Chris Thyberg

About Chris Thyberg

There\'s a moment I see with every leader I coach.They sit across from me, articulate and experienced, describing exactly what\'s wrong. They know they\'re working harder for less traction. Something needs to shift. But when I ask what comes next, they go quiet.Not from lack of vision. They can\'t see beyond what they\'ve already tried.The terrain changed. What the Army War College called VUCA—volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity—those were the foothills. You\'re navigating ground no one mapped yet. The approaches that built your reputation aren\'t producing the results you need anymore.Here\'s what most leaders miss: you\'re trying to solve a roots problem with a branches solution.Think of a tree on difficult ground. The branches and fruit—your competence, your track record, your results—that\'s what everyone sees. But the branches can only hold what the roots can support.Most leadership development grows the branches. More skills. More tools. More techniques. Working with me grows the roots—your capacity to see complexity without being overwhelmed by it. How you stay grounded when conditions don\'t let up. Who you are beneath the role.The leader you need to become—visionary, undeterred, clear, attuned—feels out of reach right now. But the capacity is already there, buried under demands that won\'t let up. This work strengthens what\'s latent. Releases what feels blocked.That\'s what happens when new capacity builds increased capability.Who I work with:• Seasoned executives whose past approaches stopped producing results• Emerging leaders promoted on technical brilliance, now needing executive presence• Leaders in transition—merger, promotion, sector shift, reinventionLeaders I work with say:\"He gets me in a way colleagues, mentors, or even those closest to me don\'t.\" Not because I tell them what they want to hear. Because I take time to understand the full weight they\'re carrying, then share what I\'m seeing.I\'m a Georgetown-certified executive leadership coach, an ICF Professional Certified Coach, and credentialed in servant leadership through the Greenleaf Center. 35 years leading strategic initiatives at major universities, leadership consultancies, and a global nonprofit. 12 years coaching across sectors, including nonprofits, wealth management, healthcare, tech, higher ed, government, military-to-civilian transitions, and family businesses from chocolate making to manufacturing.If this resonates with where you are now, let\'s connect!Lead yourself well. Serve your great purpose.

Experience

1. Executive Coach

   Laerrico & Partners

   Nov 2024 — Present · US

   As an Executive Coach at LAeRRICO & Partners, I help executives enhance their leadership skills and increase their capacity to lead in \"whitewater\" conditions. I offer provocative support that brings out the best in experienced and emerging leaders as they reach new levels of personal and professional excellence.As leaders grow their capacity for navigating uncertainty and fostering trust, they build the skills to meet intense challenges and create conditions for thriving at work. If you\'re looking to develop lasting resilience, presence, vision, and courage to drive transformative change throughout the enterprise, let\'s grab an exploratory call!

Education

• Wheaton College

  Bachelor's degree, Philosophy

  1974 — 1978

• Time to Think

  Foundation Course - Creating and Sustaining Thinking Environments, Organizational Leadership

• New Ventures West

  Masterful Conversations for Integral Coaching

• University of Pittsburgh

  graduate studies in the PhD program, Philosophy

  1978 — 1981

• New Ventures West

  Foundations of Integral Coaching

• Georgetown University

  Certificate in Executive Leadership Coaching - Institute for Transformational Leadership

• Co-Active Training Institute

  Fundamentals of Co-Active Coaching

• New Ventures West

  Thwarting The Inner Criitic for Integral Coaching

Skills

• Event Planning
• Performance Strengths Coaching
• Thought Leadership
• Program Management
• Nonprofits
• Servant Leadership
• Organizational Culture
• Lean Startup
• Theology
• Philosophy
• Business Process Improvement
• Donor Engagement
• Educational Leadership
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Leadership Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Change Management
• Fundraising
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Instructional Design
• Strategic Planning
• Business Strategy
• Educational Program Design
• Strategic Communications
• Strategy
• Team Building
• Program Development
• Volunteer Management
• Leadership
• Curriculum Design
• Process Improvement
• Market Research
• Teaching
• Community Outreach
• Public Speaking