Managing Principal

"Marshall: I hope you had a great trip abroad.   Although we would hate to have your business consulting away from our finger tips." -- CEO, telecommunications company  

"I want to thank you for everything and would very much like to stay in touch.  While I was initially sceptical [sic] of the value of our meetings, I have come to value your thoughts and opinions, and have truly enjoyed our discussions.  I have also been impressed with your business experience and knowledge.  If you were ever interested in changing professions, I have no doubt that you could certainly be a very successful President/CEO of any financial institution (please keep me in mind if that does happen)." -- Senior Corporate Counsel, international financial institution

"We appreciate the work you've done to help us.  We're doing much, much better.  Thanks."  -- Professional football Director of Pro Personnel

"You simply have a knack for this kind of work...a track record of accomplishments and results that is stellar." -- President, The Joshua Wayne Companies, Inc 

"[We] were very impressed with you [Dr. Colt].  ...you were by far and away the most professional and the most helpful." -- Managing Partner, Denver, Colorado law firm

"...uncompromising dedication to fairness and ethical behavior." -- President, Corlyx Corporation

"As a result of his keen insight, articulate manner, and extensive experience, [Dr. Colt] made a significant contribution to the success of this program." -- Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development

 

Mary Coussons-Read, Ph.D. Denver office

Mary Coussons-Read, Ph.D. is a recognized scholar in behavioral science and an experienced leader in organizational development and communication.  Her academic background is concentrated in human behavior, stress management, and mind-body relationships.  She has extensive real-world experience in deepening organizational communication, enhancing dynamic leadership, and working with diverse groups to develop and achieve both short and long range goals.  Her training and experience in the behavioral sciences also helps make Mary a great executive and life coach.   Dr. Coussons-Read has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in behavioral and health science and has over 15 years of mentoring experience.  A special focus of her expertise is stress management and effective organizational communication, and she brings a combination of on-the-job experience and scholarly background to her work with CPM. This combination uniquely allows Dr. Coussons-Read to work with individuals and organizations to craft creative and positive strategies to improving performance and communication in the most challenging situations.

"I was at a point in my career where I needed an outside counsel to help me focus on my strengths and eliminate the day-to-day distractions that were holding me back from achieving my personal and professional goals. I reached out to Dr. Mary Coussons-Read to provide me with guidance direction that would help me focus on what I know best – myself. In the few months that I have been working with her, I have a new energy and focus towards my career. She has taught me how to better manage my expectations of others and provided me with tools towards communicating effectively. Prior to beginning sessions with a life coach, I was hesitant to express my business ideas feeling that I was surrounded by co-workers who had, as I perceived, exceptionally strong opinions. Often, when I was not in agreement with them, they argued strongly against me. I felt as if my contribution to the company was not valuable and that I was not looked upon as an integral member of the team. In working with Dr. Mary Coussons-Read, I have been able to assess the situations that cause me to feel this and delve into the root cause of why some of the working relationships I have are met with resistance. I have discovered that the feelings that I had about not being valuable to the group where the result of me feeling personally attacked. I took a big step forward when Dr. Mary Coussons-Read helped me discover that taking constructive comments (albeit sometimes irrelevant) personally was erroneous. She showed me that some of the combative dialogue was the result of people reacting to me in the only way that they know how to behave with no regard for how it is being perceived by others. In essence, the comments were not personal attacks towards me and would likely have been said to in my position.  In our sessions Dr. Mary Coussons-Read, has worked with me to develop strategies enabling me to speak my mind more effectively, indirectly. Recently, our firm has modified our business development plans to attract more business as a result of my suggestions and ideas without my co-workers viewing me a threat. In this instance, I used a less direct approach that allowed my co-workers to develop ideas on their own. By allowing them to take ownership these ideas, I was empowered to take control of my thoughts and ideas and turn them into reality. Through our sessions, I have developed better communication skills that have been helpful in expressing my thoughts and ideas to my co-workers who are not typically open to new ideas for our growing business. I would highly recommend Dr. Mary Coussons-Read to any individual or group of professionals that are looking to find the right formula that will lead towards a more effective management style.” - COO, Denver Investment Company

