Kris Girrell

Author and Speaker on Cultural and Emotional Intelligence

Kris Girrell is an author and speaker on cultural and emotional intelligence with more than 35 years of experience in leadership development, executive coaching and organizational consulting. He was principal and owner of Innerworks Consulting for a decade and previously served as senior partner at Camden Consulting Group, senior consultant at Linkage Inc. and senior vice president at DBM Consulting Group. He is also co-founder and board member of Operation E.L.F., a charity supporting children living in homeless shelters.

Experience

Author and Speaker on Cultural and Emotional Intelligence at Self-employed

Jan 2022 — Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

Writes books and mentors consulting colleagues on cultural and emotional intelligence.

Co-Founder and Board Member at Operation E.L.F.

Dec 2000 — Present · 25 yrs 10 mos

Co-founded a non-profit gift-giving charity supporting over 1,200 children in homeless shelters.

Principal/Owner at Innerworks Consulting

Jan 2012 to Jan 2022 · 10 yrs

Provided executive leadership coaching, behavioral assessment and organizational change consulting.

Senior Partner at Camden Consulting Group

Jun 1999 to Dec 2011 · 12 yrs 6 mos

Delivered competency-based coaching, leadership development and change management programs.

Senior Consultant at Linkage Inc.

Jan 1996 to Jan 1999 · 3 yrs

Designed and delivered a competency-based coaching program for Wall Street sell-side analysts.

Senior Vice President at DBM Consulting Group

Sep 1986 to Jun 1996 · 9 yrs 9 mos

Led consulting projects and certified 400+ consultants on competency-based leadership development tools.

Events & webinars (2)

Maintaining Mental Health in Crisis

Panel: Rising Tides - Filling the education gap in L10n through mentorship and coaching

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