Diane Kucala

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Chief Leadership Officer - Executive and Leadership Team Development and Coaching at Blueprint Leadership

Nashville Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Diane Kucala is the Chief Leadership Officer and founder of Blueprint Leadership, where she specializes in executive coaching and organizational development. With a background at Guidant Corporation and Eli Lilly, and education from UT Dallas and UMN, she has coached over 2, 600 leaders. Colleagues describe her as wise, kind, and empathetic.

Diane integrates faith-based principles with practical business strategy, focusing on values-driven impact. She is deeply involved with Kingdom Factor, a mastermind experience for faith-driven professionals, reflecting her commitment to aligning spiritual purpose with professional outcomes. This mission-driven approach is central to both her personal and professional identity.

She is the author of "The Inner Compass: 14 Leadership Secrets to Finding Your True North. "

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Friendly But Fast

Persuasive

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.  A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.

Topics They Care About

Faith-Driven Business
Her coaching explicitly blends top-tier leadership tools with biblically grounded principles to drive "Kingdom impact, " a core focus of her work.
Strengths-Based Leadership
Her firm's flagship "Signature Strengths" program is a key offering, designed to help leaders understand and leverage their unique talents for greater effectiveness.
Values-Based Culture
She emphasizes aligning an organization's mission, strategy, and culture with its core values and the strengths of its team to foster growth.

Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2005
Chief Leadership Officer - Executive and Leadership Team Development and Coaching at Blueprint Leadership
7-2017
Flagship Program: Signature Strengths at Blueprint Leadership
1-2025
Coach at Kingdom Factor
2000 - 2005
Worklife Champion at Guidant Corporation
7-1995 - 2000
Global Training and Development Manager at Guidant Corporation

Education

2007 - 2008
Exec Coach Certification from Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas
1989 - 1991
MA from UMN Carlson School of Management

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Exp : 34 Location : Nashville Metropolitan Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Leadership Officer - Executive and Leadership Team Development and Coaching at Blueprint Leadership
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Insights For Selling To Diane

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Diane is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Diane

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Diane move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Diane take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Diane

Personality Compatibility


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