Kathryn G. Dies, PhD, is a clinical and sport psychologist with four decades of experience in both private practice and hospital administration. Dr. Dies, alongside her husband, Dr. Robert Dies, developed a theory in the early 1990s based on 21 Principles of Leadership in Psychotherapy Groups and provided training nationally and internationally on these principles. Subsequently, Dr. Dies drew on these principles to shape Directive Facilitation, her approach to effective leadership in working teams. Incorporating aspects of clinical and sport psychology, she bases her approach on the foundation of interpersonal relatedness and motivation for goal achievement. Working with Stephen Mason, she used her years of experience as an executive coach to develop a comprehensive succession planning program for BayCare Health System. Before joining BayCare, Dr. Dies provided psychological assessments for Dominion Hospital, a large psychiatric hospital in northern Virginia. She was then recruited to join the administrative team of Dominion to establish a cost-effective assessment program. She later served as associate