WE EXIST TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD

Who Is CLG?

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We're Partners

We partner with leadership pioneers who want to push the boundaries of what is possible in leadership and life.

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We’re Transformers

We transform cultures by supporting leaders in exploring their edges of genius, responsibility, playfulness and innovation, allowing for new heights of success and satisfaction.

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We’re Visionaries

We envision a sustainable, win-for-all world where curiosity, candor, feelings, integrity and appreciation are the norm in business and in relationships.

What Makes Us Different

Leadership

Founded by Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman, The Conscious Leadership Group (CLG) brings to the world a radically new conversation about leadership, consciousness, self-awareness and commitment through coaching, consulting, forums, tools, and speaking. CLG’s leadership model is based on Jim and Diana’s decades of experience and practice coaching, consulting, facilitating and speaking to CEOs, executive teams, leaders, YPO forums and organizations.
Jim Dethmer
Founding Member

Jim has been coaching leaders and supporting individuals, groups, and organizations to optimize their effectiveness. Potent and practical, he see issues clearly and communicates next steps crisply. Jim works with Fortune 200 CEOs across all industries, and co-authored the book—High Performing Investment Teams—to support his work with leading asset management organizations around the world.

Diana Chapman
Founding Member

Diana has been a trusted advisor to over 700 organizational leaders and many of their teams. Clients from Genentech to Yahoo! value her clarity, compassion, ferocity and playfulness. A well-respected facilitator for the Young Presidents Organization, Diana works with forums and chapters worldwide. She invites leaders to the edge while igniting the courage to leap into the unknown, the space where a bigger game of life awaits.

“Jim Dethmer is a master teacher of the hardest subject of them all: leadership. His no-nonsense feedback is direct, constructive, never judgmental and loaded with compassion. His teachings have transformed our workplace and our lives.”
Mellody Hobson
President, Ariel Investments
Board of Directors of the Starbucks Corporation, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Chairwoman DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. and Groupon.
“Through my collaboration with Diana, I have developed unique and powerful insights into my potential as a leader, father, husband and friend. By challenging my traditional orientation to life, Diana has opened for me the opportunity to shift into a bigger, richer consciousness. She both dares and encourages me to engage the world from a higher plane of courage and compassion. I recommend her services with unqualified enthusiasm.”
John Skjervem
Chief Investment Officer at Oregon State Treasury
“Jim Dethmer has invited our executive team to bring more authenticity to each other and the organization. As a result, we are communicating and interacting differently and more fully. Through increased self awareness, we have improved group participation and we are making better decisions for the System.”
Mike Riordan
President and CEO, Greenville Health System
“Learning the skills in The 15 Commitments to Conscious Leadership has been one of the most important experiences of my life. It dramatically changed me as both a person and a leader. At Asana, we believe that Conscious Leadership training is so important we give every single employee the opportunity to go through a 2-day Conscious Leadership training, and many report profound changes to how they work. Because of Conscious Leadership, our communication is clearer and more authentic, and Asana as a company is, I believe, more effective in succeeding in its mission. I can nearly guarantee that reading this book will make you a more effective leader.”
Justin Rosenstein
Co-Founder of Asana
“Jim Dethmer has facilitated our company’s awakening consciousness around what we should be doing, what we want to do and how we can achieve our goals. His work with our team has challenged us in ways previously unimagined, fine tuning our communication, improving our performance, focusing our actions and advancing our culture. The positive impacts are too many to list here and yet, I feel we are just getting started.”
Mark Kaufman
President/CEO, Athletico Physical Therapy, MS, PT, ATC
"Diana is one of the most intuitive insightful coaches I have met. Because of her advice and guidance, I am living a happier, more purposive and more giving life. For those that really want to take their life to a new level, to really feel and give all that they can, she is a leader. By purposefully guiding one to the truth and a deeper self awareness and by helping one see all those fears that were too scary to face, she opens up a world for the client that has infinite happiness, purpose and love. I recommend her highly.”
James Sabry
Senior Vice President, Genentech
“Jim Dethmer is a compelling and charismatic speaker. His personal passion for the principles of conscious leadership is infectious and our leaders are always hungry for more time with Jim.”
Mike Riordan
CEO, Greenville Health System
"Jim's engaging and entertaining speaking style drew the audience in. The reviews were awesome and we cant wait to have him come speak to our group again.”
David Forstein
Past President of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Meet The Team

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Jeff Radtke

“Jeff L. Radtke specializes in supporting Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 high-potential executives in being conscious leaders and bringing conscious leadership to their teams and companies. As a Conscious Leadership Group facilitator and consultant, Jeff partners with senior leaders in clarifying and articulating their vision for their organization, and translating that vision into tangibly potent results. He is especially passionate about what it takes to create and sustain results-producing-playful cultures, top-notch collaborative teams, and a steady stream of powerfully conscious leadership succession. With over 25 years experience as an executive, Jeff advises financial services, pharmaceuticals & medical products, medical manufacturing, major utilities, banking, hospital, insurance, and engineering industry owners, CEOs, executives and high-potentials, rapidly growing not-for-profit founders, and business start-up partners.”

