Cooney Consulting
Reflective Leaders. Human-Centered Cultures.
Helping leaders build greater self-awareness, communicate with empathy, and create environments where people feel supported, connected, and able to grow.
Services & Approach
Individualized support for leaders who want to deepen self-awareness, strengthen communication, navigate challenges, and lead with greater intention.
Coaching sessions are reflective, practical, and focused.
Sessions are typically 60 or 90 minutes each and can be held virtually or in person, depending on location.
Administration, interpretation and debriefing of leadership and personality assessments. These include but are not limited to 360 Feedback Assessments, Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), DiSC Styles, and more.
The goal is not simply to understand the results, but to identify patterns, clarify opportunities for growth, and translate feedback into action.
Strategic support for organizations seeking to strengthen leadership, culture, and team effectiveness.
Consulting engagements may include program design, facilitation, culture and engagement strategy, manager development, psychological safety, and other customized solutions shaped around your organization’s needs.
Reflective Leadership Approach
My work is informed by research on how people learn, respond under pressure, and create meaningful change. I help leaders examine difficult realities, understand their impact, and turn insight into sustained shifts in behavior.
Lasting culture change begins with leadership. At Cooney Consulting, clients build the capacity to lead that change from within themselves first.
Expertise
Navigating Change
Workplace Culture
Inclusive Leadership
Psychological Safety & Trust
Team Effectiveness
Leadership Development & Coaching
Assessments & Self-Awareness
Challenging Conversations
Facilitation & Learning
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Founder's Mission
I believe leadership is a practice of reflection, kindness, and integrity. My mission is to help leaders create environments where people feel supported, communication is clear, and growth is both human-centered and purposeful.
About
LIZ COONEY, Founder/Principal Consultant
Liz Cooney is a leadership development consultant, facilitator, coach, and author with 15 years of experience across corporate, nonprofit, government, and academic settings. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Liz has held senior roles in culture, engagement, performance, and talent development, including Director of Culture & Engagement at F&G Life and Director of Training at Tero International.
Liz holds an M.A. in Communication from Syracuse University, a Certificate of Advanced Study in Women’s & Gender Studies, and a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Northern Iowa. Her credentials include Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), DiSC Styles, and custom 360 Feedback Assessments, and Leadership Practices Inventory. She is the co-author of Through the Lens of Whiteness: Challenging Racialized Imagery in Pop Culture.
Liz brings a practical, reflective approach to leadership development, helping leaders strengthen self-awareness, communication, culture, and the way people experience work.
