Jamie is a founding partner of henning-showkeir & associates, inc. For nearly three decades, he has been helping individuals
and organizations improve business results while creating workplaces where
people can find meaning and purpose.
His work is grounded in the belief that individual choice must be authentically engaged for organizations to successfully create cultures of accountability. In his consulting career, Jamie has advised hundreds of public and private sector organizations—from Global 1000 companies to entrepreneurial and non-profit enterprises—and aided in strengthening their results by distributing organizational power and influence. He also coaches internal and external business consultants, assisting in defining and developing their work.
Jamie is co-author with Maren Showkeir of Authentic Conversations: Moving from
Manipulation to Truth and Commitment (Berrett-Koehler, 2008). A critically
acclaimed business book, Authentic
Conversations challenges conventional wisdom on key business and workplace
practices and presents concrete new ways to consciously make ordinary
conversations the primary driver of workplace change.
A sought-after thought leader and media source, Jamie has appeared in dozens of leading print and online publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Huffington Post, and CNNMoney.
A onetime century cyclist, Jamie enjoys cycling, traveling, reading, yoga and music. He and his wife and business partner, Maren, live in Phoenix, Arizona.
Maren spent the first part of her career as a journalist,
working in a variety of roles—reporter, editor and senior manager—in newsrooms
at leading major dailies in Arizona and Florida. Serving as a two-time Knight
Fellow for the International Center for Journalists, she also taught
senior-level journalism classes at private universities in Argentina and Peru,
and joined local journalists there in developing
and leading workshops for journalists in provinces with limited opportunities
for formal training.
Co-author with Jamie Showkeir of Authentic Conversations: Moving from Manipulation to Truth and Commitment (Berrett-Koehler, 2008), Maren is a skilled and popular media source, having appeared in newspapers, magazines, and Web sites, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Women for Hire, and Leader to Leader Journal.
A certified yoga
instructor, Maren also enjoys traveling, reading, cooking and music. She
is also bilingual in English and Spanish.
Maren and her husband,
Jamie, live in Phoenix, Arizona. Together they have four children and one grandchild.