Professional Biography
Dr. Kandi Wiens is the co-director of the Penn Master’s in Medical Education program, co-director of the Health Professions Education certificate program, and co-academic director of the Penn Chief Learning Officer executive doctoral program. She is also a senior fellow in the Penn Medical Education master's program and the Penn Chief Learning Officer executive doctoral program.
Dr. Wiens is an executive coach, national speaker, and organizational change consultant. Her coaching practice is deeply grounded in emotional intelligence, burnout, and resiliency research and methods. She is passionate about designing and delivering coaching and learning experiences that help people live their values and perform at their best.
She holds a doctorate from the Penn Chief Learning Officer executive doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. from the University of Oregon, and a B.S. in business administration from Montana State University.
Dr. Wiens’ research interests include burnout, emotional intelligence, organizational development, and culture change.
Since 2017, Kandi has served as a faculty member and leadership coach for the Police Executive Leadership Institute (PELI). She also conducts multiple research studies with senior police leaders, with the primary aim of understanding how they use their emotional intelligence to navigate stress and protect themselves from burnout. She is also working on a longitudinal study with the Los Angeles Police Department examining Command Staff experiences with stress and burnout.
Kandi is a national speaker, executive coach, and organizational change consultant. Her coaching practice is deeply grounded in emotional intelligence, burnout, and resiliency research and methods. She is passionate about designing and delivering coaching and learning experiences that help people walk in their purpose and lead with their values.
Kandi has a 26-year proven track record of working with clients to assess organizational capacity for change and implement strategic initiatives to increase the probability of implementation success. She understands the dynamics of complex changes in organizations, and coaches leaders at all levels to break through and manage inevitable barriers to project success and increase organizational effectiveness. She has designed and delivered over 2,000 leadership development programs focused on helping leaders hone and use their emotional and social intelligence to amplify their positive impact and protect themselves from burnout.
