“Andy McConnell is an excellent management consultant! As a new manager in the mental health field, I dealt with some significant challenges in leading my team to manage change. Andy thoroughly interviewed me and my entire team to assess the problem. He then met with me weekly and gave me helpful tools and exercises to guide my team through the change effectively. He was a supportive and attentive listener, and a firm and tactful communicator through the process. He is an innovative thinker, often encouraging me to think creatively outside the box, expand the box to a whole new level, or paint the box red for a week and see what happens! My team really enjoyed the brainstorming sessions and exercises to build awareness of where they were in the change process. By creating an environment of curiosity, openness, and acceptance of all ideas, Andy really created an open space for my team to move through resistance and embrace new possibilities for change. I learned how to be a better leader and I am thankful for his support.”
—Susan Mowrey, Clinical Manager
Child and Adolescent Services at VCCC
“Andy has a uniquely inspired and gracious way of helping his clients appreciate new and valuable perspective in their lives. He is an authentic and compassionate coach throughout the process of discovery and realization of their personal vision and creative potential. Andy brings a whole-systems perspective to his work as he integrates poetry, graphic arts, architecture, craftsmanship, coaching and consulting.”
—James Cotrell
Praxis Consulting