Leadership - Emotional Intelligence - positive Connectedness

Do you want to bring your best self to work?

Do you want your colleagues and teams to do the same?

Do you want your workspace to be collaborative, energizing, and inspiring?

I can help you and your teams truly thrive.

I help organizations cultivate talent, creative inspiration, and collaborative capacity using a framework of Emotional Intelligence and Mindful Leadership. 

With certifications in Advanced Systems Thinking Facilitation and Leadership Coaching, training in Mindfulness Education, and over 15 years of experience in organizational leadership and development, I come with a diverse toolbox to help mission-driven organizations reach their potential.

Through facilitating productive discussions, workshops, strategic design, and leadership consulting and coaching I can help you and your organization create the habits, systems, and structures that cultivate lasting positive connectedness and optimal performance to achieve your goals as an organization.

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“Zach is a natural at keying into a company’s culture, bringing people together, and making them comfortable. He got our group thinking in new ways and facilitated meaningful exchanges. Since our workshops with Zach, the quality of our communications with each other have improved dramatically.”

— Jean Wisenbaugh, Creative Director

  • “Managers high in emotional intelligence outperformed others in terms of increased guest satisfaction, lower turnover, and 34% greater profit growth.”

  • “Leaders who created more positive climate had more revenue as well as increased growth.”

  • “When asked what sets superior performers apart, participants identified emotionally intelligent competencies 44% of the time and cognitively intelligent competencies 19% of the time.”

 

“The emotionally intelligent person is skilled in four areas: identifying emotions, using emotions, understanding emotions and regulating emotions.”

— JOHN MAYER AND PETER SALOVEY

 

– The Business Case for Emotional Intelligence 2010. Meta-analysis, Six Seconds

what people are saying

  • “Biohabitats is a mission and values driven company, and we put our people first over profit to ensure a resilient and healthy business culture. Zach Taylor has been indispensable in supporting our team members, our leadership, and our operations department so we are able to integrate our values and culture into the structure of our business, all while creating positive communication pathways and leadership tools. He keeps us honest, on track, and we are proud to call him part of the Biohabitats team. Thank you, Zach, for all you do!”

    -Katherine Bartter, People and Culture Leader

  • Zach Taylor has worked with our growing organization for over 7 years as a skills and management coach, trainer, facilitator, and organizational planning consultant to executive management. His management development skills and assessment tools have been extremely valuable in helping us bridge gaps in key positions. We leveraged his versatility to provide services at all levels of our organization which has resulted in consistent alignment with our culture and values. He is a trusted team member and resource for our organization.

    - Taiyoko Sadewick, President Positive Energy Solar

  • We used Zach Taylor as a facilitator during our 2021 company retreat. The reaction from our team to the content and his delivery was very positive. It helped us understand different personalities, their perspectives and become more mindful of how we interact with our customers and colleagues. All who attended were in agreement that the session was helpful. We will be using his services again, and I would have no hesitation recommending him to other companies.

    — Kevin Bambury, Co-Founder/Director Oncoassist

  • Our entire staff participated in a Communication Charter Workshop with Zach Taylor, and it was, by far, one of the most valuable professional development experiences we have had! We worked together as a team to create our charter, and everyone present had an opportunity to contribute. The experience helped us all get to know one another’s communication styles better and everyone present felt invested in our shared commitment to improving communication and teamwork. The Charter now hangs in our staff lounge and we regularly refer to it for guidelines on promoting cooperative behavior and dealing with conflict. I highly recommend this exercise in emotional intelligence!

    — Rachel Lee Waldrop, Executive Director, Garcia Street Club Preschool

  • Zach provided a series of Emotional Intelligence trainings for our office. He has a fantastic ability to create a safe space, diffuse tension and allow everyone to really engage in potentially difficult topics. His facilitation style allows for everyone to feel heard while keeping the group focused and on task at the same time. The trainings gave us invaluable tools to improve the relationships within our office and with our clients as well.

    — Ryan Case, Project Manager, Senior Engineering Technician

  • Bringing Zach in to assist our organization with the Emotional Intelligence trainings focused everyone’s attention to the importance of EI in the workplace. Having him help us craft our own Communications Agreement that emerged from internal & individualized one-on-one time was priceless, however. That Agreement has been something we return to again and again, and it has definitely improved the feel of our office culture.

    — Erin English, PE LEED AP, Senior Engineer, Biohabitats

  • Zach facilitated our group with great direction and led with productive input and examples. His approach was very effective, and I found him to be as informative and helpful leading the group as he was one on one. He came prepared, he led with goals in mind, and followed up after the sessions. Overall, it was a very thorough approach to a very important topic.

    — Justin Lyon, PE, LEED AP, CGBP, Associate Civil & Environmental Engineer, Project Manager

  • It was a useful and productive session... I found it personally enlightening, and I think it was a meaningful exercise for our leadership team that we can build upon in the future. Zach was a great facilitator.

    — Amy Miller, Executive Director, May Center for Learning

  • 1:1 Coaching

    Get personalized attention as we use a strength-based approach to personal growth. Positive collaboration, creativity and inspiration will become part of your weekly experience.

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  • Online Courses

    Explore emotional intelligence and mindful leadership on your own time through my courses that offer practical and useful tools to help you cultivate influence, positive communication, and high-level collaboration

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  • Group Facilitation & Trainings

    Let’s come together with your whole team to develop the skills to become a true learning organization - one that thrives, inspires, and functions optimally towards a collective aspiration.

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  • Transformational leaders play an integral part in the seeding and cultivation of positive connectedness. With the right tools and practices, leaders can cultivate a highly collaborative, creative and effective team.

    At the personal level, I help emerging and/or seasoned leaders find the strength-based practices to foster positive connections and therefore thriving working relationships. Self-awareness, pattern recognition, and self-management drive our practice.

    At the organizational level, by aligning simple, policies, protocols, and practices with an organization’s values, we can reach a sustained positive culture. This often takes an intentional and well-facilitated process focused on cultivating the relational trust and psychological safety of the group. I have been developing this process for years. I work with the unique culture of each organization, building on the strengths that are already present to take leaders and teams to the next level of collaboration. Learn more here.

  • Emotional Intelligence (E.I.) is the ability to recognize, understand and navigate emotions in ourselves and others leading to positive actions and positive connections.

    When these practices come together well, leaders, organizations, businesses, schools and communities thrive. Learn more here.

  • At the basic and foundational level of any thriving organization are relationships – the positive connectedness of those who participate in the day-to-day happenings. The interactions that take place have a contagious and synergistic effect.

    Conflict, of course, is inevitable. Constructively engaging confilct is a key to a sustained and thriving collaborative culture.

    With intention, practice and the right structure, organizations can cultivate positive interactions and engage conflict constructively. I can help you find and implement the right practices and structures for you and your organization so that you and your team(s) can regularly function in a productive and inspired working climate.