leveraging over 25 years of experience as expert consultants [3]. The firm integrates Industrial/Organizational Psychology experts with professional and masters level coaches [1]. M@W reports completing dozens of assessment centers and accumulating over 4,000 coaching hours across its tenure, maintaining a high rate of client retention at over 90 percent of repeat customers [1].
The organization maintains specific professional standards and certifications that define its capability set in coaching and organizational psychology, including affiliations with: * CRR Global [12] * Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) [14] * International Finance Corporation (IFC) [13] * Coaches Training Institute (CTI-CPPC) [15]
### Recent News & Recognition
The organization executes specialized talent management and development programs across various federal agencies, focusing heavily on selection and development for foreign service personnel. The scope of work extends significantly into leadership development, providing Executive and Leadership Coaching to private sector executives [5] and federal managers.
Notable programs and achievements include: * Development and execution of Selection Assessment Centers for the APHIS Foreign Service [1] and the FAS Foreign Service [3]. * Implementation of a Performance Management System for the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) [2]. * Delivery of Emotional Intelligence Assessments, Training, and Coaching services to the Foreign Commercial Service [4]. * Provision of Executive Coaching to the National Weather Service [11] and Leadership Coaching to managers within DoT’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency [1]. * The firm holds a recognized role as a Public Member on the Board of Examiners for the State Department [9].