About Kathleen Schulweis, CPhil, CPCC, PCC
Professional, Discerning, Compassionate
“Every organization is capable of ending interpersonal conflict. The roots of conflict are complex, however, solutions are not only possible but critical to the bottom line of every organization with two or more employees.”
Kathleen helps women and men facing workplace and interpersonal conflict, both end and transform the conflict in their relationships. Kathleen works with:
• Abrasive executives, managers & CEOs
• Supervisors who must manage, control, and discipline difficult employees
• HR professionals seeking guidance on handling difficult employees
• Dysfunctional teams
• Sales persons and teams struggling with confidence issues
• The bullied & those who bully
Her roster of clients extends around the globe and includes major nonprofit and for-profit company chiefs and executives, small business owners and professionals. For specific examples of her approach please see “Executive Coaching in Action.”
Highly Experienced & Qualified Expert
Kathleen’s shrewd and compassionate approach draws from her intensive research, her expertise and hard won experience, including:
1) Handling thousands of cases involving interpersonal and team conflicts at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); University of Southern California (USC); and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and,
2) A decade of private practice working with executives, entrepreneurs, business professionals and academics.
Her proactive and practical solutions derive from her training and experience as both a Masters Certified coach and a Sociologist specializing in workplace harassment and bullying, assertiveness training, team building, communication skills and leadership best practices. Her qualifications include:
- Professional Certification, International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Professional Co-Active Coaching Certification, Coaches Training Institute
- Co-Active Coaching Graduate, Coaches Training Institute
- Organizations & Systems Coaching Graduate, Coaches Training Institute
- Graduate degrees (CPhil) in sociology, UCLA, where she studied communication and miscommunication in harassment situations.
- Certificate in Business Management Effectiveness, University of Southern California
As such, Kathleen understands both the individual and group dynamics inherent in relationship communication and workplace conflict.
Successful Executive & Business Builder
She is the founding President of the Southern California Chapter of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE). FWE is the leading organization for female entrepreneurs in high growth technology and life science companies. During her term as President (1999 – 2001), FWE:
• Led and inspired FWE entrepreneurs to raise over $600,000,000 (yes, 600 million dollars!) in venture capital.
• Formed three separate organizations in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego County.
• Established three separate organizations in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego County.
Kathleen Schulweis was also the founding Director of the California Institute of Technology, Caltech Women’s Center. For seven years, she worked to protect and advance the rights of female scientists at this prestigious institution, where she instituted:
The Program for Women Entrepreneurs, a program that facilitated technology transfer for women scientists and provides support and encouragement in choosing entrepreneurship as a career.
Previous to her work at Caltech, Kathleen pioneered special programs, services, and policy development designed to encourage the empowerment of women at the University of Southern California and at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Recognized Expert
Contributing writer to Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurs Program between 1998 and 2002
Contributing presenter at the 2010 7th International Conference on Workplace Bullying & Harassment
Consulted, coaching or provided training on various communication & conflict issues at, among others, UCLA, USC, American Jewish University, The Episcopal Homes Community, Jewish Federation of San Francisco, Progressive Jewish Alliance, America Votes 504C3 in Washington DC.
Contributor: Ezine Articles.com
Road Rage in the Office – Are You Becoming a Workplace Bully?
Why you must Be Assertive With Any Boss – Especially a Workplace Bully Boss
What to Do When You’re Living or Working in Hades
Waging a Five Step Strategic Counter-Offensive to Workplace Bullying
Building Self Confidence- Distinguishing Between Success and Fulfillment
Building Your Private Practice Business – 5 Steps to Success
Are You Leading a Hectic, Stressed-Out, Over-Doing It Live? Me Too!
Scheduled to Speak? Five Tips For a Great Introduction
Are You Crash Dieting Your Business?
The Office Bully – Can You Stand Up for Yourself?
Networking For Profesionals.com
Are You a Victim of Workplace Bullying?
Seven Steps for Surviving (and Maybe Thriving) in a Tough Workplace
More on Bullying…What to do when you’re Living or Working in Hades
Road Rage in the Office: Are you becoming a Workplace Bully?
Why you MUST be Assertive with Any Boss but Especially a Workplace Bully Boss
Waging a Five Step Strategic Counter-Offensive to Workplace Bullying
Contributor: The Coach Exchange.com
Playing Hardball: Are you winning at the “Game” of Business?
Building confidence – Philosophical underpinnings
Contributing Writer: Self Growth.com
5 Steps to the Art of Confident Selling Mindset for Professionals: How to help your potential clients become your clients.
Angel Funding for Women and Minorities
Business Building Blunders and How to Avoid Them.
Carts and Horses: What Order are Yours In? Business Development 101
Confidence Building Motivation and Goals
Eight Tips for Supporting your Sales Person or Sales Team
Get into a Selling Mindset with Confidence Selling
Geeting Unstuck & Removing Your Barriers to Success: Why You Need Professional Executive Coaching
More on Bulling…What to do when you’re Living or Working in Hades
Problems and Solutions
Professional Business Net-Working:10 Guideposts for Success
Road Rage in the Office: Are you becoming a Workplace Bully?
Seven Steps for Surviving (and Maybe Thriving) in a Tough Workplace
Waging a Five Step Strategic Counter-Offensive to Workplace Bulling
Why you MUST be Assertive with Any Boss but Especially a Workplace Bully Boss
Contributing Writer: Workforce50.com
Rethinking Resolutions: Welcome 2010
Do you have the Confidence and Knowledge to use Networking to Help You?
Building Your Confidence with Networking
Feeling Stuck, Afraid, Confused? Try this Six-step Path to Build your Confidence
When You’re Doing Too Much! 9 Steps for Taking Control
Radio Interviews
Careers from The Kitchen Table Radio, CNN TalkRadio
Garden of the Soul Blogtalk Radio
A veteran in the business, Kathleen’s strategic understanding of workplace conflict is also recognized within the professional community, as evidenced by her presentation at the 7th International Conference on Workplace Bullying in Wales, June 2010. She is completing a series of professional articles on her research and working on her upcoming book on workplace aggression. Her earlier titles: The Art and Science of Professional Selling and The Art and Science of Professional Presentations are available on her website: http://www.confidenceconnections.com
