Be the Strategic Leader
You Were Born to Be.
KC Mayer Consulting offers a multi-disciplinary approach, built on Kathryn’s expertise in business, management development, cognitive psychology, executive coaching, sports psychology, and theatrical techniques.
Expand your own—or your team’s—strategic leadership abilities through our customized training and coaching solutions.
We help you achieve transformational, long-lasting change by expanding your self-awareness and building new executive “muscles”. You will benefit from the expertise of our rich resource network of experts in public relations, media training, presentation skills, communication, voice, image management, executive coaches, diversity, sports, and management.
"Kathryn's efforts lead to identifiable and measurable progress. I learned that it is all about how well you listen and discern the real needs and perceptions of your clients."
— Managing Director, leading investment banking firm
What distinguishes
the KCM approach is:
01. Get Clarity Of Focus.
The more clearly you define the issues, the better your results. With mid-level professionals, a typical focus is skill-based (using leadership or emotional intelligence as a platform). For senior executives, gaining an accurate diagnosis of the challenge is critical. Typical challenges stem from misperceptions about intentions or unspoken messages that create resistance.
02. Set The Context.
Our coaching is grounded in the business needs and individual challenges of the immediate work situation. For instance, we might help mid-level professionals, gain a more strategic perspective or sharpen interpersonal skills. Senior leaders gain an advisor who is willing to voice concerns others are afraid to say.
03. Practice New Skills.
Research consistently demonstrates that setting small goals and extensive hands-on practice build emotional intelligence and leadership skills. Our brains are hardwired to resist change, but by taking small steps you effectively rewire your brain and bypass the flight or fight response and are able to move forward towards your goals.* KCM has developed exercises that focus on identifying tiny steps which can become part of your everyday repertoire. The path to mastery of any new skill or approach involves regular practice -even 5 minutes a day. ** Coaching conversations can include challenges to overcome blind spots, practice in handling real-life situations, and personalized teaching on leadership tools. KCM uses a wide variety of approaches including: cognitive and sports psychology, neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and creative arts techniques to help your key people overcome perfectionism, manage setbacks, discover their career strengths and weaknesses, and establish and nurture useful and strategic professional relationships.
04. Harness Our Proprietary, Unique Strategic Approach To Leadership Development.
KCM’s strategic approach is based on Kathryn Mayer’s original research on how women can succeed in the most competitive industries while enjoying themselves, Joel Deluca’s two decades of research on the distinct leadership behaviors of professionals who achieve positive impact in their organizations, and Rob Cross’s recent research on how high performers have stronger and more diverse networks. These strategies help all professionals open new doors in their careers by mastering the art of competition: learning how to win and lose, how to have a relationship with your competitor, how to be a team player, how to continuously adjust your strategy, how to take smart risks, how to make mistakes and move on, how to deal with Machiavellian colleagues, and how to enjoy the challenge.
05. Establish Measurables.
Together, we determine the criteria for success, measure real-world results, and review several times during the program.
06. Extended Impact.
Each participant will strategically identify and network with potential Pacing Partners: mentors based on mutuality and skill or expertise, who will continue to challenge their perspective and strengthen their base of action.
What People Are Saying
"Kathryn brings a very unique approach compared to other consultants. I believe she dug deeper to help me understand my strengths and weaknesses. It has really stuck with me beyond our formal sessions. I remember her guidance often when reflecting on how to improve my performance."
— Gillian Munson, VP Fortune 1000 company
"What a different yet simple way to enhance your career through the steps you shared and how invaluable the detail was—especially the tennis analogy and true life examples."
— Vice President at Credit Suisse”
"Your presentation provided me with some very useful tools. I have become affiliated with two community organizations that I chose specifically to learn from the leaders whom I admire. Your Pacing PartnerTM model has provided me with a concrete structure in which to increase my learning. Thank you!"
— Educator, Smith College Alumni event
Potential Results:
Promotion
Transition to new & more senior roles
Skills
Improve performance in the areas of organizational savvy, management, delegation, internal and external relationships, emotional intelligence, smart-career risk-taking, communication, interview and presentation skills.
Women Leadership
Enhance ability for women to effectively lead in competitive in male dominated environments; and for men to increase their impact by learning to be more versatile in how they work with diverse populations, and to engage appropriately and productively with female, non-binary, and gender-fluid colleagues, direct reports, and managers.
Stress + Resilience
Increase self-awareness and ability to respond strategically while managing stress in highly uncertain and challenging situations.
Team Building
Improve team performance.
Enhance ability to develop and manage a strategic network of key stakeholders at all levels, in order to make a stronger impact.
