“Caroline is skilled at her work and is professional, humorous, and driven to positively affect her clients’ companies. Caroline has gone the extra mile to ensure that we received the support and information needed to be successful. She has been a steadfast resource for us through our cultural transformation. Working with her has been a positive experience for our company and, if we could do it all over, we would trust her and Starfish Practices to deliver again.”

“Caroline is an engaging facilitator who efficiently and effectively energizes groups. She is able to connect with employees of many different educational levels and backgrounds. In addition, her ability to identify patterns and analyze interactions as they occur allows her to respond to events as they unfold during retreats or workshops, maximizing the adaptation to change that participants take away from her sessions.
If your organization is facing change and needs to maximize employee engagement and teamwork, I would highly recommend Starfish Practice.”

“Caroline is a wonderful coach to work with. After one session I felt a connection with her. She actively listened to me and helped me interpret survey feedback results while offering insight into how I can apply simple suggestions into my daily work life.”

“Caroline Carter does not just talk the talk, she walks the walk of a strength-based positive approach to professional development. I was impressed with her ability to offer constructive feedback in a way that was both respectful and affirming. As a fellow coach, I am also grateful for her generosity in sharing her philosophy, time, and some excellent coaching resources.”

“As a skeptical lawyer who questions most things, including the coaching process itself, I doubted that coaching would have much impact. Caroline quickly “had my number” and provided helpful insight and support to help me clarify my own professional and personal goals. I learned so much about myself and my goals by working with Caroline. She has a gift for helping people realize their strengths and developing a plan to leverage those strengths to build their ideal careers and futures. Working with Caroline was a pleasure and a highlight of my professional development in recent years.”

“Caroline is a creative, intuitive and passionate coach. In my experience working with her, she helped me strengthen my leadership courage and communication. This led to enhancing my ability to manage through difficult situations and people. Caroline would ask “why” and/or “why not”, which led me to realize I was creating obstacles for myself, rather than creative solutions. She is forever a trusted partner!”

“Caroline was great to work with! She helped me to explore a number of options and narrow my focus to start moving forward when I was at a crossroads on a new project. She helped me to explore several options and start making progress forward. Working with her is both motivating and fun!”

“From survey analysis, to Appreciative Inquiry, to focusing on transparency and strengths; Starfish Practices gets impressive results FAST! Culture shifts move only as quickly as the plan and leadership commitment work together. Starfish has the plan, tailored to your specific needs.
If you commit, I highly recommend.
Expectations exceeded. Well done Caroline. ”

“There was a situation in which I was having ongoing conflict with a co-worker that was making my work life difficult. Caroline coached me through many conflicts that I experienced. She provided constructive feedback while suggesting alternative ways to handle the situation. Caroline also encouraged me to explore my career path and examine how my passions and strengths were valued and utilized on this particular team. She’s great at looking at the situation from various angles and remaining unbiased. I respect her opinion and value her non-judgmental, fully supportive coaching style.”

“My experience with Caroline is that of a multi-talented individual, with a great deal of experience and highly developed skill for both professional and personal coaching, management, and mentorship. Some of Caroline’s greatest strengths lie in her communication and leadership abilities, reaching people in a way that empowers and challenges them to grow in many capacities. On a personal note, Caroline’s supportive, empathetic character has been invaluable in our long standing mentor relationship. She is a committed, trustworthy, extremely knowledgeable coach.”

“Caroline has been an invaluable resource in helping me understand the nuances of coaching. Her coaching and practice facilitation skills have greatly helped assist me in developing goals oriented research and quality improvement projects. Her long term relationships with organizations that she engages with is a testament to her relationship building skills. Caroline is able to challenge mindsets in a supporting, caring way. Her stress on using a team based approach wherever appropriate ensures that teams have success. ”

“At a time when I was asked to lead a significant change in my organization, I relied on Caroline Carter’s perceptive observations, thoughtful analysis and sage advice to guide my leadership efforts. Caroline’s understanding of the importance of emotional intelligence to effective leadership was invaluable in my professional development as a leader. Her coaching style mixes warmth, humor and a practical, results-focused orientation that seeks to bring out the best in those she coaches. I am a much more effective leader because of Caroline.”

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Caroline in several different environments. I’ve been particularly impressed with her ability to work with professionals from a variety of backgrounds without hesitation. Caroline has an excellent sense of personal and professional dynamics and is able to provide concrete and timely guidance to improve interactions. I highly recommend Starfish Practice. ”

“As a small family office, we looked at the work of critical transformation as an insurmountable task. Dena and Caroline eased us into a program that has helped us immensely in this important project to improve the service we provide and meet the needs of the changing market. They took what seemed confusing and, I must say, impossible, and helped us set up a program for change. I would highly recommend engaging Starfish Practice for any transformation initiatives. ”