Testimonials

"I've known Bill for years and he is a true professional. His work ethic is impeccable and his process for those going through career transition is beyond compare. I would highly recommend Bill to anyone who is seeking a seasoned expert in diversity and strengths assessment. He's a gem!!!"

~ Ronda Toth, Success Manager-Business Analyst

“When I accepted a new management position, I reached out to Bill to help me craft a plan for my first 90 days. Bill's coaching has achieved much more than that! His insights have given me a better grasp of the subtleties needed when communicating in a leadership role. His coaching techniques enable me to "dig deeper" to determine the true intentions of my actions and conversations. He challenges me to reframe my communications so that they are clear, concise and genuine. Bill creates a calming and supportive environment that encourages me to think out of the box. I highly recommend Bill Appleton for executive and leadership coaching.”

~ Sue Zagula, RN, BSN, Heathcare Industry

“I met Bill at an International Coach Federation meeting and recognized immediately that he possessed the professional and natural talents to be an effective Personal and Business Coach for me. Unlike the many expensive seminars that I have attended throughout the years, the one-on-one coaching that I have experienced with Bill has produced lasting results. Each coaching session is complete in its ability to help me focus clearly on my personal values, my unique strengths, and what steps I need to accomplish in order to help me to reach my goals. In turn, I have learned invaluable ways to pass this on to many other people within our business. Bill's patience and coaching skills have helped me to discover my own natural abilities and how to best apply these qualities into my life. He has shown me how to tap into these strengths to achieve extraordinary results that I believe would never have been achieved without his help.
It is without reservation, that I heartily recommend Bill Appleton and Kairos Consulting LLC to you. It is an investment that will pay dividends to you for years to come.”

~ Jacqueline Cardinale, Business Owner

"Bill, thank you so much for changing my life, and opening up my mind to a better way of thinking and living. I learned how to share leadership and team roles, to define the task and see possibilities, how to develop work plans, and how to utilize people's strengths, talents and experience. I learned the importance of patience and persistence and keeping the team on track by finding ways for all to contribute and facilitate a positive and collaborative work environment. I also learned that people assign themselves and others roles that set up the dynamic for their interactions; some roles are useful and empowering, while others limit choices and prevents the achievement of goals.”

~ Kathleen Stewart, Elder, Boulevard Presbyterian Church

“Bill’s work in coaching me as a leader and in facilitating sessions with the full staff has been invaluable. His coaching has led to new insights about my leadership and how my actions or inaction can impact the entire team. He has guided our team through a process of formulating an organizational/team charter which provides clarity around our greater purpose and performance goals. Bill continued to journey with us as we clarified how best to support each other as a team while meeting the needs of our customers and ensuring the long term viability of the company. He invited us to move beyond our past thinking while meeting us where we currently are. I would highly recommend Bill Appleton of Kairos Consulting. Don’t you and your team deserve the best?”

~ Mike Graham, Co-Owner, National Fuse Products

"Our Employee Resource Group held a class as part of a Leadership Certificate Program, as one of our initiatives is to provide learning and development opportunities for our employees. Right away, we were struck by how professional, engaging, knowledgeable Bill is. He was able to provide insight that went above and beyond the prepared materials for the course, and had many real life examples and scenarios he could apply to the learning.
These training sessions took place after work, and required a good deal of commitment of the participants’ personal time – classes were not counted as over time- but Bill’s excitement and passion for the material made everyone want to be there. The program was such a success, that I have had many people inquire as to when we will be holding these sessions again! We are very grateful to Bill for taking the time to travel weekly from Cleveland for our sessions, and look forward to working with him in the future."

~ Cecilia Lima, Chair, Hispanic Latin Diversity Committee- Buffalo Chapter HSBC Bank

"I thoroughly enjoyed the session, and thank you for framing the topic so deftly. It can be a hot-button in hospice work—folks tend to presume a faith-based agenda to our mission, or assume that our goal is to convert people on their deathbeds. You helped me articulate more clearly the reality of serving a wide range of patients and their families. It affirmed our approach of being an inclusive, patient-centered healthcare provider at a most tender time in life. Thank you for your skill, your knowledge, and your willingness to help us all connect!"

~ Liz Adamshick, Hospice of Central Ohio

"Thanks Bill for delivering a great hands on program."

~ Participant, Using Images to Cultivate Your Client's Awareness and Insight

"I really like Bill's coaching style: open, calm, inviting."

~ Participant, Using Images to Cultivate Your Client's Awareness and Insight