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Have your ever wondered what's happening at work when barriers
seem to be getting in the way? Global Leadership Expert, Dr.
Karen Otazo will help you to overcome obstacles and roadblocks.
With her frank, no-holds-barred – and sometimes controversial –
approach Dr. Otazo can help eliminate organizational dilemmas –
in most cultures or countries – with profound wisdom and simple
ways to take action.
Karen knows what senior-level managers
need to do to prepare themselves for the executive suite (and what
business styles and skills may hold them back), and how to artfully and
diplomatically bring their careers to the level where they each want to
be. Global Leadership Expert, Dr. Otazo, gives executives the tools they
require to help them navigate business politics and global business
cultures.
Dr. Karen Otazo, Managing Director of Global Leadership Network,
Inc. is a global executive coach and thinking partner for
multinational companies worldwide. With more than twenty-five
years of experience working with clients in the United States,
China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Europe,
and Singapore, Otazo is uniquely equipped to work with
executives in global corporations, national subsidiaries, joint
ventures, and strategic alliances. Her blue-chip client
list includes BoozAllen Hamilton, Chase Bank, Colgate-Palmolive,
Credit Suisse First Boston, The Economist Group, GeneralElectric,
Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Marks & Spencer, Motorola,
Pepsico, Time International, and Vodafone. She earned a
doctorate in Human Resources Development from the University of
Northern Colorado, and holds masters and bachelors degrees in
linguistics from City University of New York. Otazo is fluent in
English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, and some Mandarin Chinese.
Dr. Otazo is also the known author of the "Truth About Managing
your Career...and Nothing But The Truth" and "The Truth About
Being A Leader...And Nothing But The Truth" along with
numerous articles. She has also done countless interviews and
keynote speaking engagements worldwide with a committed
involvement in Vital Voices Global Partnership.
Dr. Otazo
Hofmeister is currently committed to taking an active role in
non-profit, NGO, organizations. Her local focus is on empowering
immigrant women in Texas to start their own businesses. For
Houston-based, 100 year-old, Neighborhood Centers, Karen is
working on an online publication in Spanish as well as their
capital campaign. She is on the boards of Vital Voices Global
Partnership and Best Partners and the advisory board of the
Tahirih Justice Center. As a member of WCD, Women Corporate
Directors, she attended their “Boot Camp.” She is a fellow of
SOL, Society for Organizational Learning, at MIT.
Karen has been honored to work with Vital Voices Global
Partnership: In 2007 she worked with dynamic Russian women
leaders, presented at the Americas Summit in Miami and went to
Panama with a delegation to discuss leadership for women and the
establishment of a Vital Voices Chapter.
Karen and her husband, Shell Oil President John Hofmeister, have
established a not-for-profit, nation-wide membership
association, Citizens for Affordable Energy. This new public
policy advocacy firm exists to promote sound U.S. energy
security solutions for the nation, including a wide range of
affordable energy supply sources, essential infrastructure,
sustainable environmental policy, and public education on energy
issues. Karen serves on the organization’s Board of Directors.”
“There
are
many smart
professionals and managers who aim
for the top.
My
role
is
to maximize each individual’s
career whether they are
in the early stages or
toward
the end looking
for ways to
continue to have
a focused purpose.”
–
Dr. Karen Otazo
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"I’ve worked with Dr. Otazo for many years and she has always been a
wise counsel with an uncanny ability to get to the heart of any issue,
and her proposed solutions invariably work”
- Milton Steele, Vice President and
Group Manager,
FMC Corporation
“A cutting-edge pioneer in the field
of business coaching, Dr. Otazo knows-and speaks-the truth about how to
get and keep the job you want. “
-Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author Nice
Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office and Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich
“I feel lucky that Dr. Otazo has
coached me through many a career challenge”
- Julia Rowntree, author of Balancing
Act;
Art and the Business of Survival
“Her style is clear, concise, and
immediately accessible. She speaks to the mind and emotions
simultaneously and galvanizes action”
- James Flaherty, Executive Coach,
author of
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others
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