Steven M. Darter Bio

Since 1976 Steve has focused his consulting on helping organizations to improve results through a better understanding and positioning of people and helping people to make good decisions about work. He specializes in executive development, team coaching, and consultation on issues related to “job fit” and the effective utilization of employee strengths and has extensive experience in executive search, selection, and succession.

Steve started his consulting career in 1976 with People Management Inc. (now SIMA International Inc.)  In 1984 he was appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Executive Search and Selection; from 1990 – 2005 he was President of People Management Northeast; and from 1996-1999 he simultaneously served as Chairman of People Management International, LLC (PMI’s partnership organization.) In 2005 he formed People Management SMD LLC.

Prior to joining People Management / SIMA International  Steve was on the staff and faculty at Saint Joseph College where he ran the Career Planning and Placement Office and taught the career counseling sequence in the graduate counseling program.  He also worked in insurance sales and retailing where he participated in opening and managing two businesses. 

Steve has an M.S. in Education and an Ed.S. in Counseling and Personnel from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany.  His B.S. is in Sociology from SUNY at Oswego. He has also been an adjunct faculty member teaching an advanced practicum course on Managing to Strengths to MBA students in the Barney School of Business at the University of Hartford.

Steve has been a guest speaker/facilitator at seminars, appeared on radio and television talk shows, authored several articles and the book, Managing Yourself, Managing Others, http://peoplemanagementsmd.com/mymo.htm  served as Vice Chairman of the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce’s Technology Council, and has been profiled as one of North America’s top executive recruiters in the book, The New Career Makers, based upon survey results of CEOs, senior HR executives and other business leaders.

SIMA International Inc. (formerly People Management Inc.) was founded in 1961 and has offices and affiliations in Australia, England, Germany, Netherlands, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington.