We help you internalize new ways of thinking, allowing you to abandon the metaphor of the glass ceiling and emphasize real actions for real personal and professional satisfaction.
Who We Are
- We are professional women who have worked in and continue to work in historically male dominated work environments.
- We have found our own ways around glass ceilings.
- We have researched, analyzed, practiced, honed, and successfully shared what we know with countless other women in our classrooms and offices, on our teams, in one-on-one coaching, and in client organizations.
Sally R. Phillips
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- Principal of Legal and HR Strategies, a consulting firm representing both large and mid-size clients in all facets of executive coaching and employment consultation
- Executive Coach, Human Resource strategist, and employment law attorney
- Former Chief Administrative Officer for $2.5 billion services company with over 100,000 employees
- Former SVP of Business Affairs for Wolfgang Puck Worldwide
- JD, Georgetown University
Karen L. Cates
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- Executive Coach and Lecturer of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management
- Projects have included the development and implementation of upward evaluation and traditional performance appraisal systems, delivery of 360-feedback and reports, one-on-one coaching, workplace mediation to manage in-house conflicts, and delivery of individual and group programs around strategic people management.
- PhD, Northwestern University
- CBA Certified Mediator
Laura J. Black
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- Associate Professor of Management, Montana State University, and Principal, Greer Black Company
- Designer and facilitator of collaborative processes; long-term consultant and researcher for strategic and operational challenges in large and small firms
- Leader in cross-organizational university reform efforts
- Recipient of National Science Foundation grant focused on collaborations in virtual organizations
- PhD, Massachusetts Institution of Technology
Stacy A. Cordery
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- Award winning Professor of History and Women’s Studies, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
- Author, Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts and Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker; Consultant for the National First Ladies’ Library and the Theodore Roosevelt Center
- TV & radio appearances include Diane Rehm Show, C-Span Booknotes, NPR Weekend Edition, Anderson Cooper 360
- PhD, The University of Texas