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Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect Raising Performance and Growth — the foundational philosophy behind RippleIQ and the Ripple Leadership System™. Published by Business Expert Press, March 2026.
Order on Amazon →Published articles, media features, and reviews of Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect by Kimberly Lee, SPHR.
Published Articles
Kim's writing on coaching culture, leadership infrastructure, and the future of management — published in leading business and executive media.
In the first 90 days, the right conversations matter more than most new managers realize — and CEOs play a critical role in making sure they happen.
Read on Chief Executive →Kim shares the unexpected origin of her leadership philosophy — born not in a boardroom, but on a pool deck — and how that experience shapes the Heart + Backbone framework.
Read on CEOWORLD →Kim contributes to a roundtable of HR executives reflecting on the defining experiences that shaped their approach to leading people and culture.
Read on CHRO Daily →Features & Interviews
Profiles, interviews, and features on Kim's journey from 20+ years of HR leadership to founding Lotic Systems and writing the book.
Kim traces the path from watching leadership development fail for two decades to finally putting the philosophy on paper — and building the technology to make it actionable.
Read the full feature →Kim traces the decision that defined her leadership philosophy — from a pool deck revelation to founding Lotic Systems — and why choosing connection over command creates lasting impact.
Read on SheRise's Studios →Kim shares how replacing perfectionism with low-stakes iteration transformed the process of writing her book and building RippleIQ — and why sustainable success is about flow, not force.
Read on SheRise's Studios →Podcast Appearances
Kim joins leading podcasts on leadership, HR, startups, and the future of work to discuss coaching culture, AI in leadership, and building Lotic Systems.
Hacking HR founder Enrique Rubio interviews Kim about her book Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect — the philosophy behind coaching as infrastructure, the practice gap in leadership development, and what it takes to build a coaching culture that sticks.
Watch on YouTube →Kim joins Bizgnus Interviews — a business news platform publishing since 2005 — to discuss why employees are leaving in record numbers (it's not pay or workload), how the Ripple Effect delivers targeted coaching to create waves of positive change, and practical ways to prevent burnout at every level of an organization.
Watch on YouTube →Kim joins Human Cloud — a future-of-work media platform — for a 40-minute conversation on why leadership training fails without practice infrastructure, how she built RippleIQ as a non-technical founder using AI tools, and why AI coaching creates a safe space for managers to rehearse difficult conversations before they happen.
Listen on Spotify →Kim joins veteran broadcast journalist Dean Rotbart to discuss her book, the coaching culture movement, and why leadership development's biggest problem is a practice gap.
View on Apple Podcasts →Kim discusses how coaching culture applies to healthcare leadership — one of the industries most affected by burnout and management system failures.
Kim joins Zoe to explore why coaching culture is infrastructure — and how leaders at every level can start building it today.
Kim talks about the journey from HR executive to founder, the practice gap in leadership development, and building RippleIQ.
Kim joins bestselling author and leadership expert Erika Andersen to discuss coaching culture, the Heart + Backbone philosophy, and what leaders get wrong about development.
Kim joins host Eric Dye on the Entrepreneur Podcast Network to discuss founding Lotic Systems, the book, and why AI-powered coaching is the next layer of leadership infrastructure.
Kim shares the founder's journey — from 20+ years in HR to building an AI coaching platform and raising an angel round.
Book Reviews
What critics and the media are saying about Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect Raising Performance and Growth.
Building a Coaching Culture is featured alongside books from championship coaches, world mind sports champions, and peak performance experts — highlighting how coaching-oriented leadership drives performance improvements that multiply across organizations.
Read on Young Upstarts →Reviewer Garth Thomas covers Kim's debut book in The Hollywood Digest, highlighting its practical framework for making coaching accessible to leaders at every level.
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Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect Raising Performance and Growth — the foundational philosophy behind RippleIQ and the Ripple Leadership System™. Published by Business Expert Press, March 2026.
Order on Amazon →For interviews, speaking requests, or press inquiries, contact Kim directly.
klee@loticsystems.com →