Transformation through Self-Discovery
Coach and Workshop Leader
Donna Stone-Reed, PhD
Welcome to my website.
After many years in an active career along with formal and informal education, I am excited to share what I have discovered about change and transformation. I’d like to start with a personal example. For decades, I frequently experienced burnout. No matter what I was involved in, the stress and fatigue from overcommitting would inevitably catch up with me, leaving me feeling numb and exhausted, with little motivation to continue any project—regardless of its worth, promise, or potential reward.
Eventually, I began to look within myself to understand why I kept finding myself in this distressing situation. This initiated a decades-long journey of self-discovery, where I sought sustainable solutions. Along the way, I learned methods for identifying the unconscious, repeating patterns that shaped my attitudes and actions—leading to both my successes and failures, as well as my harmful tendencies, like pushing myself to the point of burnout.
These invaluable insights fueled my desire to learn more about what makes me unique. The more I discovered, the stronger my urge became to change my non-serving patterns. This journey led to various practices that I am eager to share with you through my workshops and coaching practices.
If you are curious about discovering more about yourself, I would be honored to serve as your guide in developing greater self-awareness. And if you uncover any patterns that are blocking you from becoming your best self, I will support you in applying practices to change those outcomes.
The first step toward this self-discovery is to assess your personal patterns by clicking the button below. During our next meeting, I will explain the meaning of your scores.
Cultural Patterns Assessment
I have worked professionally helping organizations to change and transform for over three decades. I began as a permanent employee managing Management and Leadership Development for the IBM Corporation Silicon Valley Software Development Laboratory in San Jose, California in the early 1990’s. After leaving IBM, I consulted with and taught members of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, churches, etc. on how to change and grow. I also directed a large-scale change transition program at a major Research University for several years during the early 2000’s. Shortly after this assignment, I began developing an assessment method inspired by the work of Dr. Carol Pearson, PhD after successfully completing her certification program. I have come to believe after serving multiple organizations with this tool that this method of measuring an organization’s culture is among the most effective approaches I have used.
If you are a member of an organization and I have directed you to this site, you can click the button below to begin to assess your organization’s cultural patterns. I will review the results at the next scheduled score validation session.
