Dr. Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-Hilliard, a mother-daughter team, bring a wealth of knowledge, insight, and experience to their work with individual clients and client organizations. Whether it’s by teaching leaders how to lead and engage their people, dismantling dysfunctions caused by misalignment of efforts, or helping individuals empower themselves by breaking free from Imposter Syndrome or Codependent dysfunctional patterns. Anne and Heather take people and organizations beyond the limits of self-defeating behavior. They are dedicated to empowering individuals, leaders, and organizations to achieve their potential by leveraging their expertise in the neurobiology of human development combined with a system thinking approach. Anne and Heather have worked with thousands of leaders and individuals from around the world, been featured in dozens of publications, spoken at professional conferences, and written several series of books. 

Anne had to give up her child for adoption at birth, but they were reunited years later when Heather was 27. Despite the time apart, they discovered that they shared a strong interest in helping people achieve their potential. While Heather worked in organizations as part of a large human resources consulting firm, Anne worked with individuals as a psychotherapist and corporate coach. They realized that by combining their expertise, they could drive meaningful change in organizations by putting the people's side of things together with a systems thinking approach. This led to creation of a powerful partnership that served both organizations and the people within them.

Anne and Heather have a unique method that they use in their work with clients. They approach everything from a developmental perspective, meeting their clients where they are and tailoring their approach to each individual's needs. They don't impose a one-size-fits-all system on any problem, but rather look at who the human beings are in the organization and measure what they can tolerate from a developmental perspective. This approach allows them to find out where people are stuck and get them back on their developmental trajectory toward their potential. Their partnership combines Anne's background in psychotherapy with Heather's experience in organizational systems, making them uniquely equipped to drive successful change initiatives in organizations.

Their work is distinctive because they approach everything from a developmental perspective, meeting their clients where they are and discovering what they need to grow along that developmental trajectory. They rely heavily on personality type and emotional drivers to understand why individuals behave a certain way and to develop the right approach for each client.

Anne's approach to leadership development is focused on identifying the progression of a given behavior as organizations and individuals age. Unlike others who impose a fixed system on all problems, she believes in meeting her clients where they are. This is done by assessing the collective leadership style and identifying gaps that may lead to dysfunctions. Anne emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence in self-awareness and organizational awareness. Through testing and feedback from employees, she helps leaders recognize the impact of their behavior on their organization. By understanding their emotional drivers and behaviors, leaders can overcome their limitations and grow toward their full potential.

Heather, the co-founder of the Striving Styles Personality System, stresses the importance of understanding one's brain organization to achieve personal growth and leadership development. In contrast to a one-size-fits-all approach, Heather highlights the significance of starting from one's natural strengths and inherent challenges to attain authentic and effective leadership. Heather shares the difference in her leadership style from her mother Anne's...