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Innovative Management Consulting

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I appreciate your taking the time to stop by and visit the site, learn more about the powerful work of leadership development, and see how we can assist you in your journey to step into the leader within. And that holds true whether you are a seasoned professional, senior executive, stay-at-home adult, recent college graduate, or student starting out on your future-career exploration . . . It’s a joy to have you here!

As a certified leadership coach and career strategist, I have been committed for over 15 years to professional, career, and leadership development for adults and emerging leaders as well as to guidance for teens in determining their career paths.

What sets my approach apart is that I truly consider the individual in every way: Meaning that every one of the coaching programs and services we offer is completely tailor-made and customized to your unique strengths and what motivates you to succeed. Even the products allow you to individualize them for yourself. In short, we address YOUR needs, YOUR goals . . . YOUR development.

The reason is simple: No one is cookie-cutter. Everyone is unique. Your experiences are unique. After all, we are individuals. And so, our products naturally address these known factors.

I’ve witnessed these truths throughout my longstanding professional tenure as coach, corporate management consultant, HR subject-matter-expert, organizational change leader, and teen career-guide author. And, I have validated them through my work collaborating and partnering with and mentoring a diverse array of clients. These individuals include business owners, employees, executives, corporate teams, stay-at-home adults, recent graduates, high-school students, and young leaders. Professions and industries have ranged from accounting, arts, and coaching to education, engineering, and finance to human resources, interior design, and IT, to nonprofits, project management, and utility services, among others

I welcome you to read further to learn more about my story and credentials:

And, at any point, please feel free to contact me with any questions by accessing the contact form below or by connecting with me directly at traymond@imcleaders.com.

Wishing you success and joy in your journey always.

Tamara
Founder & President, Innovative Management Consulting, Inc.

For Executives, Professionals & Adult Individuals

As an experienced executive-leadership coach, I support individuals in merging personal interests and skills to benefit their individual growth, while supporting organizational goals. As a seasoned management consultant, I have offered employers over a decade of experience in supporting, motivating and challenging employees to excel in their roles. And, as an accomplished human resources professional, I have specialized in leadership/organizational development, managing full lifecycle recruiting, establishing and launching successful programs and practices, and increasing productivity and organizational effectiveness.

What’s more, my hands-on expertise is complemented by a Master of Arts in Organizational Sciences and Graduate Certificate in Leadership Coaching from The George Washington University, and certification in The Birkman Method®, a leading behavioral and personality assessment.

Related Career Highlights . . .

  • Directed organizational development processes; evaluated company structure and job design; conducted manpower forecasting; and addressed succession planning—facilitating workforce growth by 60 employees and increased revenue by $10M
  • Increased firm profitability (5%) by optimizing organizational structure, talent placement, and development of emerging leaders; renegotiated contracts for 60% increase in profitability

For Emerging Youth Leaders

I am happy to have woven together my extensive career experience, academic journey and passion for coaching-mentoring youth to share knowledge with teens and young adults. My goal is to offer them unique insight into how to excel both academically and in their chosen profession through awareness of their goals, interests and talents, in a purposeful and focused way.

As a youth careering-strategy expert, I bring with me:

  • Experience on both sides of the table as recruiter AND recruiting candidate
  • Learnings from my own experiences as a student
  • An understanding of what individuals of all ages—young and not-so-young—struggle with

I felt if I could use knowledge from my mistakes and those of others I’ve worked with, then create something to help decrease anxiety for young people—and help them save time and money in the process by avoiding misdirected major/areas of study or choosing the wrong undergraduate institutions—then it was well worth any investment! I began these efforts in 2004 while working at a specialized metallurgy engineering firm: I created a successful niche internship program and recruited highly motivated college students.

Fast-forward to 2017 . . . I decided to focus my passion for leadership coaching and mentoring on youth empowerment with the release of the youth careering guidebook Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career. The pocket guide’s primary goal is to provide the youngest emerging leaders in the US and around the world with tools to develop themselves as leaders. Specifically, it directs students, teens, and young adults in aligning their passions with possible career paths and creating ways to positively contribute to society while earning a living.

I'm proud to share that in its first month out, the title garnered such recognitions as the #1 New Release in Career Counseling (Amazon.com) and #1 in Vocational Guidance for Youth (Amazon.com). Since then, it has earned close to a dozen other awards and recognitions.

I also understand what it takes to be an undergraduate leader. I graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Minor in International Relations in 2002. While in school, I followed my heart and participated in activities that spoke to my unique interests and skills. As a result—and to my pleasant surprise—I received several honors along the way!

  • Active participant in key organizations on campus, including Lawrence University Community Council Treasurer (student government) and a board member of Lawrence International
  • Recipient of The Harriet Tubman Prize, awarded to the junior student of color who worked “to improve the lot of [their] fellow human beings”
  • Recipient of The Martin Luther King Award, in recognition of a senior student of color “who best mirrors the excellence for which Dr. King is remembered” for “consideration of fellow students and leadership in residence life”
  • Recipient of The Charles F. Lauter International Student Prize, “awarded to an international student distinguished for scholarship, leadership, service, and support for Lawrence International”

Related Career Highlights . . .

  • Wrote and published Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career (Morgan James, 2017), receiving numerous awards and recognitions such as the 2020 Book Excellence Awards Winner in the Career Category; 2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Award’s Certificate of Excellence in Literature for 1st Place in Young Adult Nonfiction; and the 2019 International Book Awards Finalist in the categories of “Business: Careers” and “Young Adult: Non-Fiction”
  • Published high school-focused and careering-related articles appearing in over 260 online publications, including respected daily newspapers, wire services, Yahoo! Finance, Market Watch and Business Journal online publications

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