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Our approach to facilitation is all about partnership. We stay closely connected with our clients, their mission, and desired outcomes. Effectiveness comes from building relationships that allow for feedback, clarity and connecting the dots that allow mental self-examination.
We offer leadership coaching for leaders at all levels of an organization. Our coaches create an environment flexible enough to fit differences in client styles with enough structure to enable tracking of progress on client-driven goals. We strive for authentic connections with clients, inviting productive conversations that are both caring and bold. We distinguish between coaching groups of people with similar goals and challenges and coaching intact teams of people who work together. With groups, we are looking to help individuals build their personal capacity, often around common goals such as how to give good feedback. With intact teams, we’re working on building team capacity for better functioning as a team.
Our instructors understand that for adults to learn, they need maximum engagement. We are a team of instructors and facilitators with years of experience who are willing and able to have those difficult conversations that often keep our professional and personal progress at a standstill.
Character is built during self discovery and confrontation with our own weakness.
The road to becoming your “Authentic Self” starts with facing your greatest fear… Sometimes that means facing your own Self-Image.
Gradis White currently serves at the First Arlington Public Schools District Director of School Climate and Culture
Gradis served as an elementary and middle school Math teacher, dean of academics, director of operations, professional development leader and associate principal of an award-winning blue ribbon high school.
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Mr. White is passionate about creating conditions for teachers and students to thrive, integrating real-world relevance and hands-on engagement into the curriculum, and ensuring every student is well-rounded and nurtured to succeed.
In education and leadership, Mr. White has been widely recognized for his impact in classroom management training. Known for his expertise on climate and culture, he has received numerous awards, including the Bold School Award for two consecutive years (2017, 2018). In 2019, he presented “Creating A Culture of Failure” on the hazards of implicit bias at the Philadelphia Black Educator Conference centered around school turnaround.
Facilitating over 100 Bias, Anti- Racism and Cultural Competency training professional development over the last 7 yrs. One on one leadership development for aspiring leaders and manager, Mr. White brings a wide range of expertise to his clients.
Mr. White earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science at Grambling State University and holds a Master of Higher Education from American College of Education/ Walden University, as well as an Executive Leadership Certificate from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.
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