Liesa Taylor

Inspiring Humans at Work

20+ years aligning people and business strategies for the Fortune 500

Expert at talent mgt, leadership development, org effectiveness & culture

Superpowers: structuring messy ideas, strategy execution, optimism

Lives in Denver and travels as needed

Liesa is a consultant and facilitator who focuses on aligning people strategy to business strategy. After a 20 year career in management consulting and corporate HR, Liesa knows when humans are inspired that high performance results. So she helps organizations be the place talented humans want to work, and where teams are wildly successful.

Liesa’s services include:

Organization Assessment - assess an organization to identify factors preventing high performance, and propose solutions that yield greater results and performance
Program Design - design performance management, succession planning, talent management, onboarding, and other programs that develop and inspire people in the workplace
Engagement - assess the current state of engagement, identify strengths to build on, and short-term and long-term areas of focus
Leadership Training – design and facilitate workshops where people strengthen the capabilties they need for personal impact, team impact, and business impact.

Liesa has an undergraduate degree in economics from Miami University and an MBA from Stanford University. Liesa’s corporate and consulting experience spans industries including tech, utilities, retail, CPG, agriculture, real estate and nonprofit.

Liesa has taught as an adjunct faculty member for the University of Denver and has been published in Forbes. She lives in Denver with her husband and two daughters. When she's not studying organizations she's running, swimming, or helping her kids look for their shoes.

Learn more about Liesa at her website.

“Liesa is wonderful. She truly gets how companies work and adjusts her deliverables and style to meet the needs of the business. She’s strategic, creative, a driver, results oriented, and reliable. I would love to partner with her again in any capacity.”
~ Bek Chee - Head of Talent, Atlassian

ALL Testimonials

Kathy Smith - VP, HR Business Partner, Digital Realty
“Liesa provided invaluable support building our talent management framework and programs to develop our current and future leaders. Liesa has a great ability to partner at both the strategic and tactical level—she can quickly translate a vision/strategy into solutions that are practical and sustainable. And, she’s a true pleasure to work with – Liesa makes work fun and engaging. I’m personally grateful for what I have learned from her – she has been a great thought partner.”

Laurie Widdowson - Marketing & Development Manager, CSS Farms
“Liesa has designed and delivered several leadership development workshops for our managers. Her content is research-based, and she takes the time to understand our business and to create applicable, and relatable examples for our team. She approachable, calming, and always seems ‘the adult in the room.’ Liesa values connectedness and we consider her part of our team.”