ABOUT KIM
I help ambitious, compassionate leaders make change
I’m a former pro speedskater and former journalist.
I have a Ph.D. in positive organizational psychology, the science of optimum human experience at work.
I work with NOBL Collective to help make companies better. Better meetings, deeper problem solving, fairer decision-making, higher creativity, more satisfying work life integration, more cohesive teams, smoother planned change.
How I might help you
I write, speak, lead workshops, and coach on all matters pertaining to change leadership, culture, problem solving, and communication.
A few quotes I love
Making the simple complicated is commonplace. Making the complicated simple, awesomely simple – that's creativity. ~ Charlie Mingus
Do what you feel in your heart is right, for you will be criticized anyway. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. ~ Yogi Berra
No answer is what the wrong question begets. ~ Alexander Bickel
Joy is inexhaustible, unlike seriousness. ~ Jean Paul
The healthier the relationship, the fewer topics are off limits. (this one’s mine!)
A few people I’m proud to roll with
NOBL - Bud Caddell, Lauren Currie, and more colleagues who excel at organization design, ways of working, leadership and change management
Claremont Graduate University – Leadlabs and the Claremont Evaluation Center
“I was blown away at how you navigated through the topic of company culture and made it so digestible for non-experts in the room!”
A few recent talks
Podcasts:
Work of Fiction: NOBL’s organization designers analyze the leaders and fictional organizations from your favorite movies and TV shows - like Ready Player One, Fight Club, and Game of Thrones.
Humans Strike Back: How to find meaning and stay motivated at work
The OmniAthlete: On embodiment and the limits of being a competitive person in the workplace
Management30: On deprioritization sessions, mental models, and your legacy
A sample of my talk, To Change is Human:
To Change is Human: How the capacity to change is our built-in super power; the psychological factors that work against planned change in groups and organizations; and practical tips to make the process less daunting.
“I was blown away at how you navigated through the topic of company culture and made it so digestible for non-experts in the room!”
