Corrie
Zimerla
Strategic Leadership Advisory
Partnering with leaders and organizations to strengthen leadership, align strategy and culture, and navigate growth, change, and complexity with greater clarity and purpose.
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Executive Advisor Leadership Coach Author Speaker
Two decades of strategic impact
With more than 20 years of executive leadership across higher education, healthcare, research, and mission-driven organizations, Corrie brings a distinctive combination of strategic insight, operational credibility, and people-centered leadership. She has led complex organizations, built high-performing teams, guided major organizational transformation, and advised leaders through consequential decisions.
Her work is grounded in a simple belief: healthy organizations begin with healthy leadership. Through executive advisory, coaching, organizational development, speaking, and writing, Corrie helps leaders create the clarity, trust, accountability, culture, and alignment that allow both people and organizations to thrive.
She believes real strength is practiced—not performed—and that meaningful change happens when people learn how to show up with presence, integrity, and emotional clarity.
Advancing Mission.
Strengthening Leadership.
Aligning Organizations.
Strategic Services
Tailored consulting engagements designed for leaders and organizations navigating complexity at scale.
Aligning people, structure, and resources for stronger performance.
For organizations redesigning structures, strengthening operations or culture, or preparing for future growth.
Research Enterprise Advisory
Specialized expertise for research-intensive organizations
For universities, academic medical centers, healthcare organizations, research institutes, and other mission-driven organizations seeking to strengthen the leadership, infrastructure, and resources supporting their research mission.
A New Chapter in Leadership
A leadership book exploring emotional intelligence, active listening, values-based leadership, and the everyday behaviors that build trust, resilience, and meaningful influence.
Her writing reflects the same philosophy that guides her advisory practice: organizations perform best when leaders create environments where people feel heard, valued, accountable, and connected to purpose.
Through writing, speaking, coaching, and teaching, Corrie explores the human side of leadership—the self-awareness, listening, values, trust, and emotional clarity that shape how we show up for others.
Let's start a conversation and build something healthier together.
Every organization is different. Every leadership challenge is different. The work should be, too.
Whether you are navigating organizational change, developing leaders, strengthening culture, planning a retreat, or looking for a speaker who will challenge your audience to think differently, the conversation begins with understanding what matters most.
czimerla1@gmail.com
Location
Cleveland, Ohio