About

“Leave the campsite better than you found it.“

What holds true for nature holds true for our workplaces.

Our clients make leadership development a priority and focus on creating environments that outshine their competition.

We work with Organizations that:

  1. Worry when things get too serious. Humor is a vital part of each day.
  2. Understand that speaking up is brave and support employee engagement by providing multiple opportunities and channels for employee voice.
  3. Are empathetic. They have a deep understanding that when you are unwilling to lean into discomfort you leave others silenced.
  4. Listen. They not only believe leaders should eat last they believe leaders should talk last. They provide space to listen to their team members and support their customers and community. They know that stories that are hard to hear were even harder to live.
  5. Are experts at bringing ideas to market. They have guardrails and structure in place to support a culture of innovation and continuous execution.
  6. Live the future they plan.
  7. Understand that succeeding is messy. They are willing to fail and support failure.
  8. Support each team member but not every behavior.
  9. Measure team development and performance. Prioritize effectiveness over efficiency.
  10. Don’t give up. Goals are not aspirational. Perseverance is fueled by the common understanding of, “We are not there yet, but we will get there!”

 

Principal & Founder

Michele CSC

Michele Leedom

MicheleLeedom@ClintonStreet.Consulting

Michele’s career began in the healthcare industry where she held several financial leadership roles. Population health has been an important driver in her work. As she navigated through different organizations, she quickly realized workplace environments were too often a source of illness for many and designed with only a few in mind. She felt it was important to spend her time working with organizations that are willing to challenge systems and structures that do not work for everyone and actively work on creating an environment where our diverse population can succeed.

Michele is passionate about connecting people, developing business strategies and leading people and organizations through change. Her passion for population health, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and organizational behavior led her to founding Clinton Street Consulting, a coaching and consultancy practice that focuses on leadership and organizational agility. She enjoys partnering with organizations to assist in their strategic planning, team building, and executive coaching. With intellectual curiosity, humor and deep empathy, Michele nurtures, inspires, and empowers teams to rethink the way they do things so they can fulfill their greatest potential.

Michele lives on the West Coast and in her free time she is an accidental botanist, enjoys reading and writing, embarking on everyday adventures, hiking, solving social challenges, meals that include lobster rolls, engaging in deep conversations, and waking up before the birds to watch the sunrise. Learn more here.

Who you partner with matters.

Equity Statement

Any belief and sense of identity we hold poses the risk of separating ourselves from others. These beliefs can range from your feelings around productivity, what and when you eat each day, what you prioritize and value, to the importance of standardized education. The list is endless. Humans uniquely manifest all over the globe. These individual expressions are not failed attempts of being. They are unique manifestations of the human spirit.

Ones ability to suspend judgement, challenge existing belief systems, and assumptions goes a long way in being able to relate and empathize with those who differ in identity, faith, gender, age, life experience, sexual orientation, how they choose to express themselves, etc. Every person we interact with presents an opportunity to understand ourselves in greater detail.

There are few things as satisfying as relating to another person. We are hard wired for survival to notice how we differ so that satisfying moment of, “really, me too,” is worth relishing. May you challenge yourself each day to find more things you have in common with those you interact with. It is through our shared humanity that we make a difference. Cheers to changing the world through communities of thoughtfully engaged citizens.

In Solidarity,

Michele Leedom, Founder & Principal, Clinton Street Consulting