"Karen is a passionate and vigorous advocate for positive corporate culture and individual empowerment. Her creative, thoughtful solutions and boundless energy help individuals shine and boosts the effectiveness of her internal clients. Karen has the unique ability to stay with tough problems and challenging situations until they're productively solved."
~ Devon Scheef, Training Manager, Experian North America
"Karen is professional, bright, positive and real.
She generates great audience participation and questions."
~ Lynnanne Lewis, International Association of Administrative Professionals.
"Karen has an uncanny way of seeing and knowing exactly what is happening inside and between people, multiplied by a gentle yet strong way of working with them incoming to a more profound expression of who they are."
~ John Scherer, founder Scherer Leadership Center, Intl.
"I have had the pleasure of attending many workshops led by Karen over the last 10 years.I have always found her to be full of insight and her presentations to be stimulating,
highly engaging, and right on the money!"
~ S. Reiman, Global Credit Union
"Karen is an engaging facilitator with deep and creative insight.
She has great empathy and passion that conveys well to her participants.
I am amazed at her energy and her accomplishments!"
~ Alice Wilmarth, FranklinCovey
I'm blessed to receive such wonderful recommendations from previous managers, colleagues, and students alike. It has always been my passion to assist others in achieving their own level of greatness - as I aspire to myself.
I learned long ago, fresh out of college, as I taught middle school children, that learning happens when the student chooses and is ready. Because of that I spend significant time getting to know those I instruct before hand and build the learning program as a hands-on experience.
I also recognize the most difficult part of any learning is the migration to usable knowledge and expertise, so I pay particular attention to reinforcement and follow up for learning events. Change does not happen in the classroom; it happens in the day to day choices made back at work. Having the support of the individual's manager and congruity of their surroundings is vital.
I have conducted training classes and experiences in customer service, sales, management, problem solving, change management, conflict resolution, innovation, visioning, managing upward, team performance, communications, performance feedback, goal setting, and much more. The core thread is building trust in relationships, personal integrity, and an integrated approach to change.
Training & Development Certifications
1. FranklinCovey: 2000 Facilitator of the Year Award
- Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities; Focus for Outlook Users
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: single-day and three-day versions
- Leadership Foundations: a Workshop for Emerging Leaders- Presentation Advantage
2. Achieve Global (formerly Zinger-Miller)
- Master Certified in all AG programs
3. Ken Blanchard Companies
- Situational Leadership II
4. Richard Change & Associates
- Step by Step Problem Solving
5. The Forum
- Exceptional Sales Performance
- Face 2 Face Selling Skills
6. Impaq
- Agreements for Excellence
7. Impact
- Influence: Performance Problem Solving for Peers
8. Management Paradigms
- Transitions to Leadership
Curriculum Design Certifications
1. Darryl Sink & Associates
- Course Development and Assessment
2. Langevin
- Learning Needs Analysis and Instructional Design
Assessment Certifications
1. Personnel Decisions, Inc.: Profilor
2. Lominger: Leadership Architect Suite
3. Blanchard: Leadership Action Profile
4. Management Paradigm: Survey of Leadership Practices
Personal Authorship
1. The Leader Within: Influencing and Leadership Skills for Non-Management
2. The Extra Mile: Exceptional Customer Service
3. The Aligned Goal Management Process Initiative
4. On-the-Job Development Process Initiative
5. Competency Profiling Process Initiative
6. Leadership Development Process Initiative
7. The Choice Weekend Retreat for Women
In addition to the above, from 2000 to 2009 I have created dozens of customized programs to meet my clients' needs. A common thread through them all was a focus upon creativity, problem solving, innovation, and change. My natural talent is in helping people move beyond limiting perspectives and discover new ways of perceiving, choosing, living.
