Change is the daily business
whole sum. partners with organisations and teams to coach, train and redesign how the humans inside them work.
Hi, I’m Carrie, Founder of whole sum.
Most of the leaders I work with are struggling to make sense and order out of the current state of their business. They are tasked with redesigning their functions while simultaneously keeping things running. The challenge is... they don't even know what they are designing to.
What many teams miss during extreme disruption is the very foundation they were built upon. We support teams to see themselves clearly so they can adapt and transform in real-time.
The through line of my work rests across three pillars:
Self, Relational & System
✳ SELF
What conditions do you bring into leadership?
⚉ RELATIONAL
How do you build and keep the trust that deep connection needs?
✦ SYSTEM
How do you architect a team that stays responsive and adaptive?
Three ways we work
Whether its for your team, a group or 1:1, whole sum. operates across multiple learning modalities and disciplines.
team next
✦ SYSTEM
Culture is the output of consistently executed decisions over an extended period of time. When you experience this, it becomes the culture. whole sum. supports teams in designing, executing and holding accountability the criteria for sustainable team culture to emerge and remain adaptable.
workshops & trainings
✳ SELF ⚉ OTHERS ✦ SYSTEM
Ideal for dropping into an existing Learning & Development curriculum or to run as stand-alone trainings for your team or group.
individual coaching
✳ SELF
A dedicated hour of space that supports everything you are doing for yourself and your leadership.
THE ENGINE OF TRANSFORMATION
Relational Intelligence
At the core of whole sum coaching. and what runs underneath all the different learning modalities, is Relational Intelligence: the functional engine that drives sustainable breakthrough and transformation.
While individual talent and Emotional Intelligence matter, true growth is accelerated or limited by the quality of our connections. Relational Intelligence is the advanced capacity to read, navigate, align and intentionally optimize the complex human systems we operate within.
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“To say that this was a great workshop doesn't do justice for how the mindset of my team has shifted.”
— Team Leader
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“Since the workshop, I notice a shift in my team. They are closer and communicating with each other much more effectively.”
— Talent Manager, Zurich
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“Carrie's joyful energy is both inspiring and contagious.”
— Workshop participant
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