CONSANDRA JONES HARRIS
Phone: 281.658.3088 Email:
Organizational Development Consultant, Leadership Coach & Writer
Organizational Development Consultant, Coach & Writer with expertise in Leadership Development and Communication. Proven track record in leading, developing, and managing teams. Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, project management, and analytical skills.
Ø Over 12 years experience in Leadership Development
Ø Author and Publisher: A Journey Back to Me and Wisdom for the Journey
Ø Former Founder of a national staffing firm
PROVEN ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE
Organizational Development Consulting & Leadership Coach
Conducts organizational assessments to identify gaps and develop recommendations to improve organizational effectiveness. Designs, develops, and delivers leadership, communication, and team development workshops for executives, directors, and managers. Coaches existing and emerging leaders based on individual development plans that are established through collaboration. Establish relationships with key stakeholders and utilizes their feedback during process for continuous improvement.
· Gained long-term commitments from key stakeholders of educational organizational consulting firm who utilizes services exclusively for leadership and team development;
· Facilitated improvement in educational program’s ability to deliver services that contributed to an increase in enrollment by 25%;
· Designed, developed, and delivered a shared vision process for over 200 employees that resulted in a shared vision that is currently being implemented to align
organizational performance.
Facilitator & Trainer
Designs and delivers training and development programs in Leadership and Team Development, Career Transition, Communication, and Mentoring. Facilitate meetings of leaders and executive teams for strategic initiatives. Delivers a variety of skill-building development courses to groups and individuals. Facilitated career guidance to students for a local university.
· Facilitated Career Transition workshops for thousands of individuals in a variety of industries over the past 12 years in Career Transition.
· Consistently rated “excellent” by participants of training sessions and meetings.
· Certified Management Consultant and Career Transition Consultant/Trainer by Right Management, Lee Hecht Harrison, and Drake Beam and Morin.
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Business Management
Founded and managed a national staffing firm that supports Fortune 100 clients. Responsible for developing relationships with key Fortune 100 accounts. Clients included Lockheed Martin Space Information Systems, Southwestern Bell Telephone, HP (formerly Compaq Computer Corporation) and Allstate Insurance Company. Managed a P&L, led strategic business initiatives, and managed rapidly growing business in a highly competitive marketplace. Researched and wrote successful proposals for securing new business. Recruited, assessed skills, and placed employees for temporary, contract, and permanent employment with Fortune 100 firms. Developed and implemented successful employee recruitment and retention strategies.
· Recognized as one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses by the Houston Business Journal for three consecutive years.
· Selected for exclusive mentor-protégé relationship with Loral Space Information Systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Creatively Inspired Communication, Organizational Development Consultant, Leadership Coach & Writer – Houston, TX 1997-current
University of Houston, Instructor 2010
Lee Hecht Harrison, Adjunct Consultant/VP Business Development
-- Houston, TX 2009, 2001-2002
Houston Community College, Instructor 2008-2009
Right Management Consultants, Career Transition Trainer/Management Consultant –
Houston, TX 2005-2008
Drake Beam & Morin, Adjunct Career Transition Trainer – Houston, TX 2000
Texas Southern University, School of Business, Director of Career Planning & Placement – Houston, TX 1998-1999
Lane Staffing (formerly BestStaff Services, Inc.), Founder; President – Houston, TX 1993-1996
EDUCATION/TRAINING
M.A., Communication, University of Houston, TX (anticipated completion 2013)
B.A., Journalism, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Dartmouth College – Amos Tuck School of Business Management, Executive Development Program for Business Owners, Houston, TX
Right Management, Leadership Coaching and Management Consulting Certification
CIVIC RECOGNITION & ACTIVITIES
Inaugural Class Participant of West Houston Leadership Houston
Founder: Extraordinary Women’s Gathering-Houston
Former Board Member, Spaulding for Children & Fifth Ward Enrichment Program
Former Advisory Board Member – The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston
Former Member – Praeclarus Breakfast Club & The Emerald Circle