Specializing in learning, leadership and development services that empower change.
Lancelot Consulting offers design and development services to help individuals achieve their professional goals through lifelong learning, coaching and leadership development.
Individuals
Teams
Enterprises
My name is Connie, I am a retired IBM learning and development leader with over 25 years’ experience designing and delivering prestigious learning initiatives. I hold a Doctorate degree and Master’s degree in Education, and I am an ICF Certified (ACC) coach.
My successful career as a leader evolved by applying trusted advisor skills to work with clients in order to deeply understand their business needs and in turn, deliver the right solution. I am passionate about helping individuals achieve their professional goals through lifelong learning, coaching and leadership development.
I am sought after for my proven track record to drive strategic initiatives, enable executive decision-making, and manage high-impact projects within complex business environments.
At IBM, I introduced and delivered IBM’s first of a kind, and premier AI Academy across the company, co-developed our first external offering on Cloud education and certification, introduced and designed a joint leadership program between IBM and external Fortune 100 clients, and led the company’s thought leadership on learning design principles.
Most recently, I founded Lancelot Consulting to continue my work in learning, leadership and development as a freelance consultant. My goal is to offer my experience in the L&D space to help individuals achieve executive presence, maintain a growth mindset, and reach their highest potential as individuals.
About Connie
Working together
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I specialize in leadership coaching to help business leaders set strategy goals to develop themselves, or the teams they lead.
I also specialize in team-based coaching by inspiring and guiding a group towards a shared goal, fostering trust and growth through effective communication and adaptability.
Program: Individual 18-24 weeks of bi-weekly or monthly coaching sessions or Team-based 24 weeks of monthly coaching sessions. -
I offer learning development services using the ADDIE approach. I specialize in the analysis and design part of an initiative, and have years of experience in the development and implementation portion of projects. I am an effective writer, content developer. In terms of measurements, I have deep experience in reporting valuable metrics on the ROI of training. Lancelot can help you execute on all your organizational learning development needs.
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I specialize in assessments in terms of test instruments. Lancelot Consulting can offer services that help you write test questions that are mapped to curriculum. I specialize in using data to understand skill gaps, and offer several assessment options to work with you to set clear objectives, choose the suitable assessment method right for you and your teams, and outline responsibilities and resources for effective data collection and analysis. The goal is to obtain meaningful insights for informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
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I have solid experience in working with large organizations to create succession planning strategies. I work with the business to develop the strategic process to identify and develop future leaders within an organization, ensuring a smooth transition of key roles and maintaining long-term stability and performance.
Program: This is a 6-8 week program to identify critical roles, map potential successors, define business challenges, and identify gaps. There can be an additional program add-on of 4-8 weeks to then build the Learning and Coaching plan to align pipeline growth with organizational objectives.
Growth inspired characteristics of a leader
The 4 growth-inspired behaviors that I see most often, and where I have expertise in, are progressive, altruistic, decisive, and the ability to empower. My approach during requirements gathering is to consider these attributes and then design learning and/or coaching to balance common traits for all leaders, at different levels. The goal is to ultimately create a create a culture of resilience, adaptability, and continuous growth.
These behaviors align well to Hogan Assessment and Leadership Development principles, in that human science, performance, and who we are is how we lead (our personality). I believe considering growth characteristics, or other traits that are similar, can assist stakeholders with development and succession planning.
Comprehensive training and consulting solutions applying proven methodologies
I apply a personalized approach to each consulting engagement that empower your team and drive long-term success. I recommend to my clients closely integrating neuroscience, coaching, and actionable planning.
Neuroscience
A holistic and creative approach to goal-setting and skill-building, helping clients understand their unique brain wiring and receptors to navigate challenges, manage stress, build resilience, and enhance self-awareness by recognizing the brain’s response to perceived threats and anxiety.
While there are multiple factors to consider when designing learning with neuroscience principles, there are 3 top principles:
Action learning - a method to actively solve problems
Integration - use stories to integrate new ideas
Feedback - continuously use feedback to teach and reinforce new behaviors
Coaching
In coaching sessions, I reinforce client autonomy and self-regulation while fostering accountability and goal alignment.
When appropriate, assessments can be a powerful tool to help identify leadership behavior gaps and support growth through clear, actionable strategies.
I have experience coaching individuals and teams and use a consistent framework based on the ICF (International Coaching Federation) set of competencies.
My philosophy to a successful coaching engagement is set on a foundation to:
Apply rigor to the highest ethical standards
Gain agreement so that the outcome is aligned and achieved
Create a trusted space for growth and transformation
Action planning
Over the course of my career, I have developed deep experience in developing measurable action plans.
Action planning is a methodology which can be applied across in-person or virtual led classroom environments, individual or team-based coaching sessions, or as a reflection exercise at the end of self-paced learning.
I apply template frameworks to help individuals and teams identify:
Timeline
Goals
Resources
Tracking and support
I believe that action planning is a fundamental and critical component of learning, leadership and development and is instrumental in tracking success for the individual and for sponsors.
Testimonials
Testimonials from those that I’ve partnered with in coaching strategies and who I’ve worked with over the course of my career.
B.
Director, Insurance Industry
“Connie has worked with me and helped me achieve my goals navigating a corporate environment. Her senior level experience at a large company is well-aligned to the challenges I face. She's a great listener and is able to help me come up with the best solutions.”
G.
Retired, CLO and Vice Presient, Technology Industry
“Connie is a world class Design Consultant who uses her consultancy skills to clearly establish business outcomes with her clients and then produces a world class solution to meet these outcomes. She then produces a superb experience for the learning audience that engages them and ensures optimum skills development to meet the business outcome.“
Let's connect and explore how I can help you reach your goals.
Reach out for a 30-minute complimentary session.