Debbie Plager is an Organizational Strategist and Executive Coach at The Plager Group. She has over a decade of experience in individual and group coaching, specializing in team coaching, which she describes as a return to her passion for helping teams achieve their potential. Plager is also recognized as a keynote speaker and a best-selling author, focusing on human-centered change and innovation.123

In addition to her coaching work, Plager serves on the Advisory Board for The Institutes, where she provides insights on strategic talent management and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.15 She is also involved with Northwestern University's Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change program as a faculty member and alumna.4 Her work emphasizes elevating organizational performance through purposeful leadership and team dynamics.