OUR TEAM
Paula Ihms
Associate
Paula Ihms founded Inspiring Leadership in 2016 to provide thoughtful leadership, design and execution of key pipeline initiatives to ensure individuals and organizations are well-prepared to accomplish current and future strategic objectives. She has partnered with Fortune 500 executives, new managers, pastors and college students helping to build effective teams and rewarding careers. Paula is a certified consultant of Covey, Birkman International, Myers-Briggs, and Achieve Global. She earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Masters in Communication and teaches at the University of Arkansas.
Paula enjoys coaching students to deliver more effective public presentations as an adjunct instructor at the University of Arkansas.
After eight moves in 22 years, Paula returned to her hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas to enjoy the pleasure of family, life-long friends and the beauty of the Ozark Mountains.
MY FAVORITE PLACE IS
The shore of the Buffalo River in Gilbert, Arkansas
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IS
Cook for those I love, especially my husband Keith and our grown children and family when they visit
BEST ADVICE I'VE EVER RECEIVED
When I became a mother 28 years ago, a co-worker and friend told me, “Try to remember the days are long but the years are short.” No other parenting advice proved as true.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS IS
Stephen M. R. Covey’s The Speed of Trust – because trust is foundational for leadership and successful relationships