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Champion for Personal, Professional and Organizational Success
With more than 25 years of business experience in various leadership and HR consulting roles domestically and internationally, I bring a multi-disciplined focus to my work, drawing on multiple assessments, emotional intelligence, process and systems thinking and an acute ability to help others communicate both verbally and in writing.
Bio & Background
Kate has more than 25 years of business experience in various leadership and HR consulting roles domestically and internationally. In addition to holding numerous senior management and business owner positions in the U.S. and S.E. Asia, Kate is recognized for her experience in organizational development, executive / career coaching and employee relations consulting. She has guided her clients through significant organizational change and led a variety of workforce development & performance management initiatives to achieve business objectives. Understanding that employees are the engine of an organization, Kate strives toward resolution and adoption of a culture that supports employee development and overall well-being of employees.
She draws on many years of HR consulting including outplacement and working with individuals in transition through a company decision such as a lay-off or involuntary termination. Kate has also worked extensively with employees in difficult situations where they may be underperforming or not understanding expectations and responsibilities assigned to them. Her expertise with personality / workplace assessments (Insights, Birkman & Lumina Spark), emotional intelligence and process / systems thinking offer a medium for thoughtful and non-threatening conversations or investigation if needed. Kate has significant experience in the following industries: high tech, information technology, publishing, healthcare, financial services, retail, media, software, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, non-profit, manufacturing, education and government.
Specialties: Learning & Development, Change Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, Organization Development, High Performing Teams, Employee Relations, and Career Transition.
* Certified Leadership & Career Coach, and Personal Fitness Trainer
* Qualified Lumina Practitioner in Lumina Spark Individual and Team Assessment, Insights, Birkman, MBTI, Firo B, and Compass 360 Feedback
As certified Career and Leadership Coach, accredited business communicator, and certified wellness/fitness trainer, Kate is a champion for personal, professional and organizational success and well-being.
Her experience includes extensive consulting / advising / coaching & corporate training in a wide variety of professions at all workforce levels.
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Project Highlights
Co-authored and co-designed video simulation scripts of workplace employee scenarios as well as content for state-of-the-art daylong leadership development simulation. Delivered the new workshop as Master/Lead Facilitator for the Management Challenge simulation over an eighteen-month period at more than a dozen national corporate headquarters.
Conceived, developed and delivered a six-month series of leadership development sessions (to various clients) that include: feedback & coaching, performance evaluation, communication skills, conflict resolution, team building, change management, customer service, motivation, hiring, and delegation.
Coached a variety of teams and individuals on interpersonal effectiveness (EQ) in the workplace to enhance work and/or career objectives.
Facilitated client company’s and/or senior management teams discussions to reach consensus on their core values, mission & vision statements, and culture and value propositions.
Collaborated with and coached client company senior management teams in a yearlong process of evaluating strategy, systems, structure, talent and skills/competencies to determine business & workforce gaps and needs.
Managed organizational change by creating a business case for the achievement of stakeholder aims, and effectively communicating the reasons for the change to bring about leadership commitment and align organization and group expectations.
Coached & consulted with over several hundred individuals on leadership development and/or career transition/goals.
Advised, coached and consulted with two top tier lobby firms in Texas on leadership, team dynamics, individual & organization development.
Talent & Goal Development Coach for Texas MBA+ Leadership Program, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin.
HR Advisor/Executive Coach: 2016-2021 -- for CASA of Travis County (65 employees) – organization assessment, HR strategic planning, executive coach to management team, change management, employee relations, learning & development for employees.
HR Advisor: 2019-2021 – Texas CASA (72 programs statewide) – organization assessment, change management, executive coach to management team, L & D for employees, employee relations.