Emersus Consulting, Inc. Consultants

"A small improvement in how the executive conducts herself can make a big difference in how large numbers of people feel and perform.

"Character Shifts: Challenges of Improving Executive Performance through Personal Growth" R. Kaplan 1999

Terri Christiansen
Terri Christiansen brings 15 years experience as strategist, facilitator, trainer and executive consultant to Emersus Consulting, Inc. Terri's focus has been on helping teams, departments, and leaders learn how to identify strategy, create organizational plans to accomplish that strategy and to assist the organization in operationalizing those plans.

Working side-by-side with her clients, Terri ensures that strategic plans, organizational changes or management development plans are executed by establishing the infrastructures required to support clients in achieving long-term success and continuous improvement. In addition to her consultation, Teri has created and facilitated a wide variety of training sessions of diverse workplace topics. Some such topics include: Conflict, Diversity, Management Development, Coaching, Listening and others.

Ms. Christiansen has provided strategic planning and leadership development for the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics for the last five years. Other clients include: The Utah Nursing Association, The Sundance Institute, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The SHIM Foundation, The Mayo Clinic, Texas Instruments, and more. Terri currently is a Project Manager for MedCity and is a member of the Project Management Institute.

Ms. Christiansen has a Bachelor in Education from Brigham Young University, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Facilitation from Utah Southern University, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Mediation from the University of Utah and is currently finishing her Master's in Organizational Leadership at Gonzaga University.

Personal Interests…
Terri enjoys a wide variety of interests including running, biking, hiking and camping with her children. She is a professionally trained dancer and is an avid reader. Some of favorite books include: Ethics for the New Millennium by Dalai Lama and Destructive Emotions by Daniel Goldman. Terri has been involved in many volunteer efforts and specifically served as co-chairman of the Utah State Commission on Youth.

Testimonial…
I have worked with Terri Christensen for the past five years. When I became the interim CNO at University Hospital she assisted me in vision development, strategic planning, personal accountability and project management. All of our work was extremely valuable for me in changing the culture of a large, complex division. Terri's project management skills are excellent, but her greatest contribution was her insistence on creating expectations and raising the level of accountability; her work helped us improve our performance dramatically.