Sharon Hainsfurther

 

Job title
Senior Facilitator, Leadership Coach and Organizational Consultant

Areas of expertise
Working with leaders on presence, communication and skills of leading change and transition. Working with groups on effective teamwork in culturally complex and potentially high stakes situations.

Proudest moment at work?
Conducting a leadership program for female Parliamentarians in Iraq’s first Parliament.

How do you deal with stress?
Aikido – the Japanese martial art known as 'way of harmony'. I have a black belt and it is one of my passions.

What makes Impact a great place to work for you?
The sharp focus on leadership and the chance to really make a difference in the personal and professional growth of people we coach and work with.

Your heroes include...?
My amazing grandparents – New England farmers – hardworking and loving with a positive outlook on life!

Last journey you took?
A few weeks ago to the Middle East to work with the World Bank and the Iraq Government on their National Poverty Reduction Strategy, this is an ongoing commitment that I have worked on since 2006.

Favorite place?
Without a doubt, it’s the 1923 bungalow that I share with my husband Robert, right next door to the Aikido dojo where we train in Washington DC.

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