In order to work effectively within a team environment, leaders with technical expertise must also be strong
leaders of people and teams. At Leadership-Link we take a results-focused approach to building
leadership and team skills that drive team performance to its peak.
That is our mission.

Eileen Habelow, Ph. D. | CEO and Founder | Leadership-Link, Inc.

"Eileen Habelow has been a tremendous business partner and consultant to my company over the past few years. I have witnessed first-hand her professionalism and ability to steer managers and executives towards one common goal. She has very astute business instincts and is strong in the area of design, development and implementation of training programs. She is a trusted business partner and someone I will continue to work with for many years to come."

Chris Chief Culture Officer
Dr. Habelow is one of the best conceptual thinkers I've experienced across my career. She understands the why, the how, and the now. CHROs looking for excellent academic credentials coupled with superior practicality should be on Dr. Habelow's client list.

Jim Chief HR Officer
“In choosing Leadership-Link, we found an amazing partner who took the time to understand our needs and our challenges. The end product was incredibly professional, thorough, well-organized, and very well received. Leadership-Link was truly an extension of our Human Resources Department!”

Lee VP HR
In today's market, it's rare to find an established consultant who has a firm grasp of both the academic and applicable. Maybe because of her experience as a practitioner or maybe because of her desire to drive bottom-line results, Dr. Habelow is comfortable toggling between the strategy and the tactics in real-time. Every CHRO needs to be surrounded by people who can think and people who can execute. Dr. Habelow can do both.

Jim CHRO
"Eileen was able to deploy the ‘speed of trust’ tool to my local organization and then followed up by assisting me in the facilitation and use of this tool throughout my global function. More importantly, Eileen helped the team through a challenging transition in leadership structure and bring clarity to new roles and responsibilities and rules of engagement. As a facilitator for our leadership team, Eileen was able to ask the tough questions and push boundaries without any danger of being perceived as having a personal agenda."

Ashley VP, Clin Pharm
"Eileen is a rock star! She is truly one of the most talented and creative training professionals that I have had the pleasure to work with. Spend five minutes in a brainstorming session with her and you will see what I mean. Her passion for people and learning is evident in everything she does. Eileen knows how to achieve measurable results through innovative training strategies. It’s too bad we can’t clone her because we need more talent like hers to help organizations achieve better results through talent development solutions."

Cindy Director, Training & Client Services
"It’s rare that you come across standout talent like Eileen. I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Eileen on multiple leadership and training projects over 6 years. To say that she “gets it” is an understatement. She is an outstanding coach who brings a great depth of knowledge and experience to help leaders at all levels grow to reach their full potential."

Kathi President/Founder
"Eileen is masterful in her ability to tease out issues, step back to allow the team to come to resolution, and step in only when needed. She is flexible and able to adapt her agenda during the meeting in order to ensure the important conversations are able to take place. We left our leadership offsite with a greater understanding of our joint purpose, a clear decision-making model and joint commitments to support our new structure."

Naomi Global Program Management
"Our group uses Leadership-Link quite often for team effectiveness. We find that they use their depth of knowledge to customize a workshop that best fits the situation. Eileen’s facilitation skills are superb, holding individuals and teams accountable for their work and thoughts. When we have a need, Leadership-Link is the first call we make."

Linda Global HRBP

Michael Laffin

Michael Laffin, EdD

Dr. Michael Laffin has over 25 years of diverse experience in the life sciences industry including learning and leadership development, talent management, salesforce training, and field sales leadership. Mike’s most recent role was Head of Learning & Development at Moderna Therapeutics where he oversaw all professional and leadership development. During Mike’s tenure of just under four years the company grew its workforce by over 300%, successfully launched twelve clinical trials, and executed the largest IPO in the history of the biotech industry.

Over the last 16 years, Mike has built Learning & Development functions for three organizations from the ground up, including the design and launch of two corporate universities and three new hire orientation programs. In all three organizations, he established leadership cohorts and designed and facilitated multiple leadership development workshops and off-site meetings. Mike also effectively partnered with academic institutions and oversaw the design and delivery of global leadership development programs. In addition, he built and led the sales force training and management development functions for two of these organizations including drug launches, selling skills, and management capabilities.

This work was accomplished in three different stages of company life cycles: a large global biopharma with multiple commercialized products; a mid-sized biotech launching its first commercial product; and a small, rapid growth, platform research company with several early-stage clinical trials and drug development programs.
Mike holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership. Mike has taught courses at Northeastern University, Lesley University, and the FBI Training Academy; and he co-founded and was an original board member of the Jaime Fund, a 501(c)3 umbrella entity that funds a special needs awareness and educational program for schools in multiple states across the country.

Alison Mclsaac

As the President and CEO of Leadership-Link, Dr. Eileen Habelow is focused on improving the performance of teams and team leaders through a fully customized Teams in Motion program, growing leaders through the Leaders in Motion program, and facilitating organizational effectiveness through a combination of custom client services included in Organizations in Motion.

Eileen Habelow brings 30-plus years of diverse experience in organizational effectiveness, learning and development, leadership development, team effectiveness, and change management. A strategic people development leader, Eileen is viewed as an effective internal and external consultant and change agent, serving in that capacity to Fortune 100 companies. Eileen has conducted extensive academic research and written critical summaries of the research regarding practices of high-performance teams in the areas of team formation, effective decision-making, capitalizing on conflict, communication, and cognitive bias.