Illuminating what matters
For leaders + For teams + For success
At points of profound change, effective leadership is challenging. You could be passing leadership between generations of a family company, or merging cultures and expecting everyone to “play well together,” or maybe you’re in a new role managing new people while facing a significant strategic shift.
Carlsen Coaching & Consulting engages precisely at these hard junctures, enabling teams and individuals to find clear ways forward. We help turn often difficult transitions into transformations, equipping leaders to work collaboratively in authentic and powerful ways.
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A commitment to collaboration.
Start with why. Your engaged team is the how.
Build internal capacity.
Not dependence.
The idea is to provide the team with foundational elements that become self-sustaining. With that in mind, the Carlsen Coaching & Consulting approach both facilitates change and trains leaders to keep the flywheel spinning.
Innovation thrives with
trust. Let’s foster that.
While we often picture well-working systems as clockwork, the cogs of a clock don’t bring the passion, empathy and resilience that is engaged when true collaboration happens. These are the energies that our work enables.
Leaders set the tone.
That’s why it starts with you.
From our experience with challenging team dynamics, as much as good facilitation matters, we know that corporate commitment to change, to introspection and even to being vulnerable is what makes success possible.
Your situation is unique.
So is our solution.
We don’t have a single approach. Trained in resources like Leadership Circle Profile 360 and iEA9 Enneagram Assessment, as well as on-going certification in coaching and team dynamics, we apply the approach that best fits each team’s need.
Teams need to be aligned to the goal.
The advantage lies in being aligned to each other.
Specializing in both “systems” facilitation and individual coaching, Carlsen Coaching & Consulting brings a forest and trees approach to the work. It’s this individual and organization focus that helps our clients unlock some of the most tenacious issues.
Team, Partnership and
Individual Coaching
Strategic
Facilitation
Leadership and
Team Workshops
"I moved from feeling pretty consistently overwhelmed and burned out to feeling more grounded, optimistic, and sustainable in how I approach leadership. Through coaching, I found a steadier rhythm that feels both healthier and more effective long term. I also developed greater self-awareness around boundaries, leadership and communication style."
–M.G.
Healthcare VP
"This past year has been truly transformative for me as a leader. Gaining a deeper understanding of my Enneagram type and receiving Leadership Circle Profile feedback in tandem provided invaluable insights into my strengths, challenges, and growth opportunities. These tools helped me lead with greater self-awareness, clarity, and impact, fostering stronger connections and more effective decision-making. I'm incredibly grateful for this journey and the growth it has sparked in both my leadership and personal development. Than you, Sarah."
–K.P.
Lawfirm Manager
"Our leadership team was working in silos rather than as a cohesive group causing our team to feel disconnected from one another. By leveraging the Enneagram, our team was able to better understand themselves and their core motivations, as well as the motivations of others. Sarah's coaching model and the power of her outside perspective helped us unlock the potential of each team member and opened the door to additional conversations within our organization. Her calm and constructive approach helped our team to start building stronger working relationships."
– B.B.
VP Education and Staff Development
"Sarah has successfully guided me through both a defined succession planning and a complex career transition. Her unique understanding and application of the Enneagram simultaneoulsy as a grounding and a launchpad for leadership, motivation, self-competence and professional improvement is unmatched. In depth-discernment using the iEQ9 was especially enlightening and a foundation that I continue to use for self refinement and growth. I am indebted to Sarah for her perceptive and profound insights, her generous counsel and her effective methodology that led me on a new and exciting career path."
Healthcare Marketing & Communications Executive
– T.R.
"Sarah graciously took the time to work with a group of young professionals, learning about how we all lead by providing information on the 5 Ways to Lead. She was engaging and focused, listening to questions that were asked and providing insight empowering our young professionals to reflect, create and stand by their values, and grow personally and professionally. I would recommend Sarah to anyone looking to learn more about yourself and your team!"
– AMy
Digital Marketing Specialist
"Following leadership and staffing transitions and as part of a strategic planning process, we engaged with Sarah to help us gauge the current state of our center. We didn't want a cookie-cutter process and valued how she deeply listens and customizes her practices to the system. Not only does she get "on the balcony" to provide succinct observations, but also gives signposts and practices so that going forward we are in a better position to have that balcony perspective."
– E.I.
Director of SERC at Carleton College
Take the first step.
Let’s connect and talk about where you or your organization are today, and whether Carlsen Coaching & Consulting approach is well-matched to your needs. This first conversation will give you clarity to take the next steps well.
