Consulting

Consulting and Corporate Coaching


Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Now, more than ever, the business world is changing. Today’s landscape is evolving with new technologies, engaged and empowered consumers, and expanding competition. Maintaining momentum and competitive advantage in this swiftly changing environment requires companies to generate and bring new ideas to market—relentlessly and rapidly.

Innovation, creativity, and change are the pillars for organizations hoping to maintain a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world, and the birthplace of these values is the willingness to be courageous--to show up, take risks, and allow our boldly authentic selves to be seen and represented in our work.

I believe in offering holistic frameworks that cultivate and foster an environment where creativity will flourish. Unlike management consultants that look to understand the existing written and unwritten rules of your organization then dictate your next move, partnering together we will seek to liberate creativity and cultivate untamed ingenuity within your teams. We will work side by side to redefine the rules of the game.

My consulting practice is rooted in the idea that when you hire people because they can do a job, they will work for your money. But when you hire people who believe what you believe, they will work for you with passion, energy, and vitality.

Whether you are looking to develop capabilities that don't yet exist in your organization, or to maximize the full potential of your existing talent, we will work together to identify meaningful goals and implement a strategic plan for your success.

offerings

Daring Leadership
Daring Leadership is an evidence-based, courage-building program for leaders at every level of an organization. Ideal learners are individuals, teams, and organizations that believe deeply in their responsibility to answer a call to courage – a call to move away from leading from a place of scarcity and fear, to leading from a place of authenticity and daring.

Daring Leadership operates under three core beliefs:

1. Courage is both the prerequisite and amplifier of all meaningful and lasting leadership development efforts and is an irreducible element of successful strategy and culture work.

2. Courage is a collection of four skill sets that can be taught, developed, learned, and measured.

3. Courage is contagious. A leader is defined as anyone who holds her/himself accountable for finding the potential in people and processes--and then, developing that potential. A critical mass of brave leaders is the foundation of an intentionally courageous culture. Every time we are brave with our lives we make the people around us a little braver and our organizations bolder and stronger.

In this program, participants will learn the foundations of courage, as well as strategies and practices for each of the essential elements of courage:

• Vulnerability: Facing uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure with courage and clarity.
• Clarity of Values: Identifying and practicing the beliefs that we hold most important.
• Trust: Deepening connections in relationships and teams based on the elements of trust.
• Rising Strong: Learning and growing from the failures, setbacks and disappointments that are inevitable when we are being brave in our lives and work.

Innovative Problem Solving and Group Creativity Workshops
These highly interactive innovation workshops enable cross-functional teams to work together to propel their organization toward new competitive spaces. Participants learn skills in collaboration and unparalleled creative-thinking by:

• Understanding personal interactions and how they affect the process of innovation and teamwork
• Cultivating open-mindedness and understanding how it affects how we listen, make creative connections, and respond to ideas 
• Participating in innovative idea-generation facilitated by techniques that maximize a group’s creative ability to engage in new thinking and fresh perspectives
• Turning conflict into new idea avenues for exploration to engender buy-in from people with different viewpoints and needs.

Executive Coaching
Utilizing a strengths-based, solutions-focused approach, I employ a wide variety of industry best practice models including, among others, Appreciative Inquiry (AI), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Cognitive Coaching. Additionally, a 360° assessment process can be included to encourage new awareness of strengths and opportunities for growth in the areas of social and emotional intelligence. Working in one-on-one and group settings, I support high-performing employees and leaders in a variety of interest areas:

• Learn and practice to be a highly influential and effective leader
• Re-ignite your passion and engagement at work
• Cultivate more creativity and innovation within your organization's culture
• Understand how to develop a constructive, compassionate, and conversational leadership dynamic in your culture
• Explore the key elements on how to become a trustworthy leader
• Understand the obstacles and behaviors that are preventing you from becoming an authentic and courageous leader
• Help create and realize change in your organizational culture

more information

All offerings can be facilitated onsite at your location, offsite, and in retreat settings. Program lengths can be tailored to fit your timeline, and group sizes adjusted for your objectives.

To discuss your consulting or corporate coaching goals, please email me.

COVID UPDATE:

I am currently accepting a limited number of engagements via zoom video sessions only. If you are interested in consulting services or coaching partnerships, please send an email here.

testimonials

"Kristi employs an innovative approach to solve problems and is highly collaborative. Kristi is a strong team builder who drives camaraderie and rapport within teams. She's focused on solving pressing business needs and actively supports user adoption through training and consulting. I look forward to working with Kristi again." -D.G., Issaquah, WA

"It is with great pleasure that I recommend Kristi for her dedication and professionalism. Regardless of deadlines and other pressure she worked to ensure the team was not only successful, but that it had the knowledge and skills to succeed. She further exceeded expectations by conducting training and helping the team develop its tools and processes." -J.W., Boca Raton, FL

"Kristi always found the time to answer my questions and to provide that extra effort to assist, inform and educate. She was patient, energetic, complete in her detail...truly professional. It was great working with Kristi, and I would do so again." -W.C., Seattle, WA

"Kristi is a trusted business partner. She came very prepared to every meeting, not to mention being able to think exceptionally well on the fly in finding solutions to any challenge." -R.H., Seattle, WA

"Kristi has a positive, can-do attitude that always shines through. She is fun to work with!" -M.M., Portland, OR

"It has been a pleasure to work with Kristi. She is responsive, intelligent and easy to work with. I am happy to offer my recommendation." -E.B., Seattle, WA

"I've seen Kristi grow as a successful business coach. She is thoughtful and passionate. The energy she puts into things she believes in is inspirational to see, and if she is working with you, that passion turns into results." -B.J., Houston, TX