Brenda’s leadership career has spanned over 35 years and includes serving as the Chief Nursing Officer of a large teaching hospital, Director of Nursing for a hospital being constructed from the ground up, and most recently Executive Vice President of Consulting with responsibilities for sales and executive coaching. She is an R.N. with a bachelor’s in nursing and a master’s in Human Relations and Business.
Specific Passions Include:
- Making development a fun and engaging activity
- Inserting creativity in work and relaxation
- Helping others remove barriers, gain clarity, and identify a path to what is next
- Understanding business operations so leadership potential can be maximized
- Asking questions, keen listening, and translating back to clients
- Identifying success metrics of the client’s work
- Teaching and utilizing consultative sales expertise, regardless of role–we all sell
- Family
- Writing and beading
Experience brought to Coaching and Consulting:
- Success in progressive leadership/executive roles
- Coaching in many industries-healthcare, retail, construction, manufacturing, aerospace, insurance, real estate, non-profit, and more
- The ability to leverage business acumen and verbal/written interpretation
- Served as faculty at The University of Texas at Arlington
- Associate Board member at Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business, mentoring Executive MBA graduate students
- Coaching certification through Hudson Institute of Coaching
- Professional Certified Coach-PCC through International Coach Federation
- Certifications in Birkman Method, Hogan Personality Inventory,
Compass 360, Lumina Spark, Lumina Sales, ThinkWise 360 assessment and other tools - 25 years in operations
- 19 years as sales executive
What others have to say:
Working with Brenda Routt as my executive coach has been an invaluable process. She was a pleasure to work with as a coach. Her professionalism, solid advice, and mentoring helped me immensely along my leadership development path. Brenda handles issues with wit, wisdom, and admirable aplomb. I enjoyed our time together and recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone looking to polish and enhance their leadership skills. – COO non-profit organ donor program
Over the past 15 years working with Brenda, I find her thoughtful and passionate approach to coaching to be appropriately balanced to the reality of each situation and the dynamic of organizational behavior that impacts others. Brenda implements formality to the coaching effort while maintaining flexibility in her approach to the individual relative to their actual work environment and associated demands of their assignment. Brenda always brings her approach back to good process to ensure that the individual or team’s professional performance is enhanced for the long term and has sustainability. – Senior Vice President, General Manager Construction
I’ve worked with Brenda for over three years. She has been a tremendous resource and influence to me while making a major transition in my career. I admire her for her passion in what she does, her charisma, her enthusiasm, and her intuition in others. Time after time she has shown me different perspectives on how to approach new problems and situations I have encountered. If she doesn’t know the answer, she knows where to get it.
– Masters prepared Mechanical Engineer changing roles and industries
Brenda was able to identify our needs immediately and make timely and extremely educated, helpful suggestions for addressing. She was quick to respond to my questions, have workable solutions to our problems, and exhibited patience. I valued most the realistic way she assessed our situation and the solutions she provided. I would work with Brenda again. – CEO, Hospitality Industry
Developing strong leaders is a critical strategy that requires the best resources available. Brenda Routt brings a depth of knowledge, experience and excellent communication skills that can help any organization grow leaders. She is practical and thorough as she guides the growth of those leaders. – EVP People
