
positive change
Coaching, Conflict Resolution, Training, and Facilitation
Conflict Mediation and Executive Team Coaching
The Consulting Team provides executive, staff and team coaching, assessments, organizational development, management consulting, conflict and dispute resolution. We have also presented over forty virtual soft skills trainings in the past year.


Extensive Experience
We have been in business for over 12 years now. Besides our exceptional expertise and years of experience, what sets us apart from the rest is that we have an extensive knowledge base.
Superior Range of Services
From soft-skill trainings and executive coaching to team building workshop facilitation and Organizational Development expertise, we offer a diverse range of services to suit your specific needs.

Regular Leadership Tips
We provide leadership tips regularly. This resource is archived and available to you anytime.
Testimonials
“I’ve worked extensively with Marilyn and appreciate her keen insights, skills and sensitivities in all phases of organization development, team and individual coaching and staff training. I think highly of her, and she has my confidence.”
J Logan, J.D.
General Manager, Los Altos Hills County Fire District
“The Consulting Team is very effective in working with diverse styles and dealing with opposite personalities in resolving differences. They have worked with our City Council and management team to provide awareness, leadership, direction and insight on working collaboratively. We appreciate the efforts they took in conducting 360 emotional intelligence evaluations and providing feedback to our managers. Thank you, Dr. Manning and the team!"
Jill Lopez
HR Director, City of Campbell, CA
“Dr. Manning was very responsive and handled a very sensitive matter very effectively, bridging significant cultural differences with tremendous expertise. Her work was thorough, and she was able to conclude the matter on time."
Linda Usoz
Attorney at Law, Stanford University
"Dr. Marilyn Manning, The Consulting Team, brings a skilled independent eye to your organization to thoughtfully access personality traits and leadership skills, both good and bad, and how to improve working relationships within your organization. She comes with tremendous passion for the subject matter and will challenge your thought process toward the greater good of the organization."
Bernie Escalante
Interim Chief of Police, Santa Cruz Police Department
Jon Bush
Interim Deputy Chief of Police Administration Division, Santa Cruz Police Department
Joanne M. Brown
President Board of Directors Life Learning Academy
“Our ongoing relationship with The Consulting Team has given us the confidence that, come what may, we will be able to work it out and move forward. Her coaching new partners, knowing who we are, and what being a partner in our firm means has been invaluable. Rules of engagement developed in mediation sessions have changed how we behave individually and as a group. We lean heavily on The Consulting Team to keep us communicating effectively, understand how our actions reflect our culture, and integrate our values into our work lives.”
Gail Lang
Chief Operating Officer, Minami Tamaki, LLP
“The Consulting Team expertly led our executive team through competitive assessment, strategic planning, priorities, and goals setting. More impressive, they brought out our untapped creative side to go beyond where we believed the company could."
Peter Nelson
Board Chair, California Water Services
“Dr. Marilyn Manning of The Consulting Team taught me that I didn’t always have to be right. I learned to exercise more patience in listening to my staff. I received tools that helped me monitor my reactions, words, and body language. In other words, I increased my emotional intelligence. Dr. Manning not only helped me with my staff but also with my interactions with my customers."
Peter V. Ernster, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Pacific Cheese Company
“I began working with Dr. Manning at a critical time. I was a new leader with a lot of ideas, a sense of urgency, and not much else. Dr. Manning’s ability to listen carefully, ask crucial questions, and combine the big picture with immediately applicable practices, made an immediate difference for me. Working with her helped me unlock more of my potential.”
Mitch Bostian
Head of School, The Berkeley School
“Marilyn and the Consulting Team are truly the best of the best. They focused our City Council for a productive goal setting session which yielded positive results. They provided practical tools to the Council and executive staff helping us stay on track, identify city goals and initiatives, and improve teamwork.”
Thomas C. Williams
City Manager, Millbrae, CA
“I’ve worked extensively with Marilyn and appreciate her keen insights, skills and sensitivities in all phases of organization development, team and individual coaching and staff training. I think highly of her, and she has my confidence.”
J Logan, J.D.
General Manager, Los Altos Hills County Fire District
“The Consulting Team is very effective in working with diverse styles and dealing with opposite personalities in resolving differences. They have worked with our City Council and management team to provide awareness, leadership, direction and insight on working collaboratively. We appreciate the efforts they took in conducting 360 emotional intelligence evaluations and providing feedback to our managers. Thank you, Dr. Manning and the team!"
Jill Lopez
HR Director, City of Campbell, CA
“Dr. Manning was very responsive and handled a very sensitive matter very effectively, bridging significant cultural differences with tremendous expertise. Her work was thorough, and she was able to conclude the matter on time."
Linda Usoz
Attorney at Law, Stanford University
"Dr. Marilyn Manning, The Consulting Team, brings a skilled independent eye to your organization to thoughtfully access personality traits and leadership skills, both good and bad, and how to improve working relationships within your organization. She comes with tremendous passion for the subject matter and will challenge your thought process toward the greater good of the organization."
Bernie Escalante
Interim Chief of Police, Santa Cruz Police Department
Jon Bush
Interim Deputy Chief of Police Administration Division, Santa Cruz Police Department
Joanne M. Brown
President Board of Directors Life Learning Academy
“Our ongoing relationship with The Consulting Team has given us the confidence that, come what may, we will be able to work it out and move forward. Her coaching new partners, knowing who we are, and what being a partner in our firm means has been invaluable. Rules of engagement developed in mediation sessions have changed how we behave individually and as a group. We lean heavily on The Consulting Team to keep us communicating effectively, understand how our actions reflect our culture, and integrate our values into our work lives.”
Gail Lang
Chief Operating Officer, Minami Tamaki, LLP
“The Consulting Team expertly led our executive team through competitive assessment, strategic planning, priorities, and goals setting. More impressive, they brought out our untapped creative side to go beyond where we believed the company could."
Peter Nelson
Board Chair, California Water Services
“Dr. Marilyn Manning of The Consulting Team taught me that I didn’t always have to be right. I learned to exercise more patience in listening to my staff. I received tools that helped me monitor my reactions, words, and body language. In other words, I increased my emotional intelligence. Dr. Manning not only helped me with my staff but also with my interactions with my customers."
Peter V. Ernster, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Pacific Cheese Company
“I began working with Dr. Manning at a critical time. I was a new leader with a lot of ideas, a sense of urgency, and not much else. Dr. Manning’s ability to listen carefully, ask crucial questions, and combine the big picture with immediately applicable practices, made an immediate difference for me. Working with her helped me unlock more of my potential.”
Mitch Bostian
Head of School, The Berkeley School
“Marilyn and the Consulting Team are truly the best of the best. They focused our City Council for a productive goal setting session which yielded positive results. They provided practical tools to the Council and executive staff helping us stay on track, identify city goals and initiatives, and improve teamwork.”
Thomas C. Williams
City Manager, Millbrae, CA
“I’ve worked extensively with Marilyn and appreciate her keen insights, skills and sensitivities in all phases of organization development, team and individual coaching and staff training. I think highly of her, and she has my confidence.”
J Logan, J.D.
General Manager, Los Altos Hills County Fire District
