Executive advisor, systems researcher, and founding faculty member dedicated
to transforming organizational performance through rigorous psychology.
Seattle Pacific University Founding Faculty
Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) with over 20 years of experience advising global enterprise executives, managing partners, and mission-critical engineering teams.
Professional Practice Framing:
Collins Alliance represents Dr. Collins's executive advisory, organizational research,
and corporate consulting work—distinct from unrelated private clinical practice.
For over two decades, Dr. Joey Collins has worked with senior leaders navigating intense operational complexity—from aerospace launch directors at Blue Origin to global manufacturing executives at General Motors and managing partners at professional-services firms.
Early in his career, Joey noticed a persistent flaw in traditional executive development: when talented, dedicated professionals became overwhelmed or stalled, leadership consulting almost universally framed it as an individual deficiency in "grit," "mindset," or "resilience."
"The data says otherwise. When smart people work hard and nothing moves, the problem isn't effort. It's the system around the work."
This insight led to his groundbreaking 212-leader empirical study, which confirmed that 73% of professionals experiencing acute burnout were operating in organizational conditions specifically documented to
produce breakdown.
DIAGNOSIS
WAVE Audit
EVIDENCE
212 Leader Data
METHOD
5 Frameworks
OUTCOMES
3-1-3 Tracking
Doctoral training in behavioral psychology, organizational systems, and human performance flexibility under extreme pressure.
Founding Faculty member in the Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology program at Seattle Pacific University.
Expert administration and integration of the complete Hogan Assessment Suite (HPI, HDS, MVPI) and Full Range 360 systems.
When Dr. Joey steps away from the research, coaching sessions and leadership work, you’re likely to find him doing something that tests his own limits.
Cycling. Running. Racing. Obstacle courses. Endurance challenges.
For Joey, performance isn’t something that exists only in a conference room.
Training has given him another place to experience many of the same things leaders face at work: pressure, uncertainty, setbacks, fatigue and the decision to keep moving when things get uncomfortable.
But it has also reinforced something important:
"High performance isn’t about pushing harder forever. It’s knowing when to push, how to recover and how to keep moving forward."
That perspective follows him back into his work with leaders—not as another motivational slogan, but as something he has experienced firsthand.
Because the person behind Collins Alliance is still testing, learning and growing too.
Recognized in 2026 for contributions to industrial-organizational psychology, executive coaching, and organizational development.
Recognition for Leadership, Scholarship, and Service
On March 2, 2026, the Washington State House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 4708 honoring Dr. Joey A. Collins for his contributions to industrial-organizational psychology, leadership in executive coaching and organizational development, and service to students, organizations, and communities.
The resolution recognizes his work connecting research with practical leadership development—from coaching senior executives to supporting teams and organizational change.
Dr. Collins was honored by the Washington State House of Representatives in 2026 for his contributions to industrial-organizational psychology, executive coaching, and organizational development.
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Executive advisory, team diagnostics, and original burnout research led by a licensed Psychologist and SPU Founding Faculty member, Dr. Joey Collins.
Workplace satire, relatable memes, and a 5-question systems diagnostic quiz.
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