Professional Summary
In changing and innovative environments, great leaders need courage and resilience. They must have the emotional intelligence and conversational skills to communicate clearly and help others around them do the same. For senior or emerging leaders, these qualities are essential to their organization’s success. Executive coach and change consultant Carol Brainard empowers leaders to find these qualities within themselves.
Carol’s clients call her work “transformative” and “invaluable.” They praise Carol’s coaching for enabling them to see their strengths and weaknesses more clearly. With positivity and a sense of humor, she encourages them to develop their growth mindset, break unproductive habits, and build positive relationships. They emerge as leaders who set direction, establish trust, and inspire others – the kind of leaders people want to follow.
Carol has broad experience as a leadership coach and trusted advisor for large, urban school districts and charter school organizations, as well as nonprofit, government, and large corporate organizations. Carol offers clients her expertise in:
— Strategic focus and alignment: Shaping the future with clear vision and a shared agenda
— Leadership and teamwork: Building a “can-do” culture of trust and collaboration
— Organizational effectiveness: Designing flexible business processes, ready to grow
— Measurable outcomes: Innovating change through a mission driven approach
Carol holds an MBA with an undergraduate degree in English. She is past President of the Triangle Organization Development Network and a member of the International Coaching Federation. Currently, she serves on the coaching staff of The Broad Center for Urban Education and the faculty of the North Carolina State University Business Coaching Certificate program. Carol meets with clients in person, by video conference, and by phone. Wherever her clients are, Carol can empower them to lead with confidence. We can all learn to communicate with courage, candor, and compassion – sometimes, it just takes a little coaching.
