Leadership & Writing

My colleagues Say I’m

  • Collaborative
    I’m a team-player. I love working together, whether we’re brainstorming, solving, or understanding. I bring a wealth of design exercises to the table. This helps people shift perspectives and exam the issue in a different way, unlocking new possibilities.

  • Results-oriented
    I focus on the problem we’re trying to solve and the target outcome. I’ve done enough projects to know that we must have a firm grasp on our goals, key performance indicators (KPIs), and customers. Without those things, we’ll spin our wheels, so my result-oriented nature helps keeps teams focused when there are many, many tangents we can explore.

  • Accountable
    I follow through. Period.

  • A Strong Mentor
    I’m passionate about coaching and mentoring folx. Over the years I’ve worked with a range of people who have different strengths, personalities, and professional goals. My goal is to deeply understand their challenge or goal and coach them to a solution or action.

Courtney smiling, standing in from of a wall with post-its on it. The colors of her shirt match the post-its.

Sometimes I match my post-its. It was a happy accident!

My Strengths

My top 5 themes from my CliftonStrengths assessment are:

  1. Strategic - I create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, I can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.

  2. Relator - I enjoy close relationships with others. I find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.

  3. Analytical - I search for reasons and causes. I have the ability to think about all the factors that might affect a situation.

  4. Deliberative - I’m best described by the serious care I take in making decisions or choices. I anticipate the obstacles.

  5. Self-Assurance - Instinctively, I have great fun exchanging large-scale thoughts and opinions with my colleagues. These animated conversations allow me to refine my thinking and test my ideas. I engage in work that stretches my talents and expands my mind.