Susan Starkey Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co

I am an Executive and Leadership Coach, specialized in how we develop and change as individuals and as organizational leaders. My passion is helping individuals discover their core values and gifts and applying them to the challenges and changes they face. Coaching these leaders results in accelerating their growth as leaders and impacts the results they're able to achieve. I have over 20 year’s leadership experience working in multiple industries: medical device, high technology, higher education, and state government. For example, I coached forty two state government leaders in one agency and led a ‘culture of coaching’ initiative. I have served as manager of Organizational Development, Leadership Development and Talent Management in large (HP), medium (Boulder County, Storage Technology and Gambro BCT) and small (Baxa) companies and designed and led corporate training departments that served every function, especially R&D, Marketing, Quality, Manufacturing, and support functions. My coaching certification is from the Hudson Institute of Coaching, and I have attained ICF Professional Coaching Certification (PCC). Other certifications include: MBTI, Lominger VOICES 360 (which includes Emotional Intelligence), and Team Coaching International. I am a trained facilitator of Polarity Management, Action Learning and Arnie Mindell’s Group Process Work. Recently I was an affiliate facilitator at Pinsight and the Institute on the Common Good at Regis University where I taught in the master’s program for non-profit leadership. My husband and I lived in Ireland and coached/counseled at a monastic hermitage during a yearlong sabbatical in 2003. We live on Cape Cod, in MA and return to our previous home in Denver, CO frequently.

San Francisco Bay Area

Denver Colorado, Cape Cod,Massachuttes

As a Leadership Coach at Pinsight (previously Global Assessor Pool) I help organizations of all sizes hire, promote, and develop the very best leaders. At Pinsight, we believe that the best way to assess and develop leaders is through real-life simulations and experiences. Our flagship simulation platform offers just that – an excellent developmental experience for leaders and precise assessment data for stakeholders to make strategic business decisions about their key talent. Pinsight's solutions span the entire leadership pipeline, from front-line managers and mid level and senior leaders.

Greater Denver Area

CDLE's mission is protect and promote the integrity and vitality of Colorado's employment environment. I served as their Leadership Coach through 2015, working with the executive team, individual leaders and peer coaching groups, in a coaching capacity, as they shaped a values-based culture that engages employees and delights customers, who are the citizens of Colorado.

Englewood, Co

Fostered a coaching culture at senior and mid level leadership levels;Created an action learning Leadership Development program for targeted future leaders;Impacted the business through cross functional team developmentBaxter Healthcare acquired Baxa in November, 2011.

Responsible for managing leadership and organizational development processes for this Swedish-owned medical device company, with sales of $300M annually in 90 countries. Aligned Gambro's culture and business strategy to ensure the organization was developing its leaders to meet double-digit growth goals. Served as consultant to the leadership team on corporate culture, talent management, employee development and cross-functional teamwork. Embedded leadership competencies for 100 global leaders including technical team leads as well as first, middle and executive level leaders. Facilitated the design, development and initial implementation phases of the project.Consolidated from three Performance Appraisal forms to one global tool that included an interactive learning program. Created a train-the-trainer format for leaders to teach their managers; partnered with international Human Resources to align the entire performance management system.Set the stage for a major change in marketplace strategy by integrating a Culture & Branding effort that reached 1200 international employees; coached the executive team on cultural change.

Created learning and development approaches and provided the organizational development consulting to enable individuals, small groups and organizations to develop meaningful work environments, manage change creatively and develop facilitative leadership skills while engaging the organizational members to live its values and reach its highest goals. Worked with community organizations, corporations and educational institutions.Developed team of professional trainers to become certified in an employee engagement and process improvement technology. Co-facilitated Myers Briggs Instrument for monastic community in Ireland during a year's

Louisville, Colorado

Manager of Leadership & Organizational DevelopmentHeld progressively responsible positions from Senior Organizational Development specialist to Leadership & OD Department Manager for international company with 8,000 employees. Managed a team of nine professionals who worked on HR Business Teams to support business area strategies.Initiated bi-annual Leadership Forum for 180 high potential global leaders that included a 360-degree assessment, collaborative development of the company values statement and alignment of strategy, goals and development plans.Led coordination of de-centralized training functions, resulting in creation of a centralized Education Department.Led socio-technical re-design efforts in the Engineering and Manufacturing organizations, including three re-structuring efforts. Reduced timelines by 60% and enhanced employee engagement by 50%.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Served as Organizational Development consultant, group facilitator and management training administrator. Taught communications and facilitation courses. Facilitated employee engagement and leadership development in manufacturing, marketing and administrative organizations; covered 5000 employees.Corporate Functional Leadership consultant who coached executives on global management development protocol. Improved global strategy attainment by 30%.Coached cross-functional team leaders and facilitated strategic planning off-sites that increased time to market and accelerated team formation.

Education record

Ma, Organizational Communications

Master's Degree in Organizational Communications

Ba; High Distinction, Sociology

Education record