Kimberly McNally, MN, RN, is an executive coach and consultant based in Seattle, WA who works with leaders and teams in health care, nonprofit, and public education organizations. She draws on 30 years of nursing and health care experience in diverse governance, leadership, education, and clinical positions. Her clients include senior executives, nursing leaders, physicians, executive directors, managers, educators, boards, non-profit organizations and professional associations. Informed by her first-hand experiences leading teams in complex environments, she understands the rewards and challenges leaders face as well as the value of healthy and innovative work environments.  Kimberly is known for her warmth, insight, commitment and ability to help leaders and teams create positive results; develop new competencies; and feel more effective and fulfilled.

Prior to forming McNally & Associates in 1998, Kimberly served as Director of Education at Valley Medical Center responsible for managing organization-wide training efforts.  For Health Incentives, Inc., she held executive positions in service delivery and account management working with employers, benefits professionals and health care organizations throughout the country.  In addition, she held leadership and clinical positions in two academic medical centers, a community hospital and a for-profit facility.
 
A seasoned coach, facilitator, trainer, and lifelong learner, Kimberly received certification in integral coaching from New Ventures West in San Francisco and certification in the Leadership Circle Profile Assessment Tools and Conflict Dynamics Profile. She has a Master’s degree in Nursing with a minor in Business from the University of Washington and a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Saint Anselm College.  She received an “Authentic Leader - 2010” award from the Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives.  She is a Past-President of the Health Care Education Association, a national organization for staff development and patient education professionals.  She served as Board Member and President-Elect of the American Society for Healthcare Education and Training/American Hospital Association and received the organization’s “Distinguished Achievement Award.” 

Invested in influencing positive change, Kimberly is engaged in health care governance at the local, state and national level.  She is a trustee and Past President, Board of Trustees of Harborview Medical Center; Member, Washington State Hospital Association; Past Chair and Member, Washington State Hospital Association Governing Board Committee; Member, American Hospital Association Committee on Governance; Member, AHA Blue Ribbon Panel on Trustee Competencies; and member of the National Board of Advisors of the Center for Healthcare Governance.  Previously, she served on the Board of Directors of a regional theatre company, a community mental health center and a homecare agency and provided organizational development services to non-profit arts and cultural organizations for the Business Volunteers for the Arts. 

Publications

• McNally, K. and Cunningham, L.  The Nurse Executive’s Coaching Manual  Sigma Theta Tau International, 2010. 
  
• McNally, K. and Cunningham, L.  Guiding Managers to Communicate Effectively During Uncertain Times, Association of Healthcare Human Resource Administrators Newsletter, Spring 2009. 
  
• McNally, K. and Goss, R.  Developing a Quality-Focused Board, American Journal of Medical Quality, March/April 2009.
• McNally, K.  Coaching:  A Strategy to Accelerate Change and Produce Sustainable Results, Relationship & Results Oriented Healthcare™ Planning & Implementation Manual, Hansten Healthcare PLLC, 2008.
• McNally, K. Build Resilience for Greater Leadership Effectiveness, CEO Newsletter, American College of Healthcare Executives, Winter 2007.
• McNally, K. and Wickman, R. Leadership Development: An External-Internal Coaching Partnership, Journal of Nursing Administration, March 2006. 
• Cunningham, L. and McNally, K.  Leadershift® - Improving Organizational and Individual Performance through  Coaching:  A Case Study.  Nurse Leader, December, 2003
• Smeltzer, C. and McNally, K. How to Improve Executive-Physician Relationships. Michigan Health & Hospitals, November/December 2002
• Noyes, B., Tourville, S., McNally, K. and Mitchell, Pi.Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders Through Succession Planning. Seminars for Nurse Leaders, December, 2002 
• McNally, K. Assessing Your Organization’s Staff Education Needs. The Joint Commission Guide to Staff Education, 2002

Interviewed for articles in a variety of publications, including:

• Trustee:  The Magazine for Healthcare Governance - The New Pace of Strategic Planning (September 2009), Making the Community Connection (May 2009), Coaching From Experience (April 2010)
• Nurseweek/Nurse Spectrum - Boardrooms Awakening to Advantage of Nursing Perspective (June 15, 2009)
  
• The Magazine of Saint Anselm College - Portraits of Leadership (Spring 2005)
  
• Healthcare Leadership Report - That Trustee RN: As Boards Diversify, Nurses Gradually Play an Bigger Role in Healthcare Governance (May 2004)