Daphne Scott

“Dr. Daphne Scott is a certified executive leadership coach with the Conscious Leadership Group. She is also the Director of Leadership Development and Clinical Outcomes at Athletico Physical Therapy in Chicago. She earned her Doctorate of Science in Physical Therapy in 2006 and is also a published author. With over 18 years in active leadership and a background in clinical science, Daphne specializes in working within the complexities of large groups with an emphasis in healthcare. She is currently completing a Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her creative endeavors include her weekly podcast, The Super Fantastic Leadership Show, performing comedy and spending time with her partner of thirteen years.”

Grace Clayton

“Grace Clayton is a genius at facilitating group dynamics with CLG clients. She supports healthy, clear communication, builds trust in groups and makes ‘sweaty conversations’ fun and easy. Teams working with Grace acquire a deep sense of real connection which fosters true creative collaboration. She is direct and challenging while also being playful and loving. For the past two decades, Grace has supported radical transformation in the lives of thousands of people. She is a pioneer who has mapped the territory of conscious leadership and passionately leads others to give their greatest gifts in the most satisfying way that serves the world.”

Simon D’Arcy

“Simon D’Arcy helps business leaders design and create conscious and high-performing company cultures that enable greater purpose and better results. As a Conscious Leadership Group coach, he helps executives to reveal their blind spots, discover their genius and lead from their biggest and brightest self. Simon is an expert in designing group experiences for teams, companies and communities that invite deeper authenticity and connection. Throughout his nearly two-decade career, Simon has consulted with hundreds of senior leaders from companies such as Yahoo!, Tumblr, Edison, ConocoPhillips, Farm Credit Canada and Genentech. He is the founder of Next Level Culture and author of the upcoming book: “Culture by Design: How a New Culture Code Can Transform Your Organization.”

Karen Radtke

“Karen Radtke is an executive coach, forum facilitator and consultant with the Conscious Leadership Group. Karen is a dynamic, inventive senior-level leader with over 20 years of proven ability to be a catalyst for transformation. She has experience in heading an HR and OD function, working for several global consultancies, and has been the lead consultant on mergers, acquisition and other large scale organization culture change initiatives. Karen is particularly skilled in conducting organizational diagnostics; leading cultural integrations, branding & change initiatives; developing, coaching & advising senior leaders; designing employee engagement & leadership development processes, and implementing innovation & growth strategies. Karen holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The University of St. Thomas in Minnesota and a master’s degree in organization development from Loyola University Chicago. She has completed certifications in the enneagram system and in executive coaching.”

Matt Chapman

“Matt coaches, trains, and develops senior level executives of Fortune 1000 companies in the United States, Europe, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and India. Some of Matt’s clients include NBC, T-Systems, Genentech, IGN, Aon among others. Matt's 20 years of executive leadership development offers our Conscious Leadership Group clients up to date and effective executive leadership and team coaching. Matt's specialty is in optimizing performance by focusing on the realities around personality types and strengths to create action-oriented developmental plans and enhanced communication skills. Matt obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Finance from Ball State University, then received his Masters in Executive Development at The University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Matt participated in the GlaxoSmithKline Executive Leadership Development and Management Training Masters Program and he is a graduate of the Hendricks Institute Leadership Program with an emphasis in Corporate Executive Coaching.”

Deb Katz

"Deb Katz brings to the Conscious Leadership Group an expertise in healthcare transformation for both patient and provider, as well as twenty years ushering in new leadership models. She guides individuals, leaders and teams to bridge the gap between conceptual knowledge and actual implementation of conscious leadership principles. Known for her laser focus, challenging and supportive delivery, Deb catalyses opportunities for sustainable personal and organizational culture reform that leads to greater fulfillment, collaboration, innovation and influence. In addition to healthcare transformation, Deb has training in collective behavior, complementary care, Enneagram personality styles, somatic psychology and is a Registered Nurse.”

Debbie Burditt

"Deborah J. Burditt is the CLG coach who brings expertise with the Enneagram into our circle. We believe the Enneagram to be one of the most powerful systems for personal growth and transformation available. As a certified Enneagram teacher with the Palmer/Daniels Enneagram Professional Training Program, Debbie has over a decade of experience as a leading expert in helping people discover their "type" and in teaching the Enneagram to business executives and in spiritual communities. Debbie has studied with the foremost Enneagram experts in the world, received her BA in Art History, summa cum laude, from University of Illinois at Chicago and her JD from Northwestern University School of Law.”

Tim Peek

“Tim Peek is the CLG coach who helps clients harness disruption and transition into powerful allies. Whether transition is personal or professional, Tim helps people and organizations unleash the creativity and connection that is available in change. Tim spent more than two decades in the trenches of the media industry as an executive who helped the industry shift to new technologies. During this time, he earned four Emmy awards and a deep respect for the power of heart, technology and spirit to transform business. Tim advises leaders and their teams on ways they can use disruption, consciousness, strategy and even love to create their desired future.”

Sue Heilbronner

“Sue Heilbronner brings to CLG her broad business leadership background having led a number of entrepreneurial tech companies. With highly developed skills in group facilitation, Sue blends her skills in leadership and personal evaluation and evolution, making her uniquely effective in facilitating the adoption of conscious leadership principles by willing business teams. Sue has seen proof of the game-changing business impact of the CLG “operating system" on real people in real companies, and she loves the opportunity to deliver this breakthrough body of work to forward-leaning firms.”