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Are you struggling to have Conscious Conversations® with your team or loved ones?
Want to learn how to go from reactive (unconscious communication) to having intentional, conscious connection during conflicts?
Heres’ the good news: Conscious Conversations® can be taught (you aren’t burn with it).
Thanks to my work in teaching and practicing conscious communication, LA Weekly featured me as the #1 Thought Leader for helping leaders and teams to communicate better with understanding.
Imagine this: intentional, conscious communication that strengthens relationships — both personal and professional.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by today’s face-paced world?
- Because there are so many different ways to communicate with others, it’s hard to catch up with email, text, voice memos, social media, phone calls, and meetings.
- Because there are so many external stimuli, we may find it hard to connect with others or even our thoughts and feelings.
- Because being an effective communicator means understanding our perceptions, biases, and judgments.
“We contracted Elaine a few months ago to coach our staff during a work retreat. During our session with her, I Felt engaged and seen. I learned to consider perspectives I’d never really considered. It was a refreshing and eye-opening experience.
Months after, we are seeing how Elaine’s coaching benefited our workspace. We’ve gained the courage to have “conscious conversations” and feel more confident addressing (I know she says to stay away from this phrase) difficult situations. Honestly, I’d recommend Elaine’s services to anyone looking to develop a better sense of direction and improvement in their workspace.”
—Eloy Armendariz, Latino Equality Alliance
Introducing…
Conscious Conversations®
We use our Conscious Conversations™ 6-prong approach to guide high-performing leaders and their teams to:
- Reduce burnout and foster happier, more productive teams
- Tailor solutions to each team member’s unique needs, ensuring goals are met with less stress
- Build accountability for leaders and their teams
Our approach centers on these pillars:
- Pause: Reflect and take deep breaths on your communication and leadership style, drawing insights from past projects and interactions to uncover growth opportunities while you stay grounded.
- Perspective(s): Gain clarity on others’ goals and leadership styles to stay calm, improve communication and productivity. And be aware of others’ body languages and avoid words that might be triggering for others.
- Priorities: Understand goals from all team members and stakeholders to ensure alignment and focus.
- Prepare: Strategize effectively for meetings, projects, and challenging situations, while being thought provoking.
- Perform: Execute with confidence to lead impactful meetings and achieve outcomes.
- Passion: Remind yourself why you are passionate about your role, and the projects you are working on.
Imagine this:
- You and your team members confidently achieving their goals
- Leading transformational change where your team members trust the process, you, and each other
- Peace at work and your life
Conscious Conversations™ equips leaders and teams with the tools to lead and foster thriving, engaged teams.
I want to implement conscious conversations
“I loved the 6-prong framework, I’ve leveraged it and plan to do so, as it’s easy to remember the 6-Ps organized around the visual of the heart. Passion at its core. I just had a real time conversation yesterday. I was part of a team that led a big networking event last week, and when I stepped in and around with the attendees, I owned the room!”
– Brenda Valley, Albertsons
Finance Officer
Here’s what Conscious Conversations® looks like:
- Being present and fully engaged: Listen actively and respond with empathy.
- Letting go of biases & judgments: Approach interactions with curiosity and openness.
- Creating a safe space: Encourage authentic conversations where ideas and assumptions are explored without fear.
Email me [email protected] or let’s talk!
“Elaine did two amazing workshops for NAAAP on assertiveness, and money. In the Asian culture, it is hard to to speak up especially when it comes to asking for raises. Elaine provided specific word-to-word scripts and strategies to do things like ask for raises, and manage difficult work conversations. In fact, one member was able to stand her ground and ask for a $10k raise.”
— Elizabeth Yang, National President, National Association of Asian American Professionals
Conscious conversations can help us build stronger relationships and foster a more positive and inclusive community, whether with friends, family, colleagues, or strangers.
So, I invite you to join me in embracing conscious conversations where we can:
- Take time to truly listen to each other and understand each other’s words and body language.
- Be open to new perspectives that can be thought-provoking, and take time to sit with them.
- Create a world where meaningful connections and authentic relationships are the norm.
How can conscious conversations help us in our daily lives?
- We can learn how to increase the likelihood of collaboration by sharing our experiences, perspectives, and ideas and finding support and solidarity with others who understand our unique challenges.
- Engage in open and honest conversations about race, gender, and other identities, we can challenge assumptions, question biases, and explore new ways of thinking that can lead to more equitable and just outcomes.
- Break down stereotypes and misconceptions, promote greater understanding and empathy, and create a more inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and heard
“One of my favorite learnings from your session is to always take feedback, but you don’t always have to use it (paraphrasing of course). Thank you for the valuable tools!”
– Cynthia Byrnes, Coca-Cola
Director of Customer Service
“My favorite part was your ability to let others SHINE. You showed us our own power and knowledge by permitting us to help each other out. It sometimes takes people like you to bring it out of us.”
– Vicki Goizueta, PHR, SHRM-CP Acosta Group
Human Resources Business Partner
It’s not about being right, it’s about evolving our understanding and communication to build stronger bonds.
I went to Elaine’s Assertiveness workshop and found it helpful and engaging. Unlike other professional workshops, Elaine provided a step-by-step process and examples that I can implement in my own career. She engaged her audience using specific examples of setting boundaries and salary negotiation, and provided solutions. She even broke down the sentence structure, and the specific words she would use, to explain why those exact words needed to be used and not others. What I appreciated the most was the direct discussion of how we, as Asian Americans, are perceived as passive. Even though there are stigmas associated, we can still be assertive using specific techniques to end that stigma and get what we deserve.”
— Osula Lam
Who am I?
I’m Elaine Lou Cartas – an award-winning business coach, career coach, and speaker for WOC and allies. Apple News awarded me as one of the top 5 business coaches, and LA Weekly awarded me the #1 thought leader.
I specialize in guiding leaders and their high-achieving teams to simplify workloads, overcome overwhelm, have conscious conversations and achieve sustainable results through a trauma-informed space
My leadership insights have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Money Magazine, Huffpost and MSN. In addition, I also have online courses with LinkedIn, Duke, Brown, John Hopkins, USC and 30+ more universities. .
“I was so impressed with Elaine’s ability to command the room of 20+ executives, coaches and mentors for the training we brought her in to lead to kick off our Cohort #1 Mentorship Coaching Circles. Elaine is such a natural speaker and brings with her an amazing energy that creates an inclusive, safe and inspirational environment.
She spoke to an audience of Mentors for the Project Management Institute’s San Francisco, Bay Area chapter’s coaching circles to provide them with the tools they would need to mentor a group of Project Managers and aspiring Project Managers.
The group was engaged, taking notes, sharing their experiences and gave such great feedback after the training. I am really glad I had her speak to this group to kick off our coaching circles, the wisdom and energy she left them with has certainly made a huge impact on our program.“
— Juliana Wise, MBA, PMP.
There are 2 ways to work with me
- Team Coaching & Facilitation:
Help your team work better together by: - Simplifying workloads to reclaim your time
- Mastering communication skills that enhance collaboration
- Building sustainable systems to boost productivity and profits
- One-on-One Executive Leadership Coaching:
Want personalized coaching with me in your corner? - Achieve game-changing outcomes without sacrificing your well-being
- Simplify team dynamics and client interactions
- Lead with clarity, confidence, and sustainable systems