Summary

Alicia McLain is an organizational Transformation|Executive Coach with over 20 years of experience in TECH with leadership positions in portfolio management and software development management. I have a keen eye for organizational systems and am passionate about team and organizational agility.  I have a skill in coaching the important connections between team members and among groups.

 I work with organizational leaders to build cultures of accountability & greater agility. I do this by connecting people, teams, and organizations to their vision for agility. I connect individuals to teams, teams to organizations, and organizations to their mission, vision, and positive core. I have a sense of organizational systems and how people relate to and thrive in them. I am a solopreneur and this is my 3.0. Back in 2002, I began my 1.0, and during that time, after a sabbatical from my technical career, I did interesting work in conflict resolution, workplace mediation, and diversity training. Since then, I've learned, gained skills, developed my professional purpose, and honed my superpowers.

Industries

Institutions of Higher Learning & Educational Design, Department of Defense (DoD), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medical Device, Medical Research, Entertainment, Telecommunications, Software Engineering, and Manufacturing. My clients are domestic and international.

 Experience

·       Organizational transformation coach and facilitator. Focusing on the connections between 

·       Adjunct Faculty Emeritus at UCSD Extension teaching Agile in the Business Science and Technology curriculum.  

·       Founder of the Agile Coaching Exchange in North America. Focusing on building community and providing resources for Agile coaches of all levels. 

·       Wiley Authorized Partner, skilled in debriefing and accountability planning for the Everything DiSC suite of assessments. 

The name of my company, Operational Innovations, came from my vision of operational excellence. I believe the systems in which we work should support, not impede. Sometimes a second set of eyes can help us see the things we need to see. Or sometimes a skilled coach can help us find the answers we've been seeking. I have a keen sense of spotting and eliminating waste in organizations. It is my mission to (re)connect leaders to their vision, build agility, develop high-performing teams, and create organizations and cultures where people want to work!