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The Strickland Group was founded in 1989 on Kathy Strickland's belief that increased personal awareness can dramatically expand both leadership potential and executive effectiveness. The firm initially offered customized services to senior executives in the areas of executive coaching, traditional career management, outplacement, and job-transition consulting, but soon grew to offer more extensive executive coaching and integrated communications training. Today, as both consultant and coach, Kathy's unique talent is assisting executives to "relax into their competence" by increasing their awareness of how they are perceived by others -- and then helping to translate this knowledge into effective behavior in terms of leadership, management, and communication. This innovative perspective has helped propel Kathy specifically, and The Strickland Group in general, to global recognition in executive coaching. In addition to her leadership of The Strickland Group, Kathy maintains a full practice in executive coaching. She is dedicated to carefully matching corporate and individual aspirations, the better to maximize senior-management effectiveness. To both leaders and teams, she brings a particular understanding of the importance of "executive relationships" in surmounting leadership challenges. It is Kathy Strickland's belief that executive coaching is a significant stand-alone service and also a crucial element in success in outplacement. Her conviction is that that lasting change starts at the top level. In recent years, Kathy's experiences in coaching global corporations and their executives has expanded her ability to contribute substantially to the well-being of global and multinational companies. Because of this expanding world perspective, Kathy has served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Career Management Firms International, and is a founding member and board member of Global Coaching Partners, with membership in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Scandinavia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Kathy also maintains an ownership position in, and serves on the Board of Directors of, The Change Partnership/South Africa. She also currently sits (or in the recent past has served) on the Board of Directors of a career development firm, a private school, a country club, and a charitable foundation. She has two grown children and one grandchild; is an avid golfer, sculptor, and cook; and is currently writing a book.