Roger Preis

Roger brings the unique combination of coaching expertise and professional experience to coaching in practical, “real-time” situations. He encourages executives to assess their capabilities and experience new ways to approach situations that enhance their leadership skills and collaboration and execution in successfully.

As an executive coach, Roger possesses his results-oriented, direct style, focusing on problem-solving and strategic decision-making. He is an accomplished communicator modeling skills and expertise essential to being an effective leader.

Roger shares his in-depth knowledge of diverse business cultures, leadership styles and executive presence, while emphasizing the importance of managing upward, downward, and cross-functionally. He coaches others to carefully prioritize and strategize while stressing the importance of goodwill, commitment, loyalty and to exceed expectations.

Roger’s career includes being the President of Robert Half International Inc. in Connecticut and Westchester County, New York where he built his company from one employee to a multi-office network with multiple offices and approximately 50 employees. He also held positions in employment, staffing, and employee relations for Robert Half International, a $5 billion NYSE staffing and consulting industry leader, and with Unilever. Roger has served on the mathematics faculty at the University of Connecticut, Rippowam High School, and Graduate Equivalency Degree (G.E.D) program.

Roger is committed to philanthropy and serves in board leadership positions in the non-profit community. As past President of the Board for the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington, he was instrumental in helping to lead the organizational transformation to one of the finest non-profits in Vermont and also recognized nationally. Roger is Co-Chair of the Board Governance & Development Committee actively recruiting board members and major donors. Roger also served as Vice Chair of VNA and Hospice Care of Southwestern Connecticut and was part of a small group that built the first Hospice Residence in Connecticut.

Roger has been honored as an integral force in the start up and highly impactful, cutting edge team initiated and developed the Early Promise Program for Youth. This program has focused on the mission and vision of academic success to promote advanced education designed to break the cycle of generational childhood poverty. Remarkably there are over 150 participants in the Early Promise Program in Burlington alone with 45 participants currently in college and 12 graduates with bachelors and masters degrees. Roger was one of only two individuals in the United States to receive the prestigious Maytag Dependable Leadership award and is a two-time recipient of the Boys & Girls Club of America’s National Service Award for Youth.

  • “After being elected Board President, I truly got to see him shine. His leadership propelled the board of directors to a new level. Both recruiting and governance were improved, relations with our national organization solidified, and the overall energy of the organization was impacted by his oversight.”

  • “Roger is without a doubt, one of the consummate professionals it has been my privilege to work with. He partnered with me in an early dot com enterprise and provided a clear-eyed and focused understanding of the risks and potential rewards of that undertaking, seeing the proverbial handwriting on the wall before I did and unflinchingly calling it as he saw it.”

  • “Having worked closely with Roger over the past several years, I can say he is world class. As an advisor and professional coach, Roger’s unique gift is his ability to nurture the very best his clients have to offer. Balancing equal parts empathy & honesty, Roger is an effective and tenacious advocate & mentor for all his clients…”

  • “Roger’s professional and philanthropic legacy in the community is already profound. He is certainly among the most talented professionals I have met in the field of human capital development.”

  • “I have had the pleasure of working with Roger as my Executive Coach for the past few years. Roger has been an invaluable resource to me as I personally navigate my career as an executive. The tools Roger has given me come into play every day, and I know I would not be as successful or as happy in my own success without Roger’s guidance.”

  • “I have interacted with other career coaches and Roger is simply without peer. I highly recommend Roger for anyone looking to navigate change, advance their career and create personal and professional success.”

  • “There is some tough important work ahead and we hope to work through that as well with Roger by our side. Roger has a way of getting each staff member to feel comfortable enough to tell him the truth during his assessments. I value Roger’s expert guidance and kindness. Roger is the “real deal”. Cheers to him! “

  • “Roger has helped resolve internal issues before they became a problem…most often easier to have it done by an objective outsider with better results than internally. Team efficiency and better communications skills convert to better net bottom line very quickly!”

  • New List Item“I have seen clear positive results in terms of increased management productivity and enhanced team effectiveness. Roger has helped make our good managers better and our top managers excel. And he has done so working in a flexible and responsive manner that fits our work style and culture.”