Think Ahead
Tiffanie Clifford, SPHR, MBA
HR | Leadership | Coach
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Why
Think Ahead?
Is your organization healthy?
Are employees thriving, teams aligned and your
mission accomplished?
If not, I offer seasoned HR advice,
leadership experiences that stick and focused coaching.
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HR CONSULTING
As a seasoned HR consultant with 15+ years of experience, I bring valuable insights and proven strategies to transform your team's performance and organizational health. Here's a snapshot of how I've made a difference ​Designed and co-facilitated an OD competency series for OODN. Consulted with a Portland non-profit to launch their first organizational health survey, learning that supervisors were taking the brunt of burn out. Partnered with a higher education department to develop a custom talent matrix + facilitate department strategic planning to create alignment and clarity. Coached the People Manager at a local non-profit to develop their HR Roadmap and deliver it to the Executive Director. ​Collaborated with the HR team of a manufacturing client to review their talent acquisition process. Developed and delivered an in-person workshop on behavioral-based interviewing for 80 leaders who learned they can help each other hire no matter the department!
WORKSHOPS
Is your leadership driving success? Inspire performance + growth. The Leader as Coach Program is delivered as a cohort in 5 custom workshops. We will practice the coaching conversation, apply coaching skills, learn the pillars of developing others, and adapt our coaching based on communication style.  Start your journey to become a coaching leader. Reach out to bring this opportunity to your organization!
Curious if you show up as a traditional leader or more of a coaching leader?
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COACHING
Are you an entrepreneur looking to visualize your full business plan in 1-page? Have a sense that you are missing an opportunity in your business? Every business is unique and your coaching is tailored over 4 sessions. I can help you gain clarity and confidence. Let's connect for an individual session!
Are you a mid-career professional looking for a tune-up? We begin with a lifeline exercise to identify common themes, draft a professional identity, and then create canvases of your current and future state. I support and coach you to the next right opportunity.
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My Story
Patiently thorough, I connect the dots with business savvy, curiosity and energy.
Introducing Tiffanie
Chapter 1: HR Leadership For 13 years, I was an internal HR leader for organizations on the west coast, public and private organizations, both unionized and non-unionized. Even though we live in a knowledge economy, many organizations lacked professional development for employees or leaders. This lead me to my next chapter, Learning & Development. ​Chapter 2: Learning & Development I first learned how to teach online, then a hybrid and finally in-person. Sounds backward doesn’t it? Overall, I taught for 10 years in higher education, teaching my brand of practical HR to over 1,000 undergrads. Next, I wanted to serve more organizations and started developing custom leadership workshops for a local HR consulting firm. What I quickly learned is that for the learning to stick, you need coaching. Chapter 3: Coaching You have to keep learning and my recent upskill has been coaching, which makes learning stick. I am a certified Business Model You Coach, who can provide tailored career coaching and business modeling. I have also completed Leader as Coach: The Coach Approach, from the Institute of Social and Emotional Intelligence. I can help you embed this contemporary approach to leadership internally (teach them to fish I say!). When I'm not consulting, I'm on a hike with my husband and our spunky boxer, Daisy.​ Qualifications: MBA in Organizational Effectiveness Certifications: SPHR, DDI, Business Model You, Quality Matters Certificates: Leader as Coach, OD Fundamentals, HR Management, Strategic Organization Management
Vision
Workplaces that inspire and a world where everyone does their best work!
Mission
To serve mission-based, people first organizations, as a trusted advisor facilitating leadership development, designing learning experiences and consulting for better performance.
Values
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Curiosity
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Collaboration
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Courage
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Compassion
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It takes courage and compassion to stay curious and collaborate.
Fall 2025 Events
From Vision to Victory!
Build Your 2026 Business Roadmap
What would it feel like to have a crystal-clear vision for your business — one that’s not just in your head, but mapped out in front of you, in a way that brings strategy and joy together?
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Let's connect for an individual session!
OD: Lightening Round
See you on October 10th! I will be co-presenting on organization development (OD) at the Alignment Summit, where People, Purpose and and Performance meet.
