Lasting Footprints LLC
Shape Your Influence Intentionally and Leave a Lasting Impact
Some connections uplift. Some deplete. All leave a mark.
Lasting Footprints is a practical guide for professionals navigating work, leadership, and everyday relationships who want to become more intentional about the impact they have on others. Drawing on decades of experience in leadership development, organizational culture, and adult learning, Colleen Peterson blends research, real-world stories, and accessible insight to clarify what healthy relationships look like and what quietly erodes them.
Positioned at the intersection of psychology, leadership, and human connection, Lasting Footprints helps emerging and experienced leaders understand the influence they carry across teams, careers, and personal relationships. It introduces a clear framework for identifying “skunks”—toxic patterns and draining dynamics that undermine trust, confidence, and collaboration—and offers practical ways to shift toward healthier interaction patterns.
With reflection prompts and memorable models, the guidebook supports professionals in creating a Personal Connection Plan that strengthens both professional effectiveness and personal well-being. Rather than leaving relationships to chance, it encourages intentional choices that improve how people show up in every environment they move through.
Grounded in research and real experience, Lasting Footprints challenges professionals to notice the impact they leave behind and shape their relationships with greater intention.
Testimonials
Jeannine Richman, Chief Financial Executive
“An insightful book that would have saved me years when I was shifting majors in college trying to figure out what I wanted to do in my career, if I had just spent the time to identify my ‘superb power’! And then embrace that special ability through what the author terms ‘glistening’ and what I like to call added grit, showing up every day while being true to yourself and surrounding yourself with others with common values, who ultimately lift you up and support you.”
Trudy Demko, MD, Senior Partner