Reviews
Living in today’s world can often feel overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Children, adolescents, and adults are facing challenges they have never faced before which can be stressful. Dr. Natalie Pickering provided a supportive environment where The Chamber’s Youth Leadership class were engaged during her presentation The Enneagram for Leading Self and Others with EQ. Students were very engaged and she helped them to understand their type more effectively, bringing attention to the inside to deepen awareness and knowing from the heart and body, as well as the mind. She wonderfully explains each type, giving context to them in many ways (work, childhood, relationships) as well as details the various elements of the Enneagram (wings, stress, security). It was insightful, accessible and entertaining, and has truly opened my eyes to how I see the world in a particular way as well as how other people very unlike me see the world—and that gives me the ability to reframe my relationships with other people.
Elisa B.
Chamber of Commerce
I enjoyed listening to Dr. Pickering speak to attendees of the Chamber's Youth Leadership Program this past Saturday, Sept 19, 2020. Accolades to Dr. Pickering for holding the attention of 30+ students and adults on a beautiful fall Saturday! Dr. Pickering has a unique way of presenting complex psychological / personality trait information, while engaging her listeners. The ideas expressed by students during feedback sessions were excellent. It was obvious that Dr. Pickering was leading the group to positive thinking.
The information Dr. Pickering shared enabled students to better understand themselves, as well as others. Understanding is knowledge. Now, these students may use this information to become positive catalysts in their own unique circle of friends and family.
Finally, Dr. Pickering ended the day's session with a responsibility challenge. She presented this slide: Real community emerges from real people. She challenged the students to consider what they have learned and how they will emerge at the end of this Leadership Program as "real people" in order to change their "real community."
Excellent first session, Dr. Pickering.
Angela S
Community Youth Leadership Steering Committee
Dr. Pickering, I wanted to thank you again for your presentation to our group last Saturday. It was very informative and thought provoking. We are lucky to have had you as a speaker.
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“I was able to sit in on Dr. Pickering’s presentation to our Chamber Youth Leadership group. It was both informative and thought provoking. Dr. Pickering did a great job of breaking down leadership concepts into wonderful nuggets of information. If you are serious about producing real organizational change and gaining greater understanding about yourself and others in your organization, I encourage you to schedule her for your group. “
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“I was able to sit in on Dr. Pickering’s presentation to our Chamber Youth Leadership group. It was both informative and thought provoking. Dr. Pickering did a great job of breaking down leadership concepts into wonderful nuggets of information. If you are serious about producing real organizational change and gaining greater understanding about yourself and others in your organization, I encourage you to schedule her for your group. “
Bo M
Community Youth Leadership Steering Committee
Dr. Pickering was the featured speaker at our service Leadership Strategic Planning Workshop. She shared her insight and expertise regarding the Enneagram with our team and I’ve been hearing rave reviews ever since. This information has already helped us to develop more self-awareness and understanding of each other.
The way that Dr. Pickering speaks to and facilitates groups like ours is amazing. I’ve found it to be professional and yet deeply personal at the same time, which I find to be a rare talent.
Assistant Chief of Service
Government Healthcare Facility
I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Pickering's presentation on Change Management and Change Resilience through the lens of enneagram style. I was impressed not only by her insights and the efficiency of her framework, but also at how well the material was organized. She has a clear and well-paced speaking style, and she takes time to review and connect each concept before moving on to the next. I am immediately applying her ideas in my own client work. Thank you and please keep up the good work!
Joni M
Consultant, Facilitator, Coach
Dr. Pickering was fabulous! She is so immensely passionate and knowledgeable that she effortlessly engages audiences. She facilitates discussions in such a way that groups feel comfortable discussing sensitive issues, thereby growing as leaders and team members. I came to the conference emotionally drained and left feeling energized.
Alyssa M. Reed
Blackburn, Childers & Steagall, CPAs
I just wanted to reach out and say thank you for being with us this past Thursday and Friday. The ability to be in a space where we could comfortably share our thoughts/motives behind actions that we take was very helpful mentally. Forcing us to also be more honest about our own traits has created a higher level of self-awareness of what I’m projecting out and when I’m slipping into a negative trait.
I’m personally really into psychology and I think it’s helped me from a work perspective before (from a marketing/consumer angle), but being able to see how it impacts the day to day people I work with was new and I’m sure it will also be helpful moving forward.
Sam L
United Way of East TN Highlands
I highly recommend High Places Coaching and Consulting. Dr. Natalie Pickering incredibly wise, kind-hearted and motivating. I’ve worked with her personally on career/life coaching (she helped me survive the first year of COVID chaos and then some). I’ve attended her Enneagram workshops and she has done training for my work team. All outstanding!
Lee H
VP Milligan University
Dr. Pickering was a guest speaker at our Leadership Workshop. She shared her insight and expertise regarding the Enneagram with our team and I’ve been hearing rave reviews ever since. I really think that this information has already helped us to develop more self-awareness and understanding of each other. Also the way that Dr. Pickering approaches speaking to groups like ours is amazing. I’ve found it to be professional and yet deeply personal at the same time, which I find to be a rare talent. She was also very accommodating with scheduling which is always appreciated.
NFS is very happy to be able to consult with and learn from such a dedicated and expert professional, so thank you for supporting Dr. Pickering as she spent some time helping us, so that we can do a better job of taking care of our Veterans and our team members.
Holly T
MS, RD, Assistant Chief - Nutrition and Food Services
As I mentioned right before you left, it's hard to find words to articulate what these days have meant to me. Even now, emotion immediately jumps into my throat. Everything about those 3 days felt sacred and nourishing and good. I am aware of myself -and what is motivating my intentions in a way that I haven't ever been before so hopefully that will help me make lots of small everyday changes as well.
I'm grateful in a way that feels bigger than me, or my words.
You are gifted and brave; doing Holy, hard work.
Thank you.
Anonymous
Individual Retreat Participant
