Carpenter Smith Consulting llc

inspiring leaders | changing lives

creating meaning and direction
in life, career, and the workplace through

career consulting
executive coaching
transition management
business consultation
and
leadership development

Founders: Linda J. Carpenter, Ph.D and Stephanie A. Smith, M.A.

In over 15 years of working as Coaches and Consultants we have become keenly aware of the challenges facing individuals, teams, leaders and the organizations in which they work. The common theme that we hear in our work with executives, managers, work teams and individuals from a wide range of organizations and groups is the sense of being worn out and worn down ~ a far cry from the inspired leader they once envisioned themselves becoming.

Clients enlist our services because they are worn down by their inability to effectively influence . . . their boards, their boss, their teams, their colleagues, their subordinates, their workplace. The complex relationship that currently exists between employers and employees, managers and staff, boards and executive managers are challenging enough in times of economic prosperity, but add economic uncertainty and each of these relationships becomes more tenuous and much more important.

At Carpenter Smith Consulting,LLC we provide direction, leadership education and leadership coaching, visioning and strategic planning, career counseling and career management approaches, political strategies, management consulting and individual encouragement to support clients as they manage the complexities of business today to bring about personal and organizational success.