Deene Morris

Inspire Leadership LLC

P.O. Box 93, Canton Center, CT 06020 | (860) 214-4934 | deene@deenemorris.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Thursday, Nov 07, 2024

I am an executive leadership and culture coach who partners with clients for meaningful and often transformational change. I specialize in the following: Reinvigorating senior teams and their cultures; Training leadership to model coaching and mentorship to empower potential and agency; Creating feedback-rich cultures and a shared language for transforming conflict to creative solutions; Personality, Communication and Motivational Types workshops; Aligning professional success with personal fulfillment; Mission, vision and values workshop, and fostering EQ & Psychological safety as a practical pathway forward for thriving teams and leadership. I am also certified in two cultural actualization surveys to move positive change forward.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Employee development / retention, Executive coaching, Leadership training and development, Team building

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Arts and Culture, Education (K-12), Environment, Health Care

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Canton School System
    Name: Kevin Case, Superintendent
    Description of services provided: Executive Leadership Coaching, EQ Educator Academy, Senior Team EQ & Personality Type Retreats, Conflict Reconciliation, Board Retreats
    Year services provided: 2015 to 2023
  • Organization: Riverbrook Residence
    Name: Becky Amuso, Executive Director
    Description of services provided: Executive Leadership Coaching, Board Development, All Staff Communication Training, New Leadership Integration
    Year services provided: 2021 and continuing
    Contact Info: | bamuso@riverbrook.org
  • Organization: Columbia Land Conservancy
    Name: Troy Weldy, CEO
    Description of services provided: Executive Leadership Coaching, New Leadership Integration, Senior Team Coaching, Culture Coaching, Full Staff Trainings
    Year services provided: 2018, 2019, 2023 - Forward
    Contact Info: | troy.weldy@columbialand.org
  • Organization: Montshire Museum
    Name: Lara Litchfield-Kimber, Executive Director
    Description of services provided: Executive Leadership Coaching, New Leadership Integration, Senior Team Coaching, Full Team Training
    Year services provided: 2018, 2019, 2023 and forward
    Contact Info: | lara.l.k@montshire.org
  • Organization: Botelle Elementary
    Name: Lauren Valentino, Principal
    Description of services provided: Executive Leadership Coaching, Full Staff Values Workshop & Integration
    Year services provided: 2023-forward
    Contact Info: | valentinol@botelleschool.org
  • Organization: Plainville School System
    Name: Kevin Case, Acting Superintendent
    Description of services provided: Full-Day Conference: EQ & Psychological Safety Master Class
    Year services provided: 2023
  • Organization: Housatonic Valley Regional High School
    Name: Ian Strever, Principal
    Description of services provided: Executive Leadership Coaching, Conflict Reconciliation, Team Charter, Personality Type Workshops
    Year services provided: 2022-2023
    Contact Info: | istrever@hvrhs.org
  • Organization: Geer Senior Living
    Name: Kevin O'Connell, CEO
    Description of services provided: Executive Leadership Coaching, Senior Team & Directors Coaching, Mission/Vision/Values Integration, Personality Type Workshops
    Year services provided: 2016-2018
  • Organization: Yale University
    Name: Malaika Chisholm
    Description of services provided: Full-Day Conference: Understanding Motivational Theory: Are You Using Your Talents?
    Year services provided: 2019
  • Organization: New England Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Counselors (NEACRAO)
    Name: Jen Ruggiero
    Description of services provided: Full Day Conference Workshops: Enabling High-Performing Relationships with Multiple Stakeholders, Increase Performance and Energize! Understanding and Applying Motivational Theory in Your Workplace
    Year services provided: 2018, 2019
  • Organization: McCall Foundation
    Name: Stephanie Korman
    Description of services provided: Full-Day Board and Senior Staff Retreat: Enabling High Performing Teams Relationships
    Year services provided: 2019
  • Organization: Sun Ledge Farm
    Name: John Burt, Founder and President
    Description of services provided: Senior Team Personality Type; Mission/Vision and Values
    Year services provided: 2016
  • Organization: Downtown United Soccer Club
    Name: Kevin McCarthy, Executive Director
    Description of services provided: Full-Day Conference: Enabling High Performing Teams & Relationships
    Year services provided: 2019
  • Organization: Salisbury Central School System
    Name: Dr. Alicia Roy
    Description of services provided: Full-Day Educator Training: Hardiness: How to Bounce Back Under Stress
    Year services provided: 2020
  • Organization: Western CT Coalition
    Name: Allison Fulton
    Description of services provided: Half-Day Training: Hardiness: How to Make Stress Work for You
    Year services provided: 2022
  • Organization: Region 8 School System
    Name: Dr. Patricia Law
    Description of services provided: Board Retreat, Senior Team Leadership Coaching
    Year services provided: 2019


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