Jeff Wetherhold spent the first part of his career teaching the conventional approach to change: plan it, communicate it, and manage the resistance. Then he watched it fail the people it was supposed to help. As a behavioral science researcher trained in change management and adult learning, he went looking for something better.

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He found it in Motivational Interviewing, one of the most thoroughly researched approaches to behavior change, and spent years adapting it for the high-pressure conversations leaders face every day. He has trained thousands of leaders in healthcare, human services, and mission-driven organizations, including a three-year statewide initiative in Nebraska and a leadership program commissioned by Northern Ireland's Public Health Agency.​

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Jeff is writing a book on the conversations that make change possible. He holds a master's in education from Harvard University and is faculty with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, a board member of Motivational Interviewing in Leadership and Organizations (MILO), and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).

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Jeff brings clarity, calm presence, and dry humor to rooms where the stakes are high and the skepticism is higher. He lives in Maine with his family.