Dr. Matthew Hirst is an OD, HR, and learning executive, coach, trainer, speaker, and senior consultant for people and organizations seeking creative solutions for behavior and performance opportunities. His career has included senior-level roles in operations, human resources, organizational development, corporate communications, and university-level teaching.  Matt builds capability, culture, relationships, and results.

Matt’s personality has been described as warm, tough, caring, and trustworthy. With decades of related experience and graduate degrees in management, educational leadership, and organizational psychology, Matt is uniquely well qualified to help leaders create trust, build productive relationships, communicate directly and effectively, and think more creatively and confidently. Leaders feel safe and supported with Matt, which allows him to communicate clearly, courageously, and collaboratively as he challenges others to deliver far better results.
Experience, Education, & Style
Career Experience
Matt’s extensive and diverse career includes senior leadership roles in operations, corporate communications and branding, employee relations, organizational development, and corporate education. He has served a variety of Fortune 500 organizations for more than two decades. He has served as regular faculty or as a guest instructor for UT Dallas, UT Arlington, and Texas Christian University, and he serves on advisory boards for UT Arlington and Texas Christian University.
Education
Matt’s education includes undergraduate degrees in management and finance, a master’s degree in management, a doctoral level specialist degree in educational leadership, and a PhD in organizational psychology.
Coaching Style
Matt’s coaching style is simple and effective. Matt believes that favorable and lasting coaching success comes from leaders understanding their strengths and development needs, knowing how those strengths and opportunities affect others and the organization, committing to different types of thinking, feeling, and behavior, and leveraging the people and other resources that can help them. His approach encourages awareness, transparency, and accountability.