"Stephanie is masterful at bringing clarity to things and helps me look at the big picture. She was instrumental in my decision to leave a long time job and open my own firm—the best career of my life."
"Heather empowered me to look inside and see what it was I truly wanted out of work and life. We set out my priorities, my criteria for my next job, and I learned about the strengths I had as a person, not just a list of software acumen!"
"Linda’s Executive Coaching has helped me become a better leader. She coached me to not avoid difficult discussions, but to approach them in a non aggressive way. I feel like much more of a natural leader, and I’m having a lot more fun now."
"Working with Heather changed my life in ways I didn't know were possible. This year I launched a business that has gone from nothing to flourishing in so many ways. I'm so grateful to Heather for her personal, heartfelt, and out-of-the-box style. I'm so grateful for all you do!"
"Working with Stephanie has been the single most transformative experience. Thanks to Stephanie’s advice and support, I entered and completed graduate school, have made it through many professional challenges, and have established my own business."
"Linda unlocked some doors inside me with some ready understanding of concerns that face me as a leader, a parent, and a partner with some very simple solutions and practices. Linda's been an integral part of my successful leadership role at work and home."
"Stephanie has been an invaluable sounding board. My coaching sessions with Stephanie have provided me with a case study-like approach to work through current business challenges, a constructive unbiased listening center which provides immediate stress relief, and an actionable and useful “nugget” to put into immediate action from each session."
"Heather brought order to my chaos and helped me pursue my goals in a more purposeful, fulfilling way. Now I feel less stressed, more in control and able to enjoy taking some big steps that I’ve been working towards for a long time."
"I love working with Heather, she's not only my productivity coach, she’s my accountability partner. She helps me stay on track with my goals, my weekly tasks and I’ve been able to accomplish more in the past 3 months than I have all year.”
"In my work, I found myself challenged to engage the physician leaders across the organization. With Carpenter Smith Consulting, we learned strategies that resulted in a dramatic growth in provider satisfaction from the 11th percentile to the 73rd percentile!"
"Linda is a great listener and powerful observer. I rely on her wisdom and pragmatic advice around team dynamics, culture and leadership. Simply put, Linda makes me better."
"I found my sessions with Heather to be very insightful, practical, and useful, and focused on elements of employee behaviors which we normally don't pay attention to. Our discussions helped me grow in my new role at work as well as out of work."
"Heather helped me see that work isn't just about the money. She took the big picture view of my life and gave me the tools I needed to commit to my pursuits. My stress is gone and both of my businesses are better than ever!
"I learned more about how to be a leader from Carpenter Smith Consulting than I did from my Master's program at Harvard."
Slowing the Great Resignation
Our dear friend and fellow coach, Phyllis Washington wrote to us about her insights on retaining talented people.
Retain
Many years ago, we had a leader say to us, “I’d be a great leader if it weren’t for those d@mn people!”
We had to laugh, because of course, being a great leader is all about those d@mn people. We’re seeing the importance of keeping people central as organizations experience The Great Resignation, that we talked about last week.
The Great Resignation
This Labor Day, we’re acknowledging the stressors of the past 18 months, their impact on work and workers, and the challenges to the workplace.
Safety Is a Game-Changer
Today we’re hearing from a gifted leader and engineer what his teams’ ongoing psychological safety efforts look like.
Success with Your Hybrid Model
Now that you’ve collaborated on what a successful model would look like, you’re wondering, how can you ensure that you really will be successful.
Your Optimal Hybrid Model
This week, we’re sharing our thoughts about how, as an employee, you can negotiate with your boss to create a work style that contributes to the success of your organization and that works with your style and needs.
Hybrid What?!?
We know that many of you are starting to consider your organizational work model and what it will look like going forward.
The Toxic Boss
Today we’re talking about a client who had a toxic boss and our suggestions on ways he could respond as a leader to improve the situation.
We Are Struggling
We heard from several leaders who fear that creating psychological safety means they have to tolerate bad behavior and/or poor performance.
