Karen
Colligan
Senior
Associate
For more than 18
years, as
both a corporate leader and
consultant, Karen Colligan has
helped individuals, teams and
leaders improve their
performance and contribute to
the success of their
organizations.
Karen believes that for
companies to achieve competitive
advantage, they must address the
needs of their people as
well as the needs of their business.
As founder and principal manager
of PeopleThink, Karen works with
both individuals and
organizations to:
•
Increase employee performance to
enhance organizational effectiveness
•
Coach executives and leaders to
optimize results
•
Develop and launch career
management strategies for
individual growth
Recognizing the value of the people
resource component, and
incorporating that value into
the mission and practice of the
organization is Karen's
motivating force. Her expertise
is focused on the design and
implementation of quality
processes in the areas of
selection, growth and
development of employees. These
processes include:
organizational development and
transition, leadership
development, high-performance
team improvement, executive
coaching and career management.
Karen's broad experience and
progressive approach to dealing
with the human capital issues
across a wide range of business
situations has suited her well
as a consultant in organizations
of all sizes at multiple levels,
including Wells
Fargo, Marsh & McLennan,
SeeCommerce, Peninsula Community
Foundation and Deloitte
Consulting.
Karen's education includes a
BS in Organizational Behavior
from the University of San
Francisco as well as continuous
learning through leadership and
professional training. She is a
graduate of the Coach
Training Program at Coach
University, and is trained in a
number of diagnostic tools,
including: The
Insights Evaluator, The
Leadership Challenge, DISC Style
Analysis and various
360-feedback instruments.
Karen plays a key role in the
Bay Area business community. She
serves on the board of Mentoring
Circles, a non-profit
organization assisting women
entrepreneurs grow their
businesses. She is also a member
of the International Coaching
Federation and the Phoenix
Society, and works with the Alisa
Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
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