Kathleen A. Taddie, M.A.

Kathleen A. Taddie, M.A., is a leadership development coach with the David Freeman Consulting Group. For over twenty-five years, she has driven revenue with individual lawyers, in practice and industry groups, and for legal and corporate leaders in the following areas:

Leadership Development, Coaching, and Mentoring - Develop practice groups, coach leaders, stimulate cross-selling, enhance team-building, improve communication, drive implementation, and design and implement group and firm-level plans

Business Development Training and Coaching - With particular focus on cross-selling, interoffice marketing, lateral integration, and women’s rainmaking

Client Service Programs - Develop and employ the tools that drive service excellence, e.g.:Client visits, client interviews, feedback surveys, assessments, market research/analysis

Quality and Process Improvement - Develop realistic and effective systems that support and enhance revenue-generating activities

Revenue-Focused Strategic Planning and Retreats - Design and deliver goal-focused retreats with outcomes such as:

• Enhancing client service
• Developing new industry groups
• Building actionable strategic and marketing plans
• SWOT analysis and brand development

Kathleen has trained, coached, mentored, and developed strategy with hundreds of lawyers and thousands of sales and marketing professionals world-wide over her career. She has a diverse background that blends high performance techniques acquired in corporate America with a deep and varied understanding of legal marketing. Her experiences include:

• For twelve years, held positions of Director of Practice Administration, Director of Client Services and Business Development, and Director of Quality for an AMLAW 200 firm
• Designed, directed, and implemented an “Institute for Excellence” for a former governor of Arizona
• Director of Corporate Education for Sales and Marketing World-wide for one of the largest privately held companies in the U.S.
• Director of Quality Improvement for award winning company that received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
• Best Practices Awards for motivating and retaining employees and for exceeding customer satisfaction “Best Places to Work”
• Better Business Bureau - “Business Ethics Awards”

Organizations Served:

Arizona Quality Alliance, Member, Examiner, Technical Integrity Council, Conference Planning Committee, Treasurer, Board of Directors, Member and Officer (1993-present)Legal Marketing Association (1998-present)

Community Health Charities of Arizona, President (2006), Board of Directors (2004- present),

Women's Metropolitan Arts Council (“WOMAC”) of the Phoenix Art Museum, Founding Board Member and Vice-President-, 2004-present;

Publications:

Recently interviewed and quoted in the book: Comfortable Chaos, by Carolyn Harvey and Beth Herrild.

Testimonial:

"Kathleen is a great coach! She was able to help me tap into my existing network and develop more mutually rewarding business relationships. Kathleen provided guidance on the big picture, but, more importantly, was able to help me identify the specific, individual steps to take to make the big picture a reality. Thanks to Kathleen, business development is much more natural part of my every day."

Jennifer K., Partner in Chicago

"Kathleen’s coaching has helped me transform my approach to business development. She helped me refine my overall strategy and coached me to develop the habits necessary to implement it in a focused and efficient manner. She provides creative, yet practical suggestions for making the most out of marketing opportunities. The result is that I now truly get more bang for my marketing buck. Kathleen’s enthusiasm is infectious, and I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to take their business development to the next level."

Mark G., Partner in Sacramento

"Kathleen is a different kind of consultant. Instead of talking to hear her own voice, she tailors her marketing assistance to fit the profession and the professional. She helped me reflect on the reputation I want to have, and coached me to successfully use the networks to which I already had access. More impressive, she offered solid strategies for moving into new spheres with courage and confidence. Holding myself out as an attorney attuned to the common and unique needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients flowed naturally from our work together. Many thanks for leading me to greater success as a happier attorney!"

Miriam F., General Civil Practice Attorney in Albuquerque

You can contact Kathleen @ (602) 920 - 4573 or ktaddie@cox.net