Mel Sandler
Mel Sandler specializes in increasing the success of individuals and organizations by utilizing his skills as executive and leadership coach, trainer, and consultant. His customized approach is focused on addressing the unique needs each of his clients.
Mel has 30 years of experience serving individuals working in small, mid-level and fortune 500 companies, not for profit organizations and labor unions. In his on-site positions at United Airlines Mel was an insider helping the company and its employees negotiate difficult market conditions and major downsizings. As managing director of an institute, he provided leadership through several challenges. He also has experience as a teacher and agency consultant in an inner-city community. Mel offers successful solutions to difficult problems by using a range of skills in forming effective relationships, expertise in facilitating behavior change, and understanding of organizational dynamics.
Mel has advanced degrees from Columbia University and New York University and took advanced coursework in coaching from MentorCoach. He has an LCSW and maintains a small clinical practice with a specialty in work-related issues.
Presentations and Training for Professionals
Counseling and coaching employees in the workplace were conducted for: University of Maryland, Rutgers and Columbia University Graduate Schools of Social Work; Employee Assistance Professionals Association and National Association of Social Workers, Morristown Family Service.
Media Interviews and Articles Include
Bloomberg Radio, NYC; New Jersey Business News, New Jersey News Channel; Bergen Record of Northern N.J, Employee Assistance Professionals Association Magazine, American Institute for Architecture Quarterly.
Publications include:
Winning at Work: Breaking Free of Personal Traps to Find Success in Today’s Workplace – Doubleday Executive Club Book Club pick Sandler and Gray,: published by Davies-Black, Palo Alto, 1999.
Surviving the Crisis at Work – Woititz and Sandler Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, 1989.
Pushing the Right Work Button: Performance Plus – Sandler, in Karpen, M. Ed. Career Crossroads: Inspiration and Ideas for Your Work/Life Journey, Work World Press, Nashville, 1996.
Some of the Organizations I Have Worked With Include:
United Airlines • Honeywell Aerospace • Accenture • Amoco Oil • Van Oste Institute • Ernst and Young • US Global Holdings • Cigna Behavioral Health •, United Behavioral Health • Bank of New York • Communication Component Solutions Inc. • Orix Financial • American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees • International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union • First Presbyterian Church • Institute for Counseling and Training • New York Blood Center • Worktalk