Welcome to Traction Consulting. We specialize in leadership consulting, coaching and training for the private and public sectors. We are focused on helping CEOs and their senior leaders align business strategy with talent strategy providing full-cycle talent optimization and human resources services. Additionally, we invite you to learn more about the Traction Performance System, a full suite of products designed to improve alignment, autonomy, and accountability within your organization. Let's Move Forward Together! The Traction Performance System provides: 1. A framework for leaders to clarify and communicate their goals and strategic drivers.2. A process to gain input and commitment from your senior leadership team.3. A collaborative tool to ensure mutual expectations are met.4. A proven method to improve communication and business results.

TEC: The Executive Committee, Canada/Vistage, USATEC's proven process helps executives and owners make better decisions. We offer a peer advisory board supported by one-to-one coaching, expert speakers, fast-paced learning and global networking. It all adds up to the most comprehensive executive and leadership development program in the industry.As a TEC/Vistage speaker, I have the privilege of partnering with TEC/Vistage Chairs, sharing leadership techniques and tools with dozens of CEOs and their senior leaders. A few examples of my leadership topics include: a. Change the Conversation: Leader as Coachb. Hire Talent, Not Troublec. Feedback That Worksd. Trust and Performance TEC/Vistage provides a unique opportunity to leverage the collective intelligence in the room, providing support to CEOs and their teams through 1:1 coaching, guest speakers, and peer advisory groups. The TEC/Vistage moniker holds true: Better Leaders. Better Decisions. Better Results.

Designed, implemented, and facilitated the Leadership Foundations open enrollment program for the enterprise (2014). Designed and facilitated custom leadership and organizational effectiveness team workshops spanning twenty five (25) distinct subject matter areas; conducted over two hundred fifty (250) workshops for NextEra Energy. Certified in the following assessments: 1. Personality Preferences: MBTI and DiSC2. Emotional Intelligence (EQi2.0)3. Executive Presence (ExPI)4. Conflict (Thomas Killman Instrument)5. Korn Ferry suite of products: Leadership Architect, KF 360, and KF Leadership Potential6. Center for Creative Leadership suite of 360 assessments and CCL Executive Education frameworks7. High Performing Team Assessments: 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, DiSC and MBTI All Types8. Trust workshops: The Speed of Trust and Inspiring Trust, Franklin Covey9. Executive Coach, certified by ICF (International Coaching Federation)10. Bridgeworks, Generational Perspectives Talent Management and development activities included leadership coaching, including 360 assessment and debriefs, as well as designing robust development plans for career progression with leaders. Created and facilitated performance management workshops to clarify goal setting, feedback, and action planning for leaders and teams.

Responsible for talent selection and retention, as well as performance management for for a 50,000+ resident municipality, employing approximately 500 full time and 150 part time employees. Managed employee relations, including complaint investigations & grievance investigation and response on behalf of the City. My role included the creation and implementation of citywide training programs. Provided direction to department leaders for organizational change management initiatives.

Managed all facets of human resources for a satellite office, reporting to the North American Division of Cargill, Incorporated. Responsibilities included talent selection, performance management and talent development for all employees; benefits enrollment and administration; employee complaint investigation and resolution; training and development programs (including individual development plans, management training, and succession planning); compensation and payroll administration, and diversity, inclusion, and engagement plan creation and implementation.

Self employed Human Resources consultant.

During my tenure with CIGNA, I held a variety of leadership positions in operations and organizational development, leading change initiatives, process improvement, new product development, and quality initiatives for CIGNA Companies. My leadership positions included the management of diverse teams across two distinct business units within CIGNA, CIGNA Healthcare and ESIS (i.e. Claims Division and Re-Insurance).