Consulting & Career Mentoring
Break the cycle of conformity in leadership. Become the leader YOU were meant to be.
Career Mentorship
Strategic in nature, career mentorship is a service designed to help women in STEM fields expertly steer career advancement without sacrificing who they are or what is important to them.
Difficult work environments and career decisions are a given but you don’t have to face them alone. Trudy helps individuals reframe their scenario, evaluate choices, and make well-informed decisions that not only meet your career goals but enhance your quality of life. Career mentorship is a preferred learning model, providing a powerful partnership where you can learn how to:
manage up effectively
build better performing teams
fearlessly embrace new roles and responsibilities
mitigate stress
face a career crisis
embrace long-term planning
Interested? Inquire below.
“I met Trudy 4 years ago and quickly decided that of all the senior people I was considering to be my mentor, she’d be an ideal advisor for me as an early career female in a STEM field and organization. She helped me navigate my organization and provided me opportunities to experience and grow outside of my job by connecting me with beneficial contacts and through external site visits allowing me to see first-hand the potential and impact that STEM work has. With her guidance and support, she helped me through a challenging relocation decision, advised me on potential promotion opportunities, and helped me find ways to integrate my personal and work lives for better balance. I know that no matter where I am in my life and career, Trudy will be there to support and empower me. She remains, to this day, a go-to person for me. ”
Consulting
For those who don’t fit the mold for career mentorship, Trudy is also available for short or long term consulting in any of her areas of specialty:
“I worked closely with Trudy on an interagency consortium and witnessed her superb ability to work through and manage complicated issues. She has a special ability to collaborate and lead in tough situations. She has extensive experience successfully maneuvering the dynamics of technical complexity and political sensitivities, with broad-reaching applicability to leadership and teamwork.”
complex project management
large-scale, multi-stakeholder program management
leadership & followership
career decisions and direction
communication
team building and team dynamics
public speaking
About Trudy Kortes
Trudy Kortes has been developing and practicing her unique brand of leadership over her 30 year career at locations throughout the United States. Through career mentorship Trudy is dedicated to breaking the cycle of conformity in leadership by creating more thoughtful, relatable, and effective leaders.
Trudy has held various leadership roles in systems engineering and program and project management and understands the culture of a highly driven technical and complex work environment. Her extensive work experience makes her a valuable contribution to any long or short term consulting project.
Trudy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Michigan in Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Houston. She resides in Westlake, Ohio with her husband and three children who provide an abundance of raw material for comic relief.
Interested in consulting or career mentoring?
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