Carolyn B. Ellis – Brilliance Mastery

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I help inspirational changemakers make a difference.

My approach to work and life is based on 3 guiding principles:

Direction – If you don’t know where you want to go, or where you’re starting from, you’ll end up aimless and frustrated. Having a lay of the land first, and giving yourself permission to dream outside the box, is crucial.

Connection – Making sense in a fast-changing and complex world isn’t easy. It’s just as important to connect people and build trust and commitment as it is to connect the dots between ideas and decisions.

Action – Behaviour change and mindset shifts underpin sustainable and impactful action. Knowing the next steps, and which one to take first, is critical.

I bring to my clients more than 25 years of experience working in a variety of private, public and entrepreneurial sectors. With my Harvard-trained brain and a toolkit filled with effective and proven engagement strategies and frameworks, I help my clients navigate a complex world with confidence and resilience.

Thank you for stopping by and I look forward to connecting with you!

I help inspirational changemakers make a difference.

My approach to work and life is based on 3 guiding principles:

Action – Behaviour change and mindset shifts underpin sustainable and impactful action. Knowing the next steps, and which one to take first, is critical.

Lead Conversations that Count

In a world where there are new normals for online and in-person, meetings have transformed – or at least they should have.

For better or worse, meetings are crucial for teams to gather to exchange views, understand problems, figure out ways to overcome obstacles and innovate new solutions. But most meetings suck, and the rise of online connection has simply magnified the problem.

We need to make meetings matter and conversations count. Can you imagine feeling excited about scheduling a team meeting? How about holding meetings that participants can’t wait to attend? This doesn’t have to be a fantasy. Much needs to change, and this book shows you how.

Carolyn helps her clients create clarity from chaos, and to help strengthen relationships and communication so organizations can be more future-proof and resilient. Her services are deployed at three different levels: organization-wide; teams; and individual leaders.

Connect Your Culture

Connected and Adaptable Organizations Package

The environment and culture of the organization sets the leadership tone and strategic priorities for employees. Adaptability is a crucial capability for future-ready organizations. We work with our clients as a sense maker and thought partner, designing and facilitating engaging and empowering processes to support strategic planning, stakeholder consultation, and strengthening the adaptive skills of your organization.

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Level Up Teams

Level Up Teams Package

Managers and leaders play a crucial role in team performance. Having strong relationships with the team leads to greater engagement, productivity and innovation. This package is designed to help managers level up their leadership so they can unleash the full potential of teams to innovate, adapt and drive performance. It offers Future of Work Skill-Building master classes designed to support and uplevel emerging and experienced leaders and their teams.

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Level Up Leaders

Level Up Leaders Package

Leading others well requires an ability to lead yourself first. Effective results and sustainable change depend on the mindset, choices and actions of individuals. This package offers both short-term and longer-term individual coaching programs.

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“If you are serious about changing how your organization develops strategic visions, and/or those dreaded annual planning sessions, Carolyn is the partner you need. She is a highly skilled facilitator and graphic recorder who will have you and your teams thinking – and drawing – outside the box, literally. Carolyn is an expert visual facilitator who can guide your team through new thinking to unlock growth opportunities.”

"Having Carolyn as a coach helped me crystallize the key pillars of my consulting approach. She leads each session with curiosity, creativity, and a genuine interest in supporting her client's success. Carolyn employs a number of interactive tools that allows you to co-create in real time. Taking what seems like disconnected thoughts and turning them into a cohesive model that clearly articulates my value proposition. I'm grateful to have had Carolyn in my corner and highly recommend her if you are looking to make clear, enhance, or take your leadership and practice to the next level."

“As a Vice President of HR, it is important for me to find ways to ensure concepts from training sessions resonate with participants and can be applied in day to day work. Carolyn’s graphic recording talents were an excellent addition to my Mission, Vision and Values session! Not only was she able to visually record key elements of the sessions, but she captured participants' insights in a meaningful and personal way. Her work resulted in a wonderful display and a perfect way to keep the conversation going on a daily basis around the office!”

“I am blown away by Carolyn’s brilliant capacity to synthesize complex forces into a powerful image of both pictures and words. In our work to create a professional transition, we developed clear and concise steps to guide me. Carolyn is bright, energetic, incredibly innovative and always brings new and powerful insights.”

“Carolyn worked with us to orient a new and expanded board and help craft our priorities and values for our next 10 years. Her design and facilitation was so instrumental in helping to set us up for the next stage of our growth. She brought new tools that have helped build the capacity of our team as well. We are confident and excited as we move ahead!"

“As a learning & development professional, I always look for innovative ideas to share content and information. Inspired by Carolyn’s doodles and attending her workshop, I received an opportunity to combine my interest in sketching and love for colors in my daily work. I have already started visual notetaking, be it summarizing traditional slides on a page, doing roadshows for strategic gatherings or taking daily meeting notes. Carolyn is a great person to work with and blessed with a unique talent which she is ready to share with anyone looking for innovation and creativity.”

"Carolyn helped deliver clarity, asked important questions, and has always been a pleasure to work with. What I appreciate most about Carolyn is her ability to adapt to whatever the work is - she is a true collaborator."