Trust is built on competence, sincerity and reliability.

As the Blue Mesa Group, we offer you more than 200 years of combined leadership, consulting and coaching experience. We have deep and comprehensive experience handling complicated, delicate matters with grace and wisdom. As coaches and consultants, we’re here to guide you through your challenges while we minimize your risks and generate fresh, appropriate resolutions.


The Coaching Practice

Our Coaching Practice Leader Micki McMillan is one of just 600 Master Certified Coaches (MCC) in the world. Concurrently, every one of our colleagues has mastered the International Coaching Federation (ICF) core competencies and upholds the ICF code of ethics. We practice an individualistic and holistic approach to coaching and professional development.

  • Career Transitions
  • Communication Mastery
  • Individualism and Identity in the Workplace
  • Internal Coach Development
  • Leadership Legacies
  • Mentoring Skills for Leaders
  • Multiculturalism in the Workplace
  • New Leader Assimilation
  • Personal and Professional Transformation
  • Succession Planning
  • Talent Development
  • Team Building and Trust
  • Gender and Leadership

The Consulting Practice

Our Consulting Practice Leader Patricia Barlow spent more than 30 years as a global business leader at both Citigroup and Merck. Under her expert guidance, we turn our eyes toward identifying and aligning the gaps in team orientation and organizational effectiveness. Our consultants serve as unbiased thinking partners who provide you with fresh perspectives, insights into best practices and valuable, practical advice. We offer five types of consulting services: Strategic Planning, Training, Employee Relations Consulting, Audits and Investigations.

  • Short-, Mid- and Long-term Strategic Planning
  • Workplace Issues Training, including Violence in the Workplace, Sexual Harassment, Policy and Handbook Development, Reductions in Force and more
  • Investigations into Retaliation Claims, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment,
    Misconduct, etc.
  • Talent Management Training
  • Discrimination and Harassment Avoidance and Administration Training
  • Termination Decision Consultations and Best Practice Training
  • Conflict Resolution Consultations, Intervention, Mediation and Coaching
  • Termination Practice Consultations and Training
  • Independent Contractor Relations Consultations, Audits and Training
  • Hiring Practice Audits and Training, including Recruiting, Background and Reference Checking and Negotiating
  • Leadership Assessment Interviewing and Advisory Services