We Enable Each Person's Talents to Have Maximum Impact on Their Performance.
Who We Are
We specialize in the areas of psychometric assessment, executive coaching, top-level succession planning, individual and team optimization, organizational effectiveness, and strategic alignment.
We help CEO’s and Boards develop long-term business and leadership strategies that identify opportunities, focus on growth and clearly define value-creation for your organization.
Our Mission
We select talented team members who are committed to investing and developing their talents towards the growth and performance of individuals, teams and companies, big and small, in all industries and sectors around the world.
We have the most fun when we can help clients see the impact of our work on their performance. We particularly enjoy trying to solve difficult problems in selection and development.
Our Leadership
Barry Conchie
Founder and President
Barry Conchie is Founder & President of Conchie Associates. He has consulted and partnered with leading global organizations and has been ranked as one of the top 50 leadership thinkers in the world by Leadership Insights magazine. Previously, he headed the Gallup organization’s Global Leadership Research and Development business and served until 2013 as a Senior Scientist.
Barry is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling co-author of Strengths Based Leadership (Gallup Press, 2008). Most recently, Barry and Sarah co-authored the book The Five Talents that Really Matter: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance (Hachette Go, 2024). He has appeared as author and contributor to magazines, newspapers, business journals and media programs throughout the world.
Born and educated in the UK, Barry graduated from the University of Bradford (UK) with a degree in Educational Psychology. He progressed through a Masters in Cognitive Psychology to doctoral degrees in Cognitive Neuroscience and Statistical Modeling (Oxford University). He is also a George Washington University certified survey research methodologist.
Barry’s current research is in the science of decision making, heuristics and cognitive bias. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
The importance of replicated research is central to everything we do. We take this seriously and regard adherence to the highest research standards as an ethical and moral obligation as well as a scientific necessity.
Sarah Dalton
Partner
Sarah Dalton is a Partner at Conchie Associates. She has worked extensively in developing processes and training teams across a variety of industries and has managed complex operational logistics for a global company. Joining Conchie Associates in 2016, Sarah serves as Partner to Barry Conchie. Leaders and managers partner with Sarah to better understand the attitudes and behaviors that drive performance, and how to select for talent in the hiring process. She is an expert at training teams on interpreting talent assessments and using those insights to facilitate a superior candidate experience, greater confidence in hiring decisions, and world-class performance across all levels of an organization.
Sarah is uniquely positioned to provide leaders and teams with the tools to evaluate their effectiveness and further develop their leadership strengths. She is certified in conducting executive level talent assessments and regularly advises leaders on the dominant ways in which they can achieve success while raising critical questions to help them become more effective.
Sarah graduated with a degree in Business Administration and is a Master in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University. Originally from San Francisco, California, she is currently based in Denver, Colorado.
We operate to a set of consistent principles that influence everything we do.
People perform better when they focus on their strengths and manage their weaknesses
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The talent of an individual is a force multiplier and key differentiator in achieving the highest levels of engagement and performance
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Improving levels of employee engagement predict improving levels of performance. High levels of employee engagement predict high levels of performance
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Every employee deserves to be led by a talented and engaged manager who creates the environment to help them perform to excellence
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Data and objectivity are valuable tools to describe and account for reality and performance
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Every individual should be held to account for their performance
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Our Team
Keith Conchie
Executive Analyst
Keith graduated from St, Paul’s College (Univ of Gloucester), Cheltenham, UK in 1978, as an expert in educational studies and development.
He has worked extensively as a professional educator and advisor in many roles and organizations across the UK.
He joined Conchie Associates as an Executive Analyst in 2014 and is responsible for conducting assessment evaluations for our global clients.
When not at work Keith enjoys golf and skiing. He is based in Nantwich, Cheshire, UK.
Jasmin Lillesve
Executive Analyst
Jasmin graduated from the University of Oregon in 2015, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a minor in Mathematics. Jasmin has worked extensively in eLearning and Graphic Design. She has worked with a number of companies to create learning content for topics ranging from executive leadership, human rights issues, automotive mechanics, to artificial intelligence.
Jasmin is certified in Psychometric Assessments Levels 1 and 2 (including personality) by the British Psychological Society. She joined Conchie Associates as an Executive Analyst in 2019, and is responsible for conducting assessment evaluations for our global clients.
When not working, Jasmin likes to get outside to board, bike, paddle, or run. She also enjoys making art, watching films, reading novels, traveling abroad and volunteering. Jasmin currently lives in Portland, Oregon.