Leadership Consulting & Coaching
I’m an organizational coach and consultant who grew up in the trenches! My 31 years as a senior and executive nonprofit leader gave me a deep understanding and appreciation of the challenges today’s leaders face. My own experience with coaching helped me, as a CEO, to tackle some of my most difficult challenges with clarity and resolve.
I’m not an academician or a theoretician. I’m a practical, experience-based generalist, with a passion for supporting great leadership.
Over my career, I held multiple senior staff positions for a three-state health care organization providing educational and medical services. I was President/CEO during the last nine years. I've been providing leadership coaching and consulting since 2009.
During my tenure, I led an internal effort to develop a “learning organization” culture based on the work of Peter Senge and others. This initiative involved building a matrix of values and skills in the board room and on leadership teams, including the following:
I’m not an academician or a theoretician. I’m a practical, experience-based generalist, with a passion for supporting great leadership.
Over my career, I held multiple senior staff positions for a three-state health care organization providing educational and medical services. I was President/CEO during the last nine years. I've been providing leadership coaching and consulting since 2009.
During my tenure, I led an internal effort to develop a “learning organization” culture based on the work of Peter Senge and others. This initiative involved building a matrix of values and skills in the board room and on leadership teams, including the following:
- Build a culture of trust, based on an agreed-upon set of values
- Give and receive feedback constructively
- Approach problems systemically
- Develop process improvement skills
- Hold effective meetings
- Empower staff teams to innovate on behalf of the organization’s mission and purpose
- Grow strong customer service skills