About

Elaine MacLellan

President and Executive Coach (PCC)

For over 30 years, Elaine S. MacLellan, Executive Coach and President of Performance Development, Inc. has been helping leaders and organizations optimize their talent and achieve sustainable results.

Elaine helps mid- and senior-level leaders increase their ability to lead strategic change initiatives, communicate compelling visions, influence collaboratively, and develop high-performing teams/employees.  She has partnered with leaders in biopharmaceutical, health care, semi-conductor, software, consumer products, financial, and academic institutions, working with such clients as Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Merck, Biogen, Rubius Therapeutics, Akili Interactive, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Southcoast Health, Axcelis Technologies, Keurig Green Mountain, MiddleOak Insurance, EBSCO Information Systems, and the MGH Institute of Health Professions.

Elaine helps leaders recognize their greatest strengths, and increase clarity, commitment, capability, connection, and creativity to contribute their best. She illuminates how leaders are perceived in the workplace, and enables them to create more positive and impactful relationships and results.  She ensures clients set and achieve their goals within the context of organizational strategy and culture. Elaine also combines a caring and supportive style with an honest and practical approach. She is authentic and intuitive, asking thought-provoking questions and offering insights that get to the heart of the matter. By applying her expertise in leadership and career development, emotional intelligence, and leading change, Elaine has helped hundreds of leaders improve their leadership, performance, and careers through an increased ability to develop themselves and others. Elaine’s clients have consistently been promoted to more senior positions and/or oversight, and reported she cares as much about their success as they do.

Elaine has been an executive coach for 20 years. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation (ICF), and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI). Her team consists of a strong network of top independent executive coaches and leadership development consultants in the Boston area who she selects and partners with on a project basis to ensure the best talent fit for each client’s needs.

Prior to becoming a consultant, Elaine worked internally in training and organizational development for 17 years leading people, projects, and company-wide change initiatives. She held senior leadership and organizational development positions at IDX Systems Corporation, Putnam Investments, Keystone Investments, and BayBanks, Inc.