Executive Team
Monnie L. Bittle, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Monnie L. Bittle is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Executive Decisions International, LLC (EDI). Monnie, along with her partner Dr. Steven C. Morgan, developed the Organization, Team, and Individual (OTI™) Model of Effectiveness. This model provides a unique framework for the assessment, development, and integration of these three levels of analysis within an organization. During the last decade, Monnie has tailored and applied this model to provide solutions to the specific needs of her clients/business partners. Monnie has also successfully formed strategic alliances between EDI and multiple service providers in order to provide a wider range of strategic and tactical business solutions to her client base.

Monnie applies the professional solutions and the Customer Intimacy philosophy of EDI to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations across multiple industries, including manufacturing, financial services, aerospace, defense, high tech, pharmaceutical, professional services, health, and consumer products. She works with domestic and international operations and with organizations ranging in size from start-up operations to Fortune 100 companies. She facilitates growth, consolidation, and merger and acquisition efforts across industries to assist her clients in the creation and/or maintenance of their market leadership position.

Before EDI, Monnie was a business consultant with Gehlhausen Ruda and Associates, a Chicago-based management consulting firm. Prior to that, Monnie worked in Human Resources Research at BellSouth Corporation in Atlanta. Her work at BellSouth included the development and validation of selection systems and the development, administration, and interpretation of organization and employee opinion surveys. Before BellSouth, she worked as an independent consultant in the areas of attitude and leadership surveys, employee development, succession management, and performance appraisal and compensation systems. Monnie also worked in the Counseling Center at Wake Forest University and taught Learning and Motivation classes at Virginia Tech.

Monnie received her B.A. and M.A. from Wake Forest University. She earned her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Virginia Tech. She has conducted research and authored papers on the impact of personality characteristics and job environment on job performance, job satisfaction, commitment, and turnover. Monnie is a recognized speaker who has been invited to deliver presentations on topics such as "Leadership," "Change Management," "Hiring and Retention Strategies for the Current and Future Workforce," "Stress Management in the New Decade," and "Effective HR Strategies within Merger and Acquisition Environments."

Monnie resides in Chicago. Fun for her includes family, friends, reading, theater, water activities, and travel.

Steven C. Morgan, Ph.D.
President

Dr. Steven C. Morgan is President of Executive Decisions International, LLC (EDI). Steve specializes in facilitating the alignment of an organization's leaders, teams, and culture with its organization strategy/vision. Over the last decade, Steve and his partner, Dr. Monnie L. Bittle, have developed and fine-tuned the OTI™ Model of Effectiveness, which links Organization, Team, and Individual  Assessment and Development together at a systems level.

Steve is passionate about the Customer Intimacy philosophy that drives EDI. Steve's goal is to be viewed as a "business partner" by his clients. Steve's clients work in a wide range of industries, including financial services, aerospace, defense, high tech, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical, to name a few. Clients range in size from Fortune 100 companies to start-up operations and are located both domestically and abroad. These clients have attested to Steve's ability to motivate, facilitate, coach, and produce bottom-line, measurable results and positive return on investment.

Before EDI, Steve was a business consultant for Gehlhausen Ruda and Associates, a Chicago-based management consulting firm. Prior to that, Steve worked for the U.S. Air Force Human Resources Directorate in San Antonio. His work for the Air Force focused on developing methods for improving team performance and effectiveness. Before the Air Force, Steve worked as an independent consultant in the areas of personal coaching, teambuilding, and leadership development. He also served as an academic coach and facilitator for the Virginia Tech Office of Academic Assessment.

Steve earned a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. He went on to earn his M.S and Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Virginia Tech. To keep himself current in his field, he is an active member of The International Coach Federation, The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, The American Psychological Association, The American Society for Training and Development, and The American Management Association. Steve has conducted research, authored publications, and given talks on such topics as "Fostering Creativity in Teams and Organizations," "Facilitating Culture Change," "Effective Succession Management," and, most recently, "Effective M&A Due Diligence and Integration Management."

Steve's personal time is spent mostly in family-related activities. Steve, his wife Andrea, and their daughters Madison and Arden love to travel and explore. In his "free" time, Steve enjoys immersing himself in a good book or pretending to be Bob Vila and doing projects around "His Old House."