Sharon is a Consultant and Executive Coach with Mobius Executive Leadership, a premier leadership development firm. She also serves as president of The Grady Company, a consulting firm serving the communication needs of clients involved in change and transition. She helps executives and senior teams develop the collaboration and communication skills that drive their business success with particular focus on helping clients create value through better handling of conflict. Ms. Grady has led an international financial institution through the communication challenges of a merger; guided the senior team of a global communications firm through the creation of a compelling corporate vision, and created $69 million in revenue opportunity for an international retailer by coaching a client team through the redesign of internal communication flows.
Sharon brings to her coaching work at Mobius a wealth of private and public sector experience. She began her career in Washington, DC, where she served as staff aide to U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff and press secretary to US Congresswoman Barbara B. Kennelly. Later, she worked as a management consultant with both Mercer Management Consulting and Monitor. She also served as Chief Operating Officer of Interaction Associates, a global
provider of collaboration consulting and leadership education.
Sharon is an experienced coach to Chief Executive Officer’s, senior executives and top teams. She is an expert in helping clients become more skillful at listening, empathizing, collaborating, managing conflict and building relationships. Sharon has worked with such diverse clients as Ford, Merck, IBM, DuPont, Sears, Royal Bank of Canada, US West, MIT, Harvard Business School, American Express, Amgen, Wachovia Bank, Consolidated Freightways, Sylvania Mexico, Omni Hotels, Tufts Healthcare, and McKesson.
Sharon is a frequent guest lecturer and speaker, and has addressed audiences at the Harvard Business School, Tufts University, The Conference Board, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Sharon is an active member of the HBS Network of Women Alumni, and past chair of the Network’s Entrepreneurial Forum.
Sharon holds a B.A. in English (magna cum laude) from Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. She is also certified in the Personality Assessment Tool MBTI. She is fluent in Spanish.
