About
Marlene Chism Consulting
Here's the truth we live by at Marlene Chism Consulting: Clarity can change any situation; and if you want to change the culture you have to change the conversation.
At Marlene Chism Consulting, we build confident leaders, collaborative relationships and accountable cultures.
Whether you’re navigating resistance to change, low trust, or a breakdown in communication, conflict is not the problem: Mismanagement is. Avoidance, appeasement, and aggression are the coping mechanisms that keep leaders stuck and teams misaligned. Mismanagement costs companies millions in lost productivity, customer complaints, safety, lawsuits, and turnover.
At Marlene Chism Consulting, we help leaders at every level—executives, directors, and managers—build the clarity, confidence, and skill to lead through complexity.
We specialize in turning difficult conversations into leadership breakthroughs, transforming conflict into a catalyst for personal growth.
Mission and Values
Inner Growth | Creativity | Alignment | Responsibility | Empowerment
The mission of Marlene Chism Consulting is to build confident leaders, collaborative relationships, and accountable cultures.
Over 25 years ago the original business name was ICARE which stood for Improving Communication and Relationships Everywhere.
Today the same theme carries through with the core values.
Marlene Chism
Marlene Chism works with executive leaders to build drama-free cultures that drive growth and reduce costly mistakes.
An expert in conflict management, Marlene is known for getting to the root problem, simplifying the complex and increasing leadership clarity.
As a coach, Marlene works with decision-makers, offering frameworks and tools to navigate complex conversations and increase accountability.
As a seasoned facilitator and dynamic speaker, she brings executives and managers together to uncover blind spots, address the elephant in the room, and strengthen alignment.
A recognized expert on the LinkedIn Learning platform, Marlene has produced six educational video series on high-stakes topics such as working with high conflict people, having difficult conversations, and anger management.
She’s the author of four commercially published books. Her latest, From Conflict to Courage was nominated for an international award from GetAbstract.
Marlene holds a bachelor’s in communications with a minor in psychology, and a master’s in human resources development. She’s an enhanced practitioner in Narrative Coaching.