Ina Coleman

Brainstormer, Business adviser, Change agent, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Parent

Ina Coleman is an independent expert in Organizational Development. She analyzes organizations environments and recommends changes to improve inclusion and diversity, employee morale and efficiency. Ms. Coleman’s work includes data gathering, assessment, diagnosis, feedback, planning, intervention, evaluation and follow-up. She is known for her organizational skills, people skills, direction-setting skills, and process skills. Ms. Coleman has significant experience communicating a compelling business case for fostering diverse and inclusive workforces. She assesses, recommends, creates and implements the tools necessary to change mindsets surrounding the purpose of inclusivity and diversity throughout workforces. Working with Stanford University, she created and influenced actions that led to a 35% increase in the racial diversity of student staff applications for one of the alumni association’s most popular programs. She understands and uses relationships to drive effective collaboration among stakeholders. Able to influence without direct authority, she positions strategic objectives and drives results through shared accountability among staff and senior leaders. She is comfortable and confident in dealing with ambiguity while leading through change. Ms. Coleman has extensive experience in organizational strategic planning. As managing director of the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), the leading global non-profit whose work advances the social, economic and political equality of women, she analyzed and accelerated strategies for growth making use of the organization’s strengths to exploit opportunities. She successfully implemented initiatives to expand the online publishing area by influencing colleagues with her knowledge, influencing connections throughout the organization and by her ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization. As Strategic Planning board chair for Big Sunday, a national non-profit that connects communities through helping, Ms. Coleman works with the CEO to deploy the strategic plan across the organization. In this role, she keeps the organization focused on strategy execution while engaging in the continuous process of strategy development. Known for her honesty and discretion, Ms. Coleman challenges thinking to discuss sensitive issues to ensure these concerns do not serve as an obstacle to agreement and action. She helps teams remain disciplined and focused throughout the strategic decisions process, a crucial element to making progress in areas that can be a source of strong emotion. Ms. Coleman is a frequent speaker at conferences and universities on the topic of leadership and inspiring lasting cultural change in workplaces. A graduate of Stanford University, Harvard Business School and the inaugural HBS Executive Education’s Women on Boards, Ms. Coleman resides in Los Angeles. She enjoys reading non-fiction and researching how millennial minds work.

Moral Courage - Doing The Right Thing In The Face Of Your Fears.

Diversity is a Given. Inclusion is a Choice.

Gender Equity, Inclusion and Diversity, Leadership, Organizational Change, Strategic Planning

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