Kevin Karlson is a consultant and coach who specializes in reducing turnover, coaching for high performance, facilitating strategic planning, and teaching leadership tools. He has worked with companies like Blockbuster, Mattel, Nokia, and Texas Instruments. Karlson takes a strategic approach to listening deeply, learning quickly, thinking strategically, collaborating effectively, and coaching skillfully. He has a JD and PhD and experience leading and consulting for various organizations.

1. What do you do Transforming vision into reality.
exactly?
Kevin Karlson JD PhD
Phone:972.839.2394
email: karlson.kevin@gmail.com

2. What I do
 Reduce turnover 75%
(Blockbuster mentoring program)
 Coach for high performance
(Mattel, Cooper Institute, SivyerSteel, Clarity)
 Facilitate strategic planning
(Nokia, Texas Instruments, MATV)
 Teach leadership tools
(Teaching Excellence Award-2X SMU Cox BLC)
Kevin Karlson JD PhD
972.839.2394

3. How do you do it?
 Listen deeply
 Learn quickly
 Think strategically
 Collaborate effectively
 Coach skillfully
Kevin Karlson JD PhD
972.839.2394

4. Listen deeply
 By taking the time to listen deeply to
people at all levels, we uncover
important facts and themes that are
critical to understanding the real
story of the business or
organization.
Kevin Karlson JD PhD
972.839.2394

5. Learn quickly
 Reviewing all the available
information-reports, financials,
documents, and relevant research,
provides a context and insightful
understanding of the current
situation and challenges to be met.
Kevin Karlson JD PhD
972.839.2394

6. Think strategically
 Stepping back to consider the big
picture, including the vision,
purpose, goals, and values of the
organization, along with the existing
strengths and limitations, helps to
formulate a workable strategy for
success.
Kevin Karlson JD PhD
972.839.2394

7. Collaborate effectively
 Understanding the varied
perspectives of all stakeholders
creates an environment where
diverse styles can be integrated into
an effective team with a winning
strategy and a workable, practical
action plan.
Kevin Karlson JD PhD
972.839.2394

8. Coach skillfully
 Where greater emotional
intelligence or more effective
communication skills are needed to
succeed, insightful coaching can
build skills and confidence in
leaders, teams, and organizations.
Kevin Karlson JD PhD
972.839.2394

9. Vita Kevin Karlson JD PhD
 Consultant/Coach
 Blockbuster
 Mattel
 Cooper Institute
 Nokia
 Concentra
 Clarity Healthcare
 Business/Leadership Teaching
 (adjunct faculty appointments)
 Cox School of Business-Business Leadership Center
 UTD Grad. Sch. Mgmt-Cohort MBA Program
 UT Southwestern Medical School: SMU Dedman School of Law
 Leader
 CEO Reading Company, Int., Inc.
 President TPI, Psy-PAC, Children’s Arts and Ideas
 VP R&D Smokesignals, Inc.
 Senior Consultant, Strategic Learning Ctr,
Texas Instruments, Inc.
 Society of Industry Leaders
Kevin Karlson JD PhD  Inst of Mgmt Consulting
972.839.2394  Who’s Who in the World
Karlson.kevin@gmail.com  Teaching Excellence Award 2X; SMU Cox Bus. Leadership Ctr.