Karen G. Ridout, Partner
Karen Ridout has been training practitioners in Dialogue Education since 1997.
As a consultant and coach in the Research Triangle Park area of
North Carolina, she has developed numerous seminars, workshops,
client training sessions and strategic planning sessions using
a Dialogue Education approach. She also incorporates Dialogue
Education in her coaching and facilitation work.
Karen specializes in helping people build on
their strengths to maximize their productivity. She has worked
with both individuals and organizations working in: hospitals,
restaurants, professional groups of attorneys, physicians and
architects, public relations firms, media, government agencies,
churches, and voluntary organizations. She is particularly
interested in applying Dialogue Education in the business sector,
especially in the areas of organizational and management
development and human relations.
In addition to being a Certified Teacher with
Global Learning Partners, Karen's is also certified as a trainer
and/or administrator in:
- the Myers Briggs Type Indicator
- the Communication Wheel,
- BarOn EQi (emotional intelligence assessment),
- Element FIRO B (behavior assessment),
- ABLE (360 assessment),
- OAQ (Organizational Assessment Questionnaire).
Karen is also adjunct professor at Lesley University
in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A graduate of the University of Nebraska and Coach U, Karen worked
previously as the Special Projects Director and General Services
Manager with WRAL-TV in Raleigh; an Educational Services Representative
with IBM; and the Health Fair Project Director for the National
Health Screening Council (NHSCVO).
Karen is an avid community volunteer and has
worked with numerous not-for-profits as a member of their Board
of Directors and as a consultant.
Karen has also written a chapter using Dialogue Education in Strategic
Planning Sessions in Jane Vella's 2003 book, Dialogue
Education at Work: Case Studies, (Jossey Bass).
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