My Story
Hi, I'm Jean Davidson.
I am a coach and consultant who has spent the last 30 years working with change and transition on both an organizational and personal level. My resume is filled with transitions from music teacher to athletic trainer to change management consultant to professor to coach. I founded Davidson Consulting and Coaching in 2004, after spending 10 years in corporate training and consulting roles.
My passion lies in working with the human and cultural elements of change, team development, communication skills, and coaching leaders to reach their full potential. I love to work with anyone choosing to make a change in their life, and my focus is on helping individuals, teams and organizations find their way through messy, ambiguous, challenging times.
I am an Insights Licensed Practitioner, accredited in the entire Insights suite of tools. I am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) as well as a Certified Neurotransformational Coach (CNTC). I hold an Ed.D. in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas and my research focus is leadership transition and organization change.
I live an active life and still love teaching Jazzercise after 41 years as an instructor. I recently added golf shoes to my workout shoe collection! Some might say I have a board game addiction (a recent count is at 305). You can also find me spending time with my family (husband, three children, thirteen grandchildren, and two Siberian Huskies) where I live in Cumberland, Wisconsin. Send me an email >>
Why I Do What I Do
Education
Ed.D. Doctorate of Education in Organization Development
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, 2006
Dissertation: Pictures of Transition: A study of the leadership journey into unfamiliar territory
M.A. Master of Arts in Human Resource Development
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, 1999
B.M.E. Bachelor of Music Education
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS, 1979
Certifications
Lumina Learning Practitioner
LUMINA LEARNING, 2020
PCC: Professional Certified Coach
INTERNATIONAL COACHING FEDERATION (ICF)
CNTC: Certified Neurotransformational Coach
BEabove Practitioner
BEABOVE LEADERSHIP, 2015, 2017
Narrative Coaching Certification
LEARNING JOURNEYS INTERNATIONAL, 2017
CPCC: Certified Professional Co-active Coach
COACHES TRAINING INSTITUTE (CTI), 2010
Insights Licensed Practitioner
INSIGHTS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, 2007
AIM Practitioner
IMPLEMENTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES (IMA Worldwide), 1997
Publications
Leaders in Transition Series (10 ebooks), 2021
Best Meetings Ever (e-book), 2020
3 Essential Conversations (e-book), 2018
3 Keys to Finding Hidden Treasures in a Difficult Transition (e-book), 2017
"The Infinite Power of Possibilities," chapter in Consultation for Organizational Change Revisited, 2016
"Supporting Leaders in Transition: A peripheral view," chapter in Consultation for Organizational Change Revisited, 2016
Pictures of Transition: A study of the leadership journey into unfamiliar territory, 2006