Expert coach to more than 1,500 leaders
Harvard Business Review author
Top-rated educator & mentor to aspiring coaches
UVA Darden Favorite Professor by Poets & Quants
Proud mother of twin daughters
Connie is a globally recognized executive educator, writer, and coach who guides leaders and their teams to make positive lasting change for themselves and their organizations.
Connie has coached over 1,500 executives over the past 20 years. In her coaching relationships, she serves as an expert guide and accountability partner who brings a proven approach for making and sustaining meaningful change. Connie's clients appreciate her unique ability to ask powerful questions, listen intently to their answers, and structure their seemingly random thoughts into compelling insights that forward action and deepen learning.
Participants in Connie’s speeches and courses describe her as an engaging and thought-provoking educator who teaches at the intersection of theory, research, and practice. She prides herself on meeting adult learners where they are and challenging them to immediately apply their learnings. Connie was recognized as a Favorite Professor for her tireless dedication to teaching executive and global executive MBAs at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She currently serves on the faculties of the University of Virginia and Fielding Graduate University.
Connie holds a doctorate in human and organizational learning from George Washington University, an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Richmond. She also earned a Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance certificate from George Mason University. She is certified in the Center for Creative Leadership’s Benchmarks 360 leadership assessment and the Six Team Conditions Team Diagnostic Survey™. The International Coaching Federation recognizes her as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC).
"I definitely attribute my success to your support. I am forever grateful and feel well positioned to tackle the challenges of the new year."
"The team assessment and follow-up coaching established a strong foundation, gave us a clear purpose, and provided a set of goals and shared values that has guided our work as a team."
"Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills, and insight with our group. There were so many wow moments that it will take me some time to integrate it all."
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