Cindy Naughton, Exude HC Consultant

Consultant

Cindy Naughton

Be Kind, Be True

Cindy is a dynamic and accomplished certified professional coach and change leader, excelling in executive coaching, with over 25 years of experience in driving performance, growth, and transformation. She passionately believes in the immense potential of individuals and leverages her expertise to serve as a catalyst for their personal and professional brilliance. Cindy’s approach is focused on unlocking this brilliance, and empowering individuals and organizations to flourish independently.

As the former Vice President of Talent Management & Learning and Development at Sodexo, a global corporation with over 430,000 employees, Cindy demonstrated her exceptional skills in executive coaching by mentoring senior leaders and their teams. She successfully guided them to discover and harness their inherent leadership abilities, fostering motivation and achieving specific goals across various levels. Her pivotal role during the COVID-19 crisis involved rapidly adapting learning and talent programs to provide vital training for employees, customers, and clients, showcasing her agility and innovative thinking.

Cindy’s notable achievements at Sodexo also include establishing a change management function, complete with an executive education and practitioner program, which significantly enhanced the organization’s adaptability and success in implementing change.

Holding a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from Georgia State University, Cindy’s credentials are further bolstered by certifications from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), along with various personality assessments, communication styles, PROSCI, Sodexo, and General Electric’s Change Acceleration Process. Her comprehensive training and experience position her as a distinguished executive coach, adept at inspiring leaders and their teams to realize and utilize their full potential for personal and organizational success.