About

 
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Welcome!

I’m Janet Livingstone, founder of Culture Is Key. I am a leader, creative, and connector who has lived and worked on four continents. Leadership development programs for Chinese aviation leaders, executive coaching for CEOs and Executive Directors in Central Europe, and strategic planning retreats in Africa and L. America are just some of the exciting and diverse assignments I’ve completed with excellent results. Five years working with Boeing’s Chinese and other Asian customers have grounded me in the US manufacturing world and made me savvy about working with in Asia. Sixteen years in Europe gave me a sense of the incredible cultural diversity that is possible even in a small geographical space, as well as the agility to handle it. This kind of exposure produces a wisdom, flexibility and learning that I gained through hard work and perseverance. I am grateful for it. Through curiosity and dialogue, I share my knowledge and experience with my clients to craft the best possible program for the results they seek.

Clients served:

Boeing, Tenable, Avalara, O2 Telefonica, IBM, Slovak Ministry of Finance, Allianz, Social Venture Partners Seattle, Open Society Foundation Bratislava and Prague, Army Corps of Engineers, among others.


 

My work revolves around these pillars:

  • Self-awareness 

  • Trust

  • Leadership skills & presence

  • Intercultural competence

  • Inclusion and diversity (DEI)

  • Creativity & critical thinking

My ideal client: 

  • individuals who are open-minded and willing to work on themselves

  • startups & entrepreneurs, mid-size companies, MNCs

  • nonprofits

  • organizations expanding internationally

  • teams looking to improve their effectiveness


Team consulting and facilitation:

Teams are like families, just more complicated. They are the cornerstone of the modern workplace; and now they’re mostly virtual or hybrid – a new challenge. I will help your team members re-establish trust, cultivate connection, develop their emotional intelligence, start communicating without judgment and be more agile. Hello, creative, high-performing team.

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Achievements: 

  • Designed and delivered leadership development programs for over 500 Chinese leaders

  • Initiated an inclusive workplace program at Boeing Strategic Initiatives

  • Coached a telecom CEO through the redesign of his internal communication strategy

  • Created and implemented a strategic planning initiative for a global NGO working in 60+ countries; facilitated strategic planning retreats and created plans for affiliates in L. America and Africa

  • Motivated and raised engagement in hundreds of training participants, coaches and colleagues (and maybe made some of them laugh too)

  • Created a new podcast on gender equality and women’s empowerment through humor


Core Strengths:

Leadership
Executive Coaching
Team Facilitation & Training
Relationship-building and interpersonal skills
Curriculum and instructional design
Learning and development
Content development/Storytelling/Comedy


Country experience:

Belgium 
Bolivia
China
Cote d’Ivoire 
Czech Republic
France
Georgia (not the peach state, the former Soviet one)
Italy
Kenya
Madagascar (yes, I saw the lemurs!)
Nepal
Poland
Russia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Zambia


Languages spoken:

French, Italian, Spanish, Slovak, Russian, passive Czech, functional German, elementary Japanese.

US and EU citizenship