PDR Consulting · Strategy, people & performance
We help organizations turn strategy into action—with the right structure, effective leaders, and teams that work well together.
How we help
Focused support for the decisions, people, and changes that shape your organization.
Strategy & Organizational Design
Clarify priorities. Align structure, roles, and decisions so people can deliver.
Result: Helped 15+ leadership teams clarify priorities, roles, and decision rights to strengthen alignment and execution.
Support: Strategic planning, organizational structure, role clarity, decision-making responsibilities, and team coordination.
Leadership & Team Development
Build the leadership skills, collaboration, and accountability your organization needs.
Result: 5 of 8 participants in an architectural firm’s leadership program moved into principal or studio-leader roles within two years.
Support: Team retreats, leadership workshops, and tailored development programs.
Executive Coaching
Stepping into a bigger role, leading through a merger, or driving a new strategic initiative—I help senior leaders get up to speed faster and lead with clarity. My work includes preparing leaders for the C-suite, including participants in Deloitte’s leadership academies.
Result: After a merger, 90% of 25 newly hired senior leaders I coached were still with the company two years later. Separately, 6 of 8 executives I prepared for C-suite roles were selected for their target role.
Support: New-role transition coaching, merger and integration coaching, leading strategic initiatives, C-suite readiness, and 360 feedback.
Culture & Organizational Change
Guide people through restructuring, mergers, integration, and new ways of working—from data-driven diagnosis to lasting adoption.
Result: Guided a state university’s restructuring of 5 departments under new legislative mandates, coaching 60+ leaders through the transition.
Support: Culture assessment, change communication, merger and team integration, culture change, and transition planning.
Experience & results
Selected results from client engagements—connecting strategy, organizational design, and people.
After a merger at a major technology equipment company, accelerated the assimilation and impact of 25 newly hired senior leaders. Two years later, 90% were still with the company.
Prepared executives for CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, and CHRO roles; six of eight were selected for the role they were targeting. More than 20 advisees have been promoted into senior roles.
Guided a major state university’s restructuring of 5 departments in response to new legislative mandates, preserving critical services and coaching 60+ leaders through the transition.
Partnering with a university library system to enable transition from siloed services to embedded specialists supporting Health Sciences and four hospitals—a pillar of university strategy. Research-support requests rose 35%.
Coached 1,000+ executive and property leaders across more than 25 countries across the company’s five geographical regions—on strategy, owner relationships, aligning corporate priorities with local cultures, and leading change.
Coached C-suite leaders across hospitality, financial services, healthcare, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals.
Supported game developers, including EA Sports and start-up Frost Giant, in developing and implementing operational and HR strategies to support business growth—aligning organizational structures, people practices, and ways of working with evolving business needs.
Built a succession-focused leadership program for a 150-person architectural firm; five of eight participants advanced into principal or studio-leader roles within two years. As a Zenger Folkman associate, Patricia has also facilitated 100+ leadership workshops with an average participant rating of 4.7 out of 5.
In our clients’ words
80% of PDR engagements come from repeat clients and referrals.
“She provided big picture guidance as well as realistic next steps to implement the strategy.”
“I worked with her for two years during a pivotal transition into an executive role, and the impact was profound.”
“Patricia entered every meeting with a curiosity about me as a client and person, and provided a strategy for process and personal improvements.”
Excerpts from client testimonials. Affiliations reflect those provided with the testimonials.
Practical AI applications
Practical AI tools support the work—from tailored leadership development to exploring how teams can work more effectively. Professional judgment guides their use.
Meet Patricia
Patricia D. Robinson, PCC
Founder, PDR Consulting
Patricia brings more than 20 years of corporate leadership experience and has coached over 1,500 leaders globally—from emerging executives to C-suite leaders.
Her current coaching work includes senior leaders participating in Deloitte’s leadership academies, helping them prepare for C-suite roles across industries.
Her executive coaching spans hospitality, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, technology, higher education, and professional services—supporting leaders through new roles, mergers, and strategic initiatives.
She connects your business priorities with the people who deliver them, combining thoughtful challenge, practical tools, and personal attention.
BA, Economics · Columbia University
AI-focused education · Wharton Online & Vanderbilt Online
Hospitality · Financial services · Healthcare & life sciences · Technology & gaming · Higher education · Aerospace · Professional services
Let’s talk
What needs to work better in your organization? Share your priorities, and we’ll explore a focused approach to moving forward.