Karen Eisenthal Coaching and Consulting

Worldview

Karen's years of living and working internationally (Japan, UK, Mexico, Brazil, USA), her extensive coaching and training experience (over 25 years), her expertise in leadership development, communication, cultural competence, inclusive leadership, emotional intelligence, organizational culture (and more), and her inclusive and big-picture worldview, inform her ability to empower each client to succeed on their own terms.

New York City

Being born in New York City and later living there to work at an internet start-up, my expectation from day one was that people in my life would come from all different backgrounds and that was to be celebrated.

Rio de Janeiro

The understanding that people take different approaches to life was cemented for me when I lived in Rio de Janeiro with my family. I began to learn to interpret and respect other’s styles, beliefs, and expectations according to what it meant to them, to see it through their lens.

South Carolina

I learned a lot about identity, prejudice, and empowerment growing up in Columbia, South Carolina. I am grateful for the ways in which these life experiences helped to shape my sense of justice, inclusion, and worldview.

Mexico City

Spending time with Mexican friends and living in Mexico City reinforced the values I was forming already: to notice differences, and to seek to understand and respect them in others, as opposed to being threatened by or judging them. I would also realize many years later how important it was for me to have the powerful experience of being a non-native speaker of the language.

Massachusetts

I spent my teen years, went to university and graduate school, and eventually settled in Massachusetts to raise my own family. I was always keenly aware of the regional cultural differences within countries and even states (provinces/counties/prefectures). I learned never to underestimate the relevance of individual, organizational, regional, and national cultural norms.

United Kingdom

My curiosity and love of learning led me to work in a unique corporate culture in London. I experienced vastly different, yet highly effective, leadership styles amongst my direct leadership, an important foundational experience for my career.

Japan

Living and working in Japan for years was the ultimate growth experience. I learned the importance of reflection and learning from my mistakes. From humbling culture shock I learned deep self-awareness and began to understand how I needed to adapt my approach and style to behave differently when I crossed cultures in order to have the impact I wanted to have. This period in my career set the tone for my life's work and the ability to enable my clients to build awareness and leverage these critical skills.

Toronto

I appreciate the ongoing professional development and joy I get from working with clients and colleagues from all over the world. I have especially enjoyed my work in Toronto over many years. Through it I have been reminded of the importance, for native speakers of the same language from different countries, to remain aware that their cultures (values, beliefs, norms, assumptions) will often differ greatly. I am grateful for the additional layers of insight and learning I gain from each conversation, relationship, and program.

Experience and Credentials

Karen Eisenthal Coaching and Consulting provides executive coaching, facilitation, training, and consulting in leadership development, global business, cultural competence, and more, across a wide range of corporate sectors, government and non-government organizations, as well as to law enforcement and educators. Karen serves clients in a variety of formats from 1:1 executive coaching to company-wide, multi-level, leadership development programs.

Prior to founding her own business, Karen…

Was internal executive coach for the C-suite and senior leaders and led the HR function at a B2B and B2G internet start-up
Co-led the N.E. Anti-Defamation League's organization (AWOD) that provides anti-bias and incident-response programming.
Worked and lived in England and Japan

Karen earned...

B.A. in Communication
M.A. in Intercultural Relations
PCC (Professional Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation (ICF))
Certifications in several diagnostic and leadership tools

Karen's Global and Domestic Clients Include…

Guiding Principles

Karen is one of the most genuine and authentic people I know. She asks good, thought-provoking questions. I share more with her then I normally would because she listens really well. She is able to find strengths in me that I didn’t fully internalize myself. Because of her transparency and openness, I feel more open around her. She has a strong sense of empathy and wants to help others.

— Vinoo Palayoor, Senior Director, Enterprise Cloud Architecture, BJ’s Wholesale Club

Karen was my first experience with an executive coach and I benefited greatly from our sessions. She was always focused on what I wanted to achieve and I was at ease during our discussions. Karen would gladly dive in to current scenarios I was faced with in order to help me achieve the desired results. She is very calm and knowledgeable and I find myself often referencing many of our conversations and tools during my day-to-day as a leader!

— Jana Bethlem, Director of Stores, Longs Jewelers

Karen Eisenthal

Coaching and Consulting, LLC

karen@eisenthalconsulting.com

+1 (508) 475-9540

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