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Think Ahead

Tiffanie Clifford, SPHR, MBA


HR  |  Learning  |  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 experienced HR advice, sticky learning experiences
and focused coaching.

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HR

Learning Designer

Coach

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!

Looking for tailored leadership and HR workshops from an experienced professional? I specialize in crafting and delivering impactful, practical learning experiences. Featured Projects: As the project lead and instructional designer, I developed an asynchronous certificate program for a global semiconductor manufacturer using Articulate Rise. ​Consulted with a knife manufacturer to review the marketing workflow of their dealer portal, and created a custom training manual on key benefits + steps. ​Recent speaking engagements: Dialogic OD, 10/3/2024, for the ATD/OODN Conference. Define your values, 9/12/2024 for PHRMA.​​​

Are you a mid-career professional looking for a tune-up? Or are you an entrepreneur looking to visualize your full business plan in 1-page? I recently added coaching as a Business Model You certified practitioner. Every person is unique and your coaching is tailored over 4 sessions. We begin with a lifeline exercise to identify common themes, draft a professional identity, and then create canvases of your current and future state.

Ready to upskill your leadership team? Start your journey to become a coaching leader! My Leader as Coach Program is delivered as a cohort in 3 or 4 custom workshops.  We will practice the coaching conversation, learn the six pillars of developing others, and adapt our coaching based on communication style.

Are any of these challenges holding your team back? -Clarity of what value your team brings to the organization and alignment to the mission. -How your team’s skills + talents serve internal and/or external customers. -Teambuilding activities that fail to deliver long-term impact. In this interactive workshop, I will guide you through a 1-page framework designed to: 1. Visually map your team’s workflow and uncover hidden dynamics. 2. Align team members with the organization’s broader goals in a way that resonates for everyone.

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"Tiffanie listened and heard me well -- in all my scattered ideas and resistances. She spotted the way her program could help me and brought me into the vision. It was great. I love her sincere friendliness and enthusiasm for her work.

 

If you're floundering in your direction, give her a call!"

-Rachel Hemmingson

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My Story

Tiffanie Clifford at a business model canvas

Patiently thorough, I connect the dots with business savvy, curiosity and energy.

Introducing Tiffanie

Chapter 1: HR Leadership For 10 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 organizations, as a trusted advisor facilitating leadership development, designing learning experiences and consulting for better performance.

Values

  • Curiosity

  • Collaboration

  • Courage

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It takes courage to stay curious and collaborate.

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