Portland, OR

Carlton Leadership Institute is a global management and leadership consulting agency founded by Natalia Carlton, PhD., a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and IO Psychologist with decades of Fortune 50 executive education and business transformation experience. She led curriculum strategy and deployment teams at GE’s Global Learning and Leadership Development Center, Crotonville, where she developed unforgettable learning experiences to build high-performing, strategic and entrepreneurial leaders.She founded Crotonville Makers® in 2019, a makerspace and community of GE entrepreneurs, innovators, and designers to support the Product Manager’s Academy and promote FastWorks® a framework for rapid innovation cycles and start-ups. Under her directive, the community delivered over $2B in costs saving and new revenue. She now offers these programs to organizations who need a breakthrough in performance, profitability and market positioning.She continues to offer leadership and management training through her agency, Carlton Leadership, LLC. Her programs integrate hands-on and immersive experiences in iconic natural settings, enabling makers, managers, and mindful leaders to learn, reflect, and apply skills at a higher level of insight and performance.