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Learn more about Carlton Human Capital and Cheryl Pope.

Cheryl Pope

Cheryl Pope is an organizational effectiveness consultant and executive coach. Simply put, she helps organizations and individuals maximize results through communication, goal setting and accountability.

Her main areas of focus are:

  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Dynamics and Culture
  • Leadership Development
  • Executive Coaching
  • Assessments

Cheryl's Extensive Experience

Cheryl built her career as an HR Executive with organizations such as American Airlines, Brinker International, and Hudson Americas/Lone Star Funds. Her experience spans large, complex public companies and fast-paced, entrepreneurial private firms.

By understanding each client at a personal level, she designs customized solutions tailored to their unique challenges and goals.

Additionally, as the wife of a trial lawyer she understands firsthand the day to day and long-term challenges attorneys face running a law firm as a business. 

Cheryl's Values

As a native North Carolinian, some of the personal values instilled by Cheryl's family guide her work:

  • Half of life is just showing up. It's what you do when you get there that counts.
  • You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
  • People have an emotional bank account so always make sure your balance exceeds the withdrawals.
  • No matter where you go, always leave things better than you found them.

Cheryl holds an M.B.A. in International Human Resources from the University of Dallas and a B.A. in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation and holds professional certifications in individual and group development, facilitation, mediation as well as conflict resolution.

Cheryl is also an authorized partner for Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team and has extensive experience with Clifton StrengthsFinder and EQi 2.0. Learn more about these assessments and how they can help your team.

Carlton Human Capital

What's in a Name?

Our first dog, a golden retriever named Carlton, was as close to perfect as they come. Almost.

When we set clear boundaries, nurtured him, and rewarded him in ways that mattered to him, he thrived. But when we came home late, let stress take over, or spoke too harshly, his spirit dimmed.

People are no different. That lesson stayed with me, and when I started my firm, I chose to honor Carlton—along with all the joy, wisdom, and balance he brought to our lives—by naming the business after him.

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