Kathy Kessler Email & Phone Number

Iowa City, Ia, Us

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Partnering with leaders and change agents as they develop and build the capacity and competence to make courageous decisions, inspire, move forward through ambiguity, and deliver results that matter.Specialties:Leadership Development - unique to individualMindfulnessThriving in the midst of transitionStrengthening connection to selfPowerful conversation as a core business processCommunication and engagement in times of changeCritical thinking to improve sustainable business and performance outcomes"Only three things occur naturally in organizations, friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership." Peter Drucker

Recognized for its many benefits in personal development and helping trauma survivors, equine assisted learning is now propelling executives, physicians, and high-performance teams and leaders to new levels of effectiveness through self-awareness. Horses are unnervingly sensitive to your actions, body language, thoughts and emotions and will cooperate only if you are being honest with yourself. Working with horses creates a tight feedback loop as you learn to acknowledge, understand, and transform your unconscious decision-making process.

Chicago, Il

Pedelty Enterprises leads transformative organizational change for clients in a wide range of business sectors and industries, as well as not-for-profit and government organizations. Pedelty provides comprehensive solutions to clients for Strategic Planning and Execution, Change Management, and Leadership Development. Pedelty consultants and coaches are known for an uncanny ability to see the issues behind the issues, understand group dynamics and lead diverse groups of people towards lasting management and business solutions. Working with top management, and as trusted advisors to Boards, CEO’s, Managing Partners, and Executive Teams, Pedelty Consultants are able to assess complex issues and sensitive situations, formulate strategies and revolutionize how businesses do business.

Kendall Hunt - 300 employee publisher of educational products with 6,000+ titles in print. Developed and delivered communication training – crafting and delivering presentations, body language, effective listening, working with gender differences; organizational skills.Developed on-boarding program to welcome and fully engage new employees.

Created, launched, and mentored Young Professionals of Dubuque; currently over 300 members. Collaborated with colleges and organizations to create initiatives to attract and retain a skilled workforce.

Facilitated and delivered leadership, management, and excellence in customer service training to businesses and organizations.

Dubuque, Iowa

Blunt Ellis & Loewi was a regional brokerage house owned by Kemper Securities. Helped clients understand options and make investment decisions based on the risks associated with each.

Practice Management & Services, Manager, Commercial Division, 5/84-8/86; Recruitment, performance management counseling, facilitation and delivery of training, event planning, budgeting and financial analysis for an audit group of 500.Senior Auditor, Enterprise Group, 7/81-4/84

Certified Integral Coach

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)

Education record

Education record