Kirsten Blakemore has held many titles over her 30-year career working in private practice and for organisations. Presently she works with Korn Ferry. Kirsten currently spends over 80-100 hours a month coaching leaders as an executive coach. When she is not coaching, she conducts keynotes, coaching circles and enjoys writing articles, books and designing curricula. She is a published author of two books, Unleash Your Power and The Intentional Leader, and has created a successful LinkedIn Learning course entitled Best Practices for New People Leaders which has earned well over 10,000 viewers. She has her Master’s in Psychology and many coaching credentials. Tell us about your books Unleash Your Power and The Intentional Leader and the topics it explores? For years, I travelled the world working with teams, in every industry at every level, which were struggling to overcome challenges. Whether it was low morale, high turnover, silos, destructive culture norms, not producing targets, the themes were very similar….and it boils down to people. While working with people to shift their behaviours (many would do the same thing over and over and hope for different results), I would also observe. One way I have learned to process and support the growth of others is through my writing. In my first book, UYP, I had heard so many stories of women challenged in business as well as having my own experiences, that I decided to write a solutions book. That is really what UYP is: choose your solutions from the list, follow the steps and step into your power. My second book The Intentional Leader was for all people struggling with how to effectively lead people. The course on LinkedIn Learning, that I created from the book, Best Practices for New People Leaders is also a perfect resource for tenured people leaders who are struggling to lead due to a lack of people radar, poor interpersonal skills, or simply having no idea how to create strong relationships with people. This course created by Madecraft has been extremely successful with over 10k viewers. All my books, articles and courses are focused on solutions that can be applied immediately. What are the biggest contributors to lowmorale and ultimately turnover? We are in the midst of people struggling in life and business. People are tired of pain, isolation and lack of Unleash Your Power EXECUTIVE COACHING www.ceotodaymagazine.com 37
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