Kathleen Smith

Kathleen Cabot-Smith is an executive coach and advisor to top leaders from some of the most respected organizations in the world. For over 20 years she has assisted more than one thousand executives and their teams, in more than 200 companies on five continents become leaders others will follow. With a strong focus on engagement and deep experience in organizational development, change management, strategic planning, leadership and communications, she helps leaders create the structure, discipline, practices and vision that make business thrive. Her organizational advisory has helped corporate teams with business development, new product innovation, client/service alignment, post merger/acquisition reorganization, development of emerging leader talent, and complex culture change processes impacting multiple layers of management and corporate constituency.

Ultimately, Kathleen helps her C-level executive clients create practices that are in alignment with the values, purpose, ideals and vision they espouse. Being an executive or manager does not equate to leadership. Leadership is not a position, it cannot be assigned or delegated to another. Leadership is a relationship -- trust and respect to be earned continuously. To be a leader requires that one has followers. Kathleen helps leaders create organizations where people engage, belong and contribute their greatest gifts because they are inspired to follow.

Some of Cabot-Smith's clients include: American Express, PricewaterhouseCoopers, GE, Southern Companies, United Telecom, Dow Chemical, Cardinal Health, NASA, Dupont, Marriott, US Army, USDA, EPA and The Department of Health and Human Services.