What clients have to say about our founding partner, Liz Cornish: |
An active Executive Coach with our company, Liz combines deep knowledge with purpose and caring. Her integrity, commitment to individual & collective success, and collaborative spirit make her a valuable asset to our leadership team.
Steve Smith, Leadership & Employee Development Specialist
Lamont Gilbert, Leadership & Employee Development Manager
California State Automobile Association
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Liz was an engaging speaker at our Women in Leadership session at the Region of Peel. She understands leadership in the public sector and she really connected with our audience. People appreciated her insightful observations about women in leadership and her fun stories.
Laura Nashman
Commissioner of People, Information & Technology
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Liz' appearance at our Women Leading Kentucky Roundtable attracted the largest crowd this year! She was a terrific story-teller and made a great connection with the professional women and leaders in our audience. They loved her!
Janet Holloway
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Women Leading Kentucky
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For years, Liz has guided the start-up teamwork with our new residents. Her insights, humor and thoughtful inquiry are powerful contributions to a very successful program.
Ritch Addison, PhD
Behavioral Science Coordinator
Family Practice Residency Program
Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa |
My advice for your first hundred days? Put Liz's number on speed dial.
Alayne Fardella
Seattle Times |
Once again you have managed to dazzle the group.
Director
Leadership Academy |
Liz is a great listener. Her ability to show us 'the other side' helped our firm negotiate some difficult staff issues and develop a progressive plan to move forward.
Senior Partner
Accounting Firm |
Liz is an inspiring teacher.Her enthusiasm is contagious.
Executive Program Student |
I have heard nothing but raves about how fun and rewarding it was to work with you... and they were a tough group!
Apparel Executive |
What clients have to say about Liz Cornish's new book, Hit the Ground Running : |
| As women arise to take their rightful place alongside men in the world of business, they will find Hit the Ground Running a valuable resource and inspiration.
Ken Blanchard
Co-author of The One Minute Manager and The Secret |
| Hit the Ground Running is loaded with excellent examples, sage advice and a "can do" spirit. We need more women in the political pipeline and Hit the Ground Running is a great resource for rising stars.
Mary Wiberg
Executive Director,
State of California Commission on the Status of Women |
| Hit the Ground Running is a fantastic resource for new leaders - and coaches who want to help new leaders!
Marshall Goldsmith
Author of The Leader of the Future (a Business Week best-seller) and Coach to more than 70 major CEOs
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| For nearly 30 years, I have worked all over the world to empower women. From Bangledesh to Boston, from Calcutta to Cancun, from Nairobi to New York, I have seen that when women succeed, flourish and find their rightful role in any society, everyone benefits and things really work. This book is timely, effective and groundbreaking. There could be nothing more crucial to the 21 st century than the success and empowerment of women. Liz is an experienced coach, consultant and leader who know what she's talking about and has written with clarity and accessibility about how to effectively succeed. I highly recommend this fabulous, practical and truly timely book.
Lynne Twist
Global Activist and Author of The Soul of Money |
| What an incredible resource! HR Directors should stock [Hit the Ground Running] for all their newly promoted managers.
Lyle Hanna
President, Hanna Resource Group
Chair, Habitat For Humanity Global Leadership Council
Foundation Board Member, Society for Human Resource Management |
I am going to buy Liz's book for all of my management team.
Debra Delaney
President and CEO of CCI |
Hit the Ground Running is an excellent resource for helping women in our profession both
realize their potential and break through real or perceived barriers. The
timing is great - law enforcement needs more women leaders.
Sheriff Bill Cogbill
Sonoma County, California |
| One of the many rewards of long-time civic leadership is my exposure to bright, upwardly mobile young leaders. Regardless of industry or gender, they now have a practical, easy-to-use tool - Hit the Ground Running: the Woman Leader's Guide to Maximizing Success in the First 100 Days
Sharon Wright
3-term mayor of Santa Rosa, CA |
| If you're taking a new leadership position, read and use Hit the Ground Running. It is filled with ideas, tools, and practical advice that until now could only be gained from years of life and work experience. Liz Cornish has observed and asked all the right questions of many, many effective leaders – both men and women – and developed a resource crammed with their good ideas and best advice.
Margot Fraser,
Founder, Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc. |
The advice on tough conversations alone was worth a bundle. If you are tackling a new project or receiving a promotion, do yourself a favor – buy this book.
Dolly Evans
President
Small Business Services/ProLease by SBS, Inc.
112 Krog Street, Suite 17
Atlanta, Georgia 30307 |
I loved the examples, the insights and the real-life situations. It's truly a working guide to use again and again. Liz really "gets" the challenges of leadership in the public sector.
Linda Reed
Administrative Services Officer
City of Santa Rosa Utilities Department |
I couldn't put this book down – Liz Cornish's ideas
make so much sense. Any woman looking for eye-opening
insights should read Hit the Ground Running right away.
Marybeth Bond
Award-winning author of Gutsy Women |