A specialist in communication, values, and creativity, Dr. Hyatt is an expert in human communication including organizational, interpersonal, small group, team and intercultural communication. He is an international facilitator, trainer, executive coach and program designer for personal and organizational development work. His particular areas of expertise include values assessment and development for individuals, teams and organizations; creativity assessment and development, and coaching managers to be coaches. He has published nationally and internationally, and is a co-author of the Values Perspective, an individual and group values assessment survey.
All of his coaching and consulting focuses on application and results that are designed in consultation with each client.
Kenton is experienced in the use of interactive learning methods based on psychological and behavioral assessment integrated with creative methodologies to produce active learning environments which are designed to achieve the results that are best suited for each person, group and organization. He is a trained and accomplished artist in painting, photography, drawing in various media and storytelling. Between 1997 and 2000, Dr. Hyatt was European Program Director for the Center for Creative Leadership’s Leadership Development Program (recently ranked no. 4 globally by Financial Times). Currently he is an independent consultant and works in partnership with several organizations and professionals. He also serves as an external reader for Pacifica Graduate Institute dissertations and has been a manuscript reviewer for Pfeiffer publishers.
Kenton has worked with senior executives and management groups from corporations including Bayer, Eastman Chemical, Fairchild Semiconductor, General Motors, Granite Construction, Oracle, Motorola, PepsiCo, Procter and Gamble, Readers’ Digest, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Schnitzer Steel, Teichert, Unilever, United Way, Valent, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Whirlpool, and many others.
His professional certifications include Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Fundamental Interpersonal Orientations-Behavior (FIRO-B), Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI), Cultural Orientations Indicator (COI), Gallup Strengths Finder, The Values Measure, Lominger Voices, the Benchmarks and Leadership Versatility Index (LVI) instruments, and Stanford’s Creativity in Business program