"Kathi is an excellent coach and subject matter expert in her field” Top Qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Heli Nashef, hired Kathi as a Career Coach

"I was recommended by a friend to work with Kathi. I had been out of work and wanted assistance with career transition and job search. She is an exceptional career coach and helped me in talking through career alternatives. I was able to get focused on what I really want to do with her assistance and come up with creative ways to pursue employment. Prior to meeting her I was relying on job boards. Now I have more skills when it comes to networking and a more aggressive approach for approaching companies of interest. I highly recommend her and have recommended her to former colleagues as well” Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

Martha Stehling, hired Kathi as a Career Coach

"I was considering career options, but not necessarily thinking of hiring a career coach. A friend told me of a wonderful experience she had with Kathi, so I spoke with, then hired, her. It was definitely worth the time and money. She rapidly helped me crystallize my objectives and plan, provided valuable methodology and facilitation and was a great sounding board. I thus endorse Kathi as an effective career coach." Top Qualities: Great Results, Good Value, Creative

Kurt Nyffeler, hired Kathi as a Career Coach

"Kathi’s experience and professionalism will guide you throughout your employment search. Kathi is pragmatic and well-informed and she will provide valuable advice and recommendations which translate to direct results. I highly recommend her!” Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Julie Edwards, hired Kathi as a Career Coach

"Working with Kathi on the Board of ASTD - Houston Chapter was extremely rewarding. She is a great coach, listener and sounding board. I have recommended her to several clients who needed coaching in their careers. Kathi has helped me immensely as I move into the ASTD Houston Chapter Presidency. She seems to know exactly when and how to balance feedback and letting go - a master coach.”
Alise Isbell, 2009 President, ASTD Houston Chapter, worked directly with Kathi at People Possibilities

"Kathi worked with me to clarify what I needed to work on. She focused our sessions to ensure that I was accountable and made progress against goals during each meeting. Her questions made me think beyond my normal comfort zone and our work together gave me clarity, focus and new skills. I highly recommend her as a personal coach." Top Qualities: Good Value, High Integrity, Creative
Donna Ross, hired Kathi as a Coach

"I was very lucky to have worked in the same company with Kathi. She was not my direct manager, but was an amazing coach while I was learning to be a Director of a new division. Kathi has a calming and very detailed way about her; she listens and talks the situation out with you. I always felt comfortable bringing my situations to her. She knows how to work with people, and knows that "cookie cutter management" doesn't always work. She helped me customize my management style to fit each individual working for me at the time. I would recommend Kathi for any coaching position-she knows what needs to happen on a team...as long as you are open and honest from the beginning. "If there was a Super Bowl in business--Kathi Crawford would be a winning coach!"
Melissa Williams, as Direct Hire Division Director, worked with Kathi

“Kathi remains a colleague after having worked with her at Lyondell years ago. She is a strategic HR business partner and adds value to every team of which she is a part. Kathi has been a great resource and key network resource for me during the recent 10 years.”
Gretchen Rapp, SPHR, HR Consultant, worked with Kathi

“I had the pleasure of working with Kathi at two companies. Kathi is a detail-oriented HR provider who is well respected and liked by all her clients and as well as the leader of her team. She routinely provides her team support and advice with an encouraging attitude. She is an expert in her field. I very much enjoyed working with Kathi and would welcome the opportunity to do so again.” Top qualities: personable, expert, high integrity
Dorothy Lee, Project Manager, worked with Kathi

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Case Studies

Engaged by the President for this consulting firm that provides fundraising, marketing and data management consulting services to non-profits. Provided Birkman Method® Assessment one-on-one feedback and coaching for a team of twelve. Facilitated a team building retreat specifically focused on how the team responds to change. Developed a behavioral action plan for how the team would work together going forward to utilize individual and team strengths and support each others’ needs.

Guided an executive through the employment search process as she transitioned from academia into a corporate role. Within sixty days she leveraged her oil and gas industry and teaching expertise to a six-figure opportunity.

Coached a Director for a global technology company through her career transition as her department was being eliminated. Worked with the client on navigating change as she continued to serve in her role while seeking employment. Helped her clarify her career interests and the value she brings to her field of expertise. This opened greater opportunities for contract, part-time and full-time work.

Coached a Vice President for a leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory company on team leadership skills to effectively create perceived value during an internal job transition. She successfully achieved a transfer, thereby broadening her expertise.

Instructional designer and Facilitator for “Career 2.0: What’s Next”, a workshop designed to assist young professionals assess their career portfolio and personal brand. Using results of the Birkman assessment, students develop and execute the career strategy that leverages their education, experience and interests.

Coached a Regional Vice President for a Fortune 500 facility services company as he integrated two teams during an acquisition to expand the company’s clinical technology capability within the healthcare industry. Achieved greater than 95% client retention and 87% employee retention.

Facilitated an assimilation process for a newly hired Vice President of an engineering outsourcing services provider to accelerate the organization of his team. Coached the Vice President over 90 days as he executed the action plan for his team.

Completed due diligence and led integration of employees and human resource processes for this privately held staffing company to successfully complete four acquisitions and one divestiture. Prepared and delivered employee communications and coached leaders through the transition resulting in minimal employee turnover.

Led change management efforts for this major chemical company to facilitate communications and complete business process analysis to migrate personnel data from a legacy system to SAP client/server through informal coaching.

Coached a Regional Vice President to create succession plans to address recruiting and retention challenges for a Fortune 500 professional services company. Coached he and his team members on development plan activities to result in the internal placement of successors to four key leadership positions vacated over a six month period.

Coached a Director for a privately held staffing company on leadership skills and executive presence as she successfully completed a start up of the direct hire division.

Facilitated a train-the-trainer session for managers to deliver an internally developed program, “Service Stars Group and Individual Coaching”. The coaching program provided tools to improve the sales capability of the route delivery team thereby increasing account retention and increasing sales of products to existing customers.