“Working with Kelley has provided me with the supportive framework and accountability tools I need to effectively move through an intense personal and professional development life phase. She is a quintessential role model and trusted advisor who always shows up as her best self. I greatly value her insights and the kind, thoughtful approach she takes to uncover opportunities for me to stretch and grow. I always leave our time together with clarity and inspiration.”
Owner/Founder, Client 2019-2021
About Kelley
As a child Kelley enjoyed spending hours organizing the cans in her family’s kitchen pantry and sorting her mother’s button collection. The seemingly infinite combinations provided hours of creative exploration and quite possibly furthered her talent for organized and analytical thinking which she believes is a key differentiator as a professional coach.
Whether coaching an individual or a team, she is consistently tracking and analyzing the numerous factors that can advance or stall her client’s progress, asking tough questions that inevitably lead to more effective and efficient next steps to achieve their goals. Her clients learn to better navigate and negotiate competing values, beliefs, goals and priorities in an attempt to choose the best course of action. Kelley’s analytic, action-oriented approach to coaching allows her clients to make sustainable gains that advance their agendas.
"Kelley is very practical, thorough, organized, mindful, thoughtful, and encouraging. I love Kelley’s approach in using researched-backed coaching tools and positive psychology."
Tech Entrepreneur, Client 2017-present
Take a look at Kelley’s most recent articles and publications.
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Kelley delves into the world of sociology and how she leverages that to help leaders. Listen here.
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An Authoritative Report on Leadership Coaching in Nonprofits. Researched and written by Kelley Russell-DuVarney, MA, PCC and Karen Steckler, CPCC, PCC. Read here.
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Assertiveness and Empathy: Underutilized and Misunderstood. Researched and written by Marilyn Orr, PCC and Kelley Russell-DuVarney, MA, PCC. Article link.
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Improving Your Influence: The Interplay of Empathy and Assertiveness. Co-Authored by Kelley Russell DuVarney and Marilyn Orr. Amazon Link.
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Resilience: It Takes a Village. Co-authored by Margaret Moore and Kelley Russell-DuVarney. Based on the research paper by Michael Unger and Linda Theron published in The Lancet Psychiatry: Resilience and mental health: how multisystemic processes contribute to positive outcomes. Access article here.