Candice G.
Founder & CEO at Dynamic Team Solutions
Leadership
Education: University of California Santa Barbara - BA, Psychology - San Diego State University - MS, Counseling (Rehabilitation)
Denver, CO, USA
Biography
Candice Gottlieb-Clark, author of the bestselling leadership book, “Find, Fix, Fill Your Leadership Gap”, is a renowned business advisor, coach, and conflict management specialist. As the founder of Dynamic Team Solutions, Candice and her team of experts help organizational teams and leaders across all industries to strengthen the workplace through enhanced communication, attuned leadership, and healthy conflict management.
Candice is an architect of healthy human interactions in the workplace. She has spent more than 20 years educating and collaborating with organizational and human resource leaders and executives. Candice designs projects that support her client’s goal of creating a cohesive and healthy work environment. Her proven methods have helped hundreds of businesses to align their teams, leaders, and culture, ultimately allowing their organizational environments to thrive.
Candice holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling, is a Certified Mediator, and a Board Certified Executive Coach. She is a sought-after keynote speaker on topics including Leadership, Communication, Conflict Management, and Team Dynamics. A frequent blogger and writer, Candice has been published in numerous business and professional journals, including Business Insider and Forbes, where she serves as a contributing writer.
She serves as an advisor for the Women In Leadership Council for UC Santa Barbara, and is a member or leader of several other professional organizations.
A native of Los Angeles, California, Candice now lives in sunny Broomfield, Colorado with her husband and daughters. She loves hiking, gardening, her dog Luna, and afternoons of wine and cheese with friends.
Passion
My passion is for creating a healthy work environment such that every employee feels valued and can thrive. I believe this shift has the power to not only transform workplace productivity and cohesion, but further generates a positive impact on the individual which in turn stretches to encompass their families, friends, and even their broader community.
I strongly believe education and awareness are the conduits to positive change – in the workforce and beyond. My book, Find Fix Fill Your Leadership Gap, and speaking engagements are the ways in which I spread the gospel of my decades-long knowledge about leadership, teamwork, and the pillars of success.
My motto is: It’s great when your employees want to come to work. But it becomes DYNAMIC when they want to work with each other.
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I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
I generally get paid for speaking but make exceptions
Topics
Best Story
Conflict – How it Arises and How to Manage it
Two director-level employees were in the throes of heavy conflict. One reached a breaking point and contacted a member of the organization’s Board of Directors to complain of a hostile work environment. I tell the story of the situation that led to this outcome as a way of teaching attendees how to transform conflict situations. I share strategies that begin at the interview and onboarding phase and continue through the full work cycle. I teach about the mis-steps that occurred, and share the opportunities for intervention. Finally, I broaden minds as this story has a twist towards the end. This makes the story – and the lesson – memorable.
*I use several different stories, each anonymized, of past clients, in my speaking engagements. Each is expertly woven into the topic and teaches attendees essential skills about leadership, team dynamics, and strategies to manage conflict.
Origin Story
Growing up, I experienced first-hand the secondary impact caused by poor workplace relations. My mother, an executive assistant and the financial supporter of my sisters and me, worked for a verbally abusive man. At home, her anger and frustration were transferred over. Our household was loud, tense, and fearful.
As a HS student, I recall being asked about my career aspirations. My answer was that I wanted to go into businesses and be a psychologist to improve how people worked together. After HS, I pursued a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, and then a Master’s in Counseling. But it wasn’t until 10 years into my career that I came full circle and stumbled upon the practice of mediation.
Like a duck to water, I pursued learning in the field, which almost immediately catapulted me into teaching conflict resolution to others. Two years into my work, I started my business in providing mediation to resolve conflict and heal unhealthy workplace relations. Over the past 20 years, my business has evolved, our services have expanded, and my team has grown to support the work we do for our clients.
Example talks
What a wonderful experience speaking at the HR Star Conference on June 27th!
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