Bio
Credentials
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DISC
Everything DiSC: A Wiley BrandJan, 2019- Apr, 2026 -
DDI (Development Dimensions International) facilitator Certification
Charter CommunicationsJan, 2018- Apr, 2026 -
MBTI (Meyers Briggs Type Indicator)
The Myers-Briggs CompanyJan, 1998- Apr, 2026 -
Team Management Index (TMI)
Team Management ServicesJan, 1987- Apr, 2026
Experience
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Karen Thornburg Consulting
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United States
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Owner/Consultant
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Jan 1993 - Present
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United States
Clients call Karen their "GPS." She helps them get where they want to go via leadership and team development through coaching, facilitation, tailored education materials, and group process work.Karen is known for her collaborative style to help clients turn vision into reality. Her work in the areas of leadership development, critical thinking, team building, creative decision-making and strategic planning has served as a catalyst in creating change to meet desired goals for her clients with less effort and more ease. Whether through tailor-made workshops, one-to-one coaching, focus groups, facilitation, or assessments, Karen finds solutions to problems and builds on organizational successes. For more than 30 years, Karen has assisted a variety of organizations in industry, service, government and the not-for-profit sector over the country and around the world to meet leadership training and organizational development needs. Karen's experience, from Fortune 500 corporations to public service institutions, gives her the insight and ability to bring the latest organizational, leadership, and process ideas to the clients she serves. Karen’s recent clients include Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable (Spectrum), United Airlines, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Carolina Health Care System, Hershey, Inc., Accenture, McDonalds, PLS Financial, Argonne National Labs, Baxter Pharmaceutical, Boston Scientific, Capre Group, Capsonic Group, Cobra Electronics, Nestle, T-Mobile. Karen’s not-for-profit work includes Duke University, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Platteville, Wisconsin, the YMCA, Society of Actuaries, Management Association of Illinois, American Library Association, Illinois Benedictine University, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Illinois Library Association, the Illinois State Library and the North Carolina State Library, several school districts, over 10 library systems, and over 25 public libraries
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Charter Communications
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United States
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Consultant
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May 2016 - Present
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United States
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Consultant
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2006 - 2010
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Consultant
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1995 - 2005
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Consultant
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1994 - 2005
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Internal OD/Training Consultant
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1990 - 1993
Created training materials, delivered training, coached individuals, and created an employee incentive program.
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Organization Development and Training Specialist
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1990 - 1993
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Internal Consultant - OD/Management Development Training
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1987 - 1991
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Instructional Designer/Developer and Management Development Specialist
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1987 - 1991
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Management Development Training Professional
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1987 - 1990
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Management Development, Organizational Development Specialist
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1986 - 1990
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International Training Consultant
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1985 - 1987
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Education
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Northern Illinois University
Master of Science (MS), Instructional Design -
Northern Illinois University
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