The workplace, like golf, used to be a gentleman’s game.
Things have changed.
The workplace, like the golf course, is now a place for everyone, and everyone has a role in making it so.
Yelling orders, training through humiliation, toxic internal competition, and leaders playing favorites: This is the ‘old boy’s’ way of working. This type of leadership and employee interaction has become obsolete and, in many cases, detrimental to employee satisfaction and retention rates. Ideally, the workplace, like the game of golf, would be where one could count on professional behaviors of honesty, honor, dignity, and respect for the rules. Specific expectations of professional etiquette would be clear thorough the entire employee life cycle.
Workers have changed, as has the way we work, which offers huge opportunity for all organizations.
Research shows the firms that are most attractive to top candidates and exceed projected revenue goals recognize and intentionally support diverse workforces. These organizations provide equity opportunities for historically underrepresented employees. Leaders of these firms are slowly beginning to understand the value of Inclusive Leadership skill development and making sure employees know that they belong.
Providing comprehensive support for Cultural Competence is exactly what we at Ellen J Burton & Associates do.
The workplace is now a place for everyone, and everyone needs to feel they belong.
Welcome to Ellen J Burton & Associates
Hi, I’m Ellen
I am an executive coach, an international business lecturer, an author, and an avid golfer who for almost 30 years has helped leaders and their organizations create emotionally and psychologically safe workplaces where everyone feels seen and respected.
My team and I support executive leaders in clarifying their beliefs and values about expected employee behavior. As a subject matter expert on workplace culture, my team and I facilitate learning that transforms individuals and organizations in their relationship with one another, the result is improved employee engagement scores, less “quiet quitting” and improved brand attraction to potential employees.
Solutions tailored to your needs
Executive & Group Coaching
Professionals who utilize coaching find support, clarity, and the confidence to take action and produce results.
When leaders coach with EJ Burton & Associates, they find their increased self-awareness, confidence, and new ways to assert their influence, leading to exceeding expectations in their assigned roles.
The Civility Project
Based on Ellen’s book, The Civility Project, she and her associates, support leaders in creating guiding principles used to establish expected standards of behavior.
Our clients know that a sustained culture of respect, inclusion, and dignity demands lived and sustainable practices from the C-suite throughout the organization.
Keynote Presentations
Ellen’s celebrated keynote addresses address solutions to the lack of cultural competence, blind bias, and tone-def conversations that lead to unresolved conflict.
Always tailored to the client’s industry and specific needs, Ellen leaves audiences inspired and uplifted.
Some benefits of working with Ellen Burton:
Low employee turnover
Low employee sabotage
Fewer complaints to HR and leadership
Greater communication and collaboration
A renewed sense of purpose and ownership
Attracting and maintaining a more diverse workforce
Let’s talk about how you want your team to work together
Build a culture of….
Diversity
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Inclusion
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Accountability
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Openness
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Equity
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Diversity • Inclusion • Accountability • Openness • Equity •
Our experience runs deep
Here are just some of the things clients and colleagues love about working with Ellen J Burton & Associates
“I have been working with Ellen for five years and plan to continue. Her insight, compassion, and ability to gently and effectively challenge my mental blocks have been a key factor in advancing my career and income.”
Jennifer,
Small Business Owner
“Ellen’s subject expertise, her skills as a speaker and facilitator, her humor and humanity make her a hit with groups small, large, virtual, and in person. Ellen Burton has been a top-rated presenter on a range of subjects that effect the modern workplace. The depth of understanding and experience she brings to subjects both simple and complex, makes for meaningful take-aways and results for her audiences whether C-Suite or Frontline.”
Hellen,
Professional Development
“Working with Coach Ellen was delightful and money well spent. Her unique approach to problem-solving, her insights, and the tools she shared while working with me remain relevant. I am grateful for having had the experience.”
Karen W,
Executive
“Ellen has been my life/professional coach for many years and she has helped me grow personally and professionally throughout this time. She supported me when I left academics and started my own consulting business when I had young children at home to helping me enter big business and become a senior leader in a pharmaceutical business. She is a great leader herself and I have learned so much from her guidance.”
Susan C,
Executive
“ I want to express my gratitude for your contribution to making our D5 Attorney Supervisor Training Fall 2022 an amazing success. By lending your talents and abilities to the training, you are helping us provide the best representation possible to the thousands of clients with a friend each year. I deeply appreciate your dedication and volunteerism in making the D5 Attorney Supervisor Training phenomenal.
Theodore,
Professional Development
“I have worked with Ellen in many professional contexts for more than 15 years - she brings warm, strong, engaging leadership, and very practical, clear wisdom to each project. I am especially grateful for her thoughtful and encouraging approach to Diversity/Equity/Inclusion training.
Things are always uplifting when Ellen is involved!
Ted H,
Executive