“Mary brings a strong combination of professionalism and compassion to her coaching and mentoring work that helps clients find meaningful paths to change. Her sense of humor and ability to help clients and groups reframe problems are powerful tools. I highly recommend her as a mentor and coach.”-  Professor of Communication, University of Colorado

“Mary offers a professional and compassionate approach to coaching. Rather than only affirming positive steps taken, Mary also identifies areas for improvement and encourages action plans to achieve goals. Her approach is to validate and provide support in areas where improvements are made, and to provide constructive advice on achieving other important goals. Her insights are important and relevant. Her messages are clear. Her delivery is warm and constructive. Her goals are identified and realized. I am very grateful for the opportunity to work with Dr. Coussons-Read. Her coaching and mentoring is nothing short of exceptional.” - Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

“Mary has a strong coaching style-engaging and respectful-while moving things forward toward a productive conclusion. This all combines to bring an engaged joyful presence that is truly one of the strongest relationships I hold.” - Assistant Professor of Education and Counseling Psychologist

“Having had the privilege of working with Dr. Coussons-Read recently, I can personally attest to her excellence in providing lucid, intelligent, and clearly applicable life coaching skills. As a part-time pharmacist and mother of two young children, with a husband who works a chronically erratic schedule, organization is a continual struggle. Dr. Coussons-Read helped me isolate a core and manageable list of key elements to focus on. The resulting springboard into a significantly clearer organizational plan has been invaluable. Dr. Coussons-Read has substantial experience and academic background in human behavior, stress management, relationships, communication, and strategic planning. I have every confidence that she could help anyone find a systematic way out of chaos into that frequently elusive world of organization and peace of mind.” - Pharmacist

"Jason approaches his work with great passion and energy. He would be an asset to any organization." -- Walt Jocketty, General Manager of the St Louis Cardinals

"In my years working with the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays I came across many Sport Psychologists. I found some of them to be quite successful; however, some of them just out-and-out failed as they didn’t understand professional sports and the professional athlete. I have been fortunate to run across a Sport Psychology Consultant named Jason Selk, I truly respect his education, training and experience in sport psychology, more importantly he is very effectual with the professional athlete since he truly knows and understands them and the profession." -- "Sudden" Sam McDowell, Former pitching standout for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Former Sport Psychology Consultant for MLB

"Jason forces me to push myself, whether I am playing great or struggling, he is always there asking me what I can do to make myself better. This has really helped me with my career." -- Current player for the St Louis Cardinals

"It is very important for me to feel calm, confident and aggressive all at the same time when I’m out there so that I can approach the game in a way that puts me in the best position to be successful. Developing Mental Toughness helps me do just that." -- Current player for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

"At this level consistency is a real key. Jason helped me learn to focus on the things that I have control of and that really helps me to be more of the dominant player I want to be." -- Current player for the Milwaukee Brewers

"Enhanced Performance, Inc. has spent a tremendous amount of time and energy developing effective mental training programs and coaches’ workshops. They are truly committed to helping individuals and teams to perform at their very best, when it really counts." -- Peter Vidmar, Olympic Gold Medalist and Internationally acclaimed lecturer and author

"Developing Mental Toughness is, hands-down, the best mental training program out there. I have worked with the top Sport Psychologists in the country and, without a doubt, EPI taught me more about controlling my success than anyone or anything else." -- Tim Evans, former player for the Houston Astros and CEO, Diamond Dreams Baseball and Softball Academy

"Jason provided me with the personal skills to reach my potential as an athlete and more importantly as a human being. My ability to develop mental toughness has taken me further in life than I believed possible." -- Andy Hillin, former Texas Tech Golf Team Member and CEO, Jacob Development Group

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