EXPERIENCE
Founder, Christine Haskell Consulting, LLC
Adjunct Faculty: University of Washington, Washington State EMBA/MBA programs
Infrastructure and Global Initiatives (Microsoft, Starbucks)
First-Generation product and program management (Yahoo!, RealNetworks, startups)
EDUCATION
PhD Organizational Psychology & Sustainability
MA Applied Behavioral Science
BA English, Technical Communication
AFFILIATIONS
Member: American Psychology Association, International Leadership Association, ATD, SHRM, ICF
Certification: PMP, ICF (pending)
Christine Haskell, PhD
Biographical Info in Three Acts
Twitter Bio (140 characters)
@Chaskell99: Leadership consultant, researcher, writer, executive coach & strategist. Combining directness with humor to put a meaningful dent in the universe.
Really Short Bio (~50 words)
Since 1995, Christine has been at the nexus of technology and innovation. She is a creative systems thinker, developing first-generation products and global programs in both startup and established software, internet, and SaaS companies. Her work focuses on increasing the quality of thinking of middle management as they confront the most complex ethical dilemmas of our time.
100 words
Dr. Christine Haskell is a technology veteran, with 25+ years’ experience in startups and Fortune 100s. She works with leaders in a variety of sectors: healthcare, education, government, and technology. Emphasizing the idea that the quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first, she helps leaders interweave results and relationships. A simple concept; not easy to pull off. She has penned articles for Conscious Company, Psychology Today, and the Puget Sound Business Journal. Christine teaches graduate courses for EMBA programs at Washington State University and the University of Washington.
Basic Bio (200 words)
Christine Haskell is a technology veteran, with over 20+ years experience in startups and Fortune 100s. She works with leaders and thinkers in a variety of sectors including healthcare, aerospace, education, nonprofit, and technology. Her work emphasizes the idea that the quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first. She specializes in helping leaders increase their executive presence, maximize their strategic influence and maneuver generational leadership challenges to create high-performance cultures. She has penned articles for Conscious Company, Psychology Today, and the Puget Sound Business Journal. Christine teaches graduate courses for EMBA programs at Washington State University and the University of Washington.
How I Work
You can’t say you weren’t warned. :-)
It’s funny how many people ask me this question. When they’re being formal, it’s “What’s your philosophy?” When they get to know you and want to partner, the question becomes, “How do you like to work?”
I work from home and have strong opinions about the best coffee in Seattle. I have a dog that goes bonkers for doorbells. I have a three-legged cat that wears a bell, giving her a distinct call sign when she enters my office. I opt for casual over formal any day of the week. I like to learn from engaging conversations instead of droll networking events or bland coursework assignments. And, I think it’s important to dedicate ourselves to things that matter—especially now. I am passionate about and committed to working with people who share excitement about developing new paradigms and changing how they work to make people’s lives easier, safer, and more meaningful. I don’t have a lot of interest in doing something that was done ten, maybe twenty years ago because it was always done that way, especially if you aren’t interested in why you are doing it.
If any of that sounds like the kind of person you'd like to work with, I'm happy to chat.
Why do I tell you this? Because I have come to a point in my career where I think (I hope) I can choose to work with people of like mind and character. I mention these few things about my work environment to give you a sense of who I am and how I work. If this background sets you back, we’re probably not ideal collaborators. If, on the other hand, you'd like to meet my dog Yesler or my cats Patti and Polli, then please give me a ring.
How I Think
For much of the past twenty years, I have been a sporadic blogger. I don’t fully understand social media. It’s ironic, considering I’ve been a big advocate of both. In converting my site to Squarespace for all its grownup features like eCommerce and fancy page designs, I lost my blog. It hurt, but it wasn’t a total loss. There’s nothing like a fire to show you what’s important. I’ve always been more of an essayist and have been returning to my grad school papers, reviewing how my ideas have evolved over time, and posting the most useful bits. Hopefully, what I’m publishing today resonates. I’ve never been fluid at the short-form, shoot-from-the-lip, only-give-me-the-headlines Twitter communication style. While there can be value in the real-time conversation social media enables, it’s deeply important to me to develop an informed perspective.
Now that I have laid some track with my ideas, I’m overwhelmed by how much more there is out there to consume. I don’t always get to the things I want to. And I forget. And then I wish I remembered.
I spend most of my time thinking about the nature of work, gaining mastery, the root causes of change, the ideas that ought to catch hold, and the obstacles that keep that from happening. Mostly, I think about these things in the context of where I live in the Pacific Northwest and the nature of innovation, and how both place and creativity impact and are impacted by current events. I’ve become a bit of an insomniac, and I have to think of something while lying awake in the dark.
For now, my ideas and opinions are kept on my blog, on a platform I’ve vowed never to leave for the inconvenience it caused me last time. It reflects my thoughts on the current condition of adult learning, systems and the parts that interest me, and whatever else gets caught in the dream catcher that is in my mind.