Exploring What’s Possible in your Next Step or Next Chapter
Bridging Your Past and Your Future Possibilities
With over 20 years of senior leadership experience and a background in organizational and human learning, I bring lived experience to my coaching practice.
It’s important to me to understand the path you’ve walked.
I offer coaching engagements to leaders at all levels and founders who are navigating growth and possibilities.
We start with exploring and creating clarity for what’s next for you, informed by your values and strengths.
We uncover what’s possible, personally and professionally for your continued growth.
I offer a few slots for exploratory conversations each quarter for leaders who are reflecting on their next chapter.
Let’s start a conversation to see what’s possible.
Lead with Intention. Thrive with Purpose.
Where clarity leads to purpose and purpose leads to impact.
Kathleen Wisemandle, MSLOC, ELOC
Leadership Coach, Scientist, Organizational Psychologist, Former Senior Life Sciences Leader
After a meaningful 30-year career in drug development, I’ve navigated my own next chapter—combining leadership experience with organizational psychology and insights into how people learn and adapt to help leaders and founders explore what’s possible, both personally and professionally.
I work with leaders at all levels and founders navigating growing businesses, creating space to reflect, clarify, and align their next steps with their values and purpose.
Through a process grounded in evidence, real-world experience, and thoughtful discovery, we uncover your unique strengths, perspectives, and opportunities—helping you make meaning of your path and move forward with intention.
Whether you’re stepping into expanded leadership, shaping the next chapter of your career, or exploring what’s possible for your life and work, the focus is on you—your goals, your values, and your vision for what comes next.
Together, we create self-awareness for you to move forward with clarity, purpose, and integrity—creating impact that is meaningful, sustainable, and aligned with who you are. 🌿
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Can Stillness & Achievement Co-Exist
In a Western society, how have we been wired against stillness and reflection The Importance of Both As I was listening to the audiobook, Fierce Self-compassion by Dr. Kristin Neff, I couldn’t help but see the connection to self-compassion, career transition and find our true purpose. Dr. Neff is a long-time researcher and author on the…
The Root: Volume 4, Issue 6: Living in a World of Possibility
Volume 4, Issue 6, Fall 2025 Welcome to Volume 4, Issue 6 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. This fall has been busy. I am pursuing studies…
The Root, Volume 4, Issue 5: Why Mattering Matters
This blog summarizes the book The Powering of Mattering by Zach Mercurio and explains why this is so essential to build a leadership pratice of showing others matter to you