Accelerate Impact with Katie as Your Partner

Customized learning and coaching experiences to empower your organization to create a people-centered learning culture and long-term sustainable success.

Accelerate Impact with Katie as Your Partner

Customized learning and coaching experiences to empower your organization to create a people-centered learning culture and long-term sustainable success.

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You’re a thoughtful, intentional leader with a vision for creating a culture of continuous improvement and problem-solving that’s woven into your organization’s DNA, especially as it grows and scales.

But things aren’t working the way they should.

Gaining traction with senior leaders has been harder than expected.

You’ve made progress with continuous improvement tools and processes, but now it feels like you’ve hit a wall and are feeling that something essential is missing.

The problem isn’t the tools and processes— Lean, Agile, SixSigma, DevOps — but they only take you so far.

The missing pieces?

People. And the conditions for learning.

And that's where I come in

Through custom learning experiences and support, I’ll help you and your leaders develop the behaviors and systems needed to embed continuous improvement into your culture—creating a people-first learning organization that grows and thrives for the long run.

You’ll get:

People-centered approach to lean that actually delivers the sustainable culture change you want, leading to higher productivity AND customer and employee engagement.

Proven continuous improvement and operational excellence best practices, influenced by my years working in Japan and experiences as an operational excellence leader and consultant.

Practical frameworks and tools, making what you learn immediately actionable and easy to apply.

My positive energy, ensuring your learning experiences are engaging and inspiring.

Work with me

Now let's talk about how I can help YOU lead transformational change and create a learning culture in your organization.

There are three ways I typically work with my clients:

High-Impact Workshops, Retreats, and Strategic Facilitation

Inspire and equip your leaders with a common vision for continuous improvement culture and the skills to create it!

For the times that your transformation effort could use outside credibility, actionable inspiration, and an infusion of positive energy – and you need a seat at the table – I offer high-impact, interactive workshops and strategic facilitation for your executive team and leaders, and targeted inspirational keynotes for your organization.

As a result, we’ll energize and align the entire organization – from the C-Suite to the frontline – around a vision for making continuous improvement a way of life while creating momentum for the change and motivation to grow the skills and capabilities for them to make your vision for a high-performing learning organization a reality.

Custom Change Leader Development

Turn your operational excellence practitioners into powerful, transformational change Katalysts™!

I will help you develop your internal team from continuous improvement doers into influential change leaders and coaches.

Through customized workshops, group coaching, action planning sessions, and individualized mentorship, we will combine your team’s technical problem-solving and Lean process improvement expertise with the social, relational, and facilitation skills that will dramatically enhance their effectiveness.

As a result, your team of continuous improvement and Lean management professionals, and internal process improvement champions, will grow into change leaders equipped to deepen the capabilities of everyone across your organization.

Trusted Advisor

Accelerate your impact by having me as your behind-the-scenes partner!

The purpose of this 6-month program is to give you behind the scenes support to help you build your credibility and skills, and position you as a leader of change. 

With me as your strategic partner, sounding-board, mentor and coach, you will:

  • Enhance your Change Katalyst™ skills, confidence and influence
  • Create effective strategies to achieve large-scale culture change and develop your team 
  • Accelerate your success with proven best practices and real-time support from a seasoned guide who gets what you do and what you’re trying to accomplish in leading transformational change.

Are you ready to have a strategic partner for creating change and developing a sustainable learning organization?

Whether you’re ready to get started, unsure which option is right for you, or need something different – let’s talk. I am eager to learn about your needs and co-create a plan that fits your goals, budget, and timeline.

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