The Potential Center® offers coaching and courses that teach managers and teams
to harness the power of
creative problem-solving.

The greatest challenge I see for new leaders and managers is the ability to innovate, ideate and solve problems outside the box.

The reason mid-level managers often stay at mid-level is because we all tend to fall into habitual thinking, coming up with the same ideas over and over.

Many managers and organizations focus only on leadership skills alone, getting themselves and their teams stuck in a pattern of stagnated thinking.

But here’s the good news.

As a manager, changing how you think about a problem changes your options for solving the problem.

It unlocks new neurological pathways that open up different ways to look at challenges and uncover solutions not seen before.

The Potential Center offers coaching, courses and tools to get you there.

Here’s how we can help you.

Manager Coaching with Ellia

Develop as a high-performing team manager with Light Bulb Thinking™ Coaching

Combined coaching in leadership and creative problem-solving
Find it easier to solve problems creatively - and quickly see solutions no one else has found
Foster creative problem-solving and a growth mindset in your team
Increase confidence in your management abilities and competency as a leader

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Lightbulb Moments Leadership Course

In this self-paced audio training, you’ll learn how to go from team manager to valued leader.

Prepare for future challenges by being creative and innovative right now
Solve big hairy problems with imaginative solutions
Have more fun at work
Win over stakeholders
Be a more effective manager and valued leader of a high-performing team

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Ellia Harris, Innovation Coach
CEO, The Potential Center®

Hi, I’m Ellia.

For over 11 years, I’ve pioneered combining leadership skills, creative problem-solving, and an innovation mindset. I show new managers how to use the power of combining these to break out of habitual thinking and solve challenges with creative solutions no one else has thought of.

My passion is for new managers who reach for more, and see the limitless potential in themselves and others.
Uniquely, I merge developing leadership skills and creative problem-solving in my coaching and training.
My years of experience as an organizational trainer and coach, and my own experience as a manager, have led me to one key truth:
Combining leadership development and making creative problem-solving happen is the fastest route to being a highly valued leader.
I’m hired by managers who are curious, open to new methods, optimistic about the future, and want to have fun while learning.
I’ve helped many managers find their true value through creative problem-solving for the challenges they faced.
I’m confident I can help you break out of habitual patterns of thinking so you, too, can help your team uncover creative solutions no one else has thought of before.

Not sure what you need?
Book a free strategy session and let’s talk about it!

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"It’s been a game changer to have a trusted coach by my side. Ellia is calm and resourceful with a grounded demeanor that made me feel okay about not having all the answers. She talks about light bulbs but she actually shows up with a flashlight, exposing areas where I get stuck and walking me through to solutions. With Ellia’s guidance I’m going to achieve a more ambitious trajectory for my business!"

Michelle Clark, Owner, Prosper Northwest Real Estate

"Thank you for a very pleasant, challenging course for our school leaders on creative problem-solving. It was good to have our assumptions challenged and deal with the cause rather than the symptom. We appreciated the solution-driven discussions, your calm, purposeful style of teaching and facilitation, and that we were able to walk away with not only a solution to our institutional challenge but also practical techniques that we can implement immediately with faculty and staff."

Bethnal Green Technology College, UK

“I had two new managers on my team work with Ellia. They had little leadership experience and Ellia’s program was the perfect fit for them. They now have the tools necessary to manage a creative team.”

Erika Montgomery - CEO, Three Girls Media

“Ellia checks in with you. She's very kind and knowledgeable. She's very creative. She helped me look at things in a way I hadn't before. She gave me a new way of thinking.”

Naomi S.