Helping you achieve strength through insight.
I'm Dr. Quade French.
I spent a decade as a senior leader at USC, including as Associate Dean for Culture and Well-being, and I’ve navigated the same challenges my clients face. Leading through crisis. Building trust across silos. Making change that lasts.
But I also brought something most leaders don't: clinical psychology training that reveals what's really driving behavior.
That combination is what I offer to you. Real-world experience, and the clinical expertise to help you see hidden human patterns in your organizations. I bring design tailored interventions that fit your reality, not some consultant's playbook.
Whether you're an executive working through a complex transition, or an organization ready to understand why smart people keep producing the same frustrating results, I’ll help you see what's been hidden in the humans you work with, and help bring about meaningful change.
Meet Quade French, Ph.D.
THE SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONER APPROACH
I'm a clinical psychologist and organizational consultant who believes effective leadership requires two things most consultants can't provide together: deep research knowledge and real-world implementation experience.
When we work together, you're not getting generic consulting frameworks or untested theories. You're getting strategies informed by decades of psychological research, tested in my own leadership roles, and tailored to your specific context.
That's the scholar-practitioner advantage.
Resume
My Track Record
My professional work spans multiple domains, integrated through a scholar-practitioner lens.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVLEOPMENT & CULTURE CHANGE
Culture assessment using mixed-methods
research design
Data-driven strategy development
Change management grounded in systems theory and theories of human motivation and behavior
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Generational leadership informed by adult development research
Emotional intelligence frameworks validated by psychological science
Identity-conscious leadership development
COMPLEX INTERPERSONAL DYNAMICS
Conflict resolution using evidence-based mediation techniques
Group facilitation backed by research
Psychological safety and belonging
(backed by organizational psychology research)
SPECIALIZED TOPICS
Modern masculinity and men's identity development
Adoption and identity in adopted adults (published researcher)
Intersections of culture, identity, mental health, and social context
TEACHING & SCHOLARSHIP
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
USC Rossier School of Education
Courses: Theory and Practice of Counseling, Law and Ethics in Clinical Practice, Multicultural Counseling and Therapy
Published research available via request