“26 Years in Experiential Education and Training and Development. Have used every venue from the University classroom to sailing and climbing as a setting for workshops. In last 10 years my focus has been Organizational and Leadership Development, for which I have developed several modules for Florida International University and University of Miami that combined experience/simulation with specific theory ares such as Emotional Intelligence, Decision-making, High-performance Teams and many others. Currently interested in integrating the ideas related to Leadership and Sustainability in my work. Am also intrigued by the work of Robert Kegan re: Immunity to Change and examples of its’ application as well as examples of Multiple Stakeholder Relationships in business.”
Grahame is a seasoned leader with CEO and Director-level experience across the private, public, and non-profit sectors. His diverse, cross-boundary career values breadth of experience over specialization, spanning roles from academic to executive coach. He is passionate about developing people through a balance of challenge and support.
“Empowering Performance – Transforming Relationships – Developing Talent in Business. An award-winning Business Psychologist with extensive experience of developing interventions with individuals, communities and strategic teams both domestically and internationally.
A skilled facilitator with a successful track record of proving the value of investing in people. Known for delivering creative, immersive solutions touching on wellbeing, role satisfaction and Advanced Talent Management. Lead researcher and author of 2021 UK Sport commissioned report #TellYourStory, exploring the impact of race and racism in Sport Runner up in the 2018 Indigogold Work Psychology Innovation Award.”
I have always been interested in decision making. I am most curious about how groups think through to a decision. In my experience, tough, complex, multidisciplinary problems are uniquely intended for teams to solve. I have generally learned that no one person has the answer, we may have more questions than answers, answers are built between thinkers, and we have to integrate multiple perspectives into our thinking. Not every team I have been on does well at these. I understand quality conversation might not guarantee a good outcome, but it does dramatically increase the odds of one. I want to help every team get 100% better at thinking together.
I’ve enjoyed a career built on the bedrock of communicating in service of making connections. I use words to inquire and uncover obstacles, discover and redefine visions, to engage and inspire action, to share information and teach concepts and to shape the work of organizations. The more I learn about the art and science of communicating, the more I know how much I have yet to learn. I am a firm believer in the notion that the quality of life is enhanced by the quality of communication. I travel life’s adventure with my husband and 10 year old son; we’ve enjoyed putting roots down in New Market, MD, 1 hour outside of Washington, DC.