Our Services
Executive Coaching
I support your growth as a leader by asking questions so you can clarify your values, improve your decision-making skills, and take courageous action to create a healthier workplace for yourself, your colleagues, and your direct reports. I also offer CV and cover letter review for your next application.
“I treasured working with Annmarie as my coach. She listened with compassion and curiosity, asked questions that led me to new possibilities, and shared ideas and resources that I continue to use in my leadership journey and career. Coaching with Annmarie was transformative for me. I am grateful for our work together!”
Workplace Consulting
I help you improve your workplace culture:
I interview team members to identify strengths and opportunities for growth to foster healthier workplace environments in which everyone can thrive and do their best. I also provide feedback on your policies, practices, and procedures with an eye toward equity, inclusion, health, and justice.
“What impressed us most was Annmarie’s ability to create an open, inclusive environment where faculty felt comfortable sharing honest feedback. Her attention to detail, from designing the focus group questions to analyzing and synthesizing the data, was outstanding. The insights we gained have been invaluable in shaping our leadership development strategy moving forward. We are so grateful for such a collaborative and meaningful partnership! ”
Workshops and Invited Talks
I deliver engaging keynotes and workshops about inclusive leadership and healthy work culture based on my forthcoming book “Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025), including but not limited to:
-Values-based leadership to empower others
-Co-creating healthier working environments
-Courageous leadership in times of change
-Safeguarding your peace as a leader
“Having Annmarie at our Annual Faculty Affairs Retreat was fantastic. She is an engaging, insightful, and authentic presenter and facilitator, informed by her rich experience in various leadership roles. I asked her to provide both the opening remarks, titled ‘Building Positive Cultures: Liberating Strategies to Support Organizational Health,’ and the closing remarks, ‘Thriving as a Leader in the Midst of Change’ for the retreat. Feedback for both sessions was very positive. Participants reported that the messages about positive leadership and maintaining critical hope, as well as strategies to empower themselves and their faculty members were key takeaways.”
The Results
Identify your gifts so that you can put them to good use in service with and for others. Great leaders aspire to create environments in which people can thrive.
— Annmarie Caño
Assumptions That Guide My Coaching
Each one of us has gifts to embrace. My job is to help you identify your gifts so that you can put them to good use in service to others. Great leaders aspire to create environments in which people can thrive.
You know where you are headed even if you cannot articulate it just yet. I ask questions to help you reflect and learn about yourself, your strengths, and the places you can grow. I support your development as an inclusive leader.
At some point on your journey, you will recognize you need to be free from the fears that plague you so you can grow and make a greater impact. This is exciting and scary. But you won’t be alone because I am a companion on your journey. I will also help you identify others in your circle who can accompany you in leadership.
My role is to help you identify ways to safeguard your peace so that you flourish (not burn out) and promote the work of others.
Sometimes it’s the environment that is unhealthy and needs healing. I can help you determine whether it’s healthy enough (no environment is perfect!), whether there are changes you can make to improve the situation, or whether it’s time to find a healthier environment.
People who have experienced exclusion in society, especially people with multiple marginalized identities, bring skills and experiences that are essential to sustain healthy workplaces. Yet, we have not always been granted access to leadership opportunities. My job is to help you identify how you want to lead in a manner that feels right to you and is aligned with your values, not to form you into a leadership style that is inauthentic to you.
