Elite Coaching Grounded in Research, Elevated by Humanity

Thriving Leaders. Connected Teams. Positive Cultures.

Connected EC is an elite C-suite coaching and leadership advisory firm grounded in organizational psychology, well-being, and real-world performance.

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Most organizations can recognize the symptoms. The challenge is understanding what's causing them.

At Connected EC, we help leaders, teams, and organizations uncover the underlying dynamics influencing culture, leadership, and performance—so they can move from assumptions to evidence, and from insight to meaningful change.

What's Really Driving Your Culture and Performance?

Communication breaks down. Trust erodes. Teams become disconnected. Priorities become unclear. Energy and engagement begin to decline.

Connection.

Vitality.

Humanity.

These three principles are the foundation of everything we do.

At Connected EC, we believe thriving leaders create connected teams, and connected teams create positive organizational cultures.

1. Connection

From the leader to the team to the organization, we help create the connections that strengthen culture, build trust, and align people around a shared vision and purpose.

2. Vitality

From the leader to the team to the organization, we help create the connections that strengthen culture, build trust, and align people around a shared vision and purpose.

3. Humanity

From the leader to the team to the organization, we help create the connections that strengthen culture, build trust, and align people around a shared vision and purpose.

Our approach integrates the science of organizational psychology, the power of human connection, and the importance of leadership vitality to create meaningful, lasting change.

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Our Model: The 5Cs Framework

The Principles 5Cs Assessment, co-developed with Connected EC and Principles, helps leaders measure what moves culture.

Rather than relying on assumptions, anecdotes, or surface-level scores, the 5Cs surfaces root causes across five measurable drivers: Connection, Candid Communication, Clarity, Collaboration, and Contribution.

Developed through organizational psychology research, executive coaching, and real-world application across complex organizations.

Work With Us

Every leadership challenge is different, but meaningful transformation often begins at one of three levels: the executive leader, the leadership team, or the organization itself.

1.

Executive Leadership

Elite, one-to-one coaching for CEOs and C-suite leaders that integrates leadership effectiveness, well-being, and sustainable performance.

Unlike traditional executive coaching, our collective of coaches takes a systems-based approach—pairing leaders with coaches who share a common language and methodology and understand the dynamics of the full executive team. The result is stronger leadership, greater clarity, and meaningful growth that extends beyond the individual leader.

Perfect for CEOs and C-suite executives

2.

Leadership Teams

High-performing organizations require leadership teams that are aligned, connected, and capable of navigating complexity together.

Through executive team coaching, facilitation, and evidence-based development experiences, we help leadership teams strengthen trust, improve communication, create clarity, and build the collective effectiveness needed to lead the organization forward.

Perfect for executive teams

3.

Organizational Transformation

Culture change doesn't happen through initiatives alone. It happens when leaders intentionally shape the systems, behaviors, and conditions that influence how people work together.

Using the Principles 5Cs Assessment and other evidence-based approaches, we help organizations understand their current culture, identify opportunities for growth, and create practical strategies that strengthen leadership, engagement, collaboration, and organizational performance.

For organizations seeking culture transformation

Whether we're coaching a CEO, facilitating an executive team, or guiding a culture transformation effort, our work is grounded in organizational psychology, well-being, and evidence-based practices that create thriving leaders, connected teams, and positive cultures.

The Team Supporting Your Team

Meet Our People

Connected EC is a team of experienced C-suite coaches aligned in philosophy, language, and a deep commitment to excellence.

We bring together master coaches, facilitators, and organizational psychologists who help leaders create meaningful behavior change and measurable business impact.

Through a shared language, methodology, and systems-based approach, we help ensure change takes hold across the leadership team—not just one leader.

"Leadership Matters Because People Matter"

At Connected EC, we believe leadership has the power to shape lives, teams, organizations, and communities.

That’s why our work goes beyond solving today’s challenges. We help leaders create environments where people feel connected, teams can thrive, and organizations can build healthy, positive cultures rooted in trust, humanity, and shared purpose.

Our promise is simple:

To create thriving leaders, connected and cohesive teams, and positive organizational cultures.

Because when people thrive, organizations perform better. And when organizations perform better, their impact reaches far beyond the workplace. 

— Jamie Shapiro

Founder & CEO, Connected EC

Connected Culture

An Evidence-Based Guide for Leaders Who Want Their Teams—and Their Culture—to Thrive

Built on the 5Cs, Connected Culture helps leaders create more cohesive teams, stronger cultures, and workplaces where people can thrive.

Combining research, practical tools, and real-world leadership experience, the book provides a clear, evidence-based framework for building trust, connection, engagement, and lasting organizational performance.

Ready to Create a Thriving Culture?

Whether you're developing leaders, strengthening your executive team, or shaping organizational culture, Connected EC can help you create the conditions for people and performance to thrive.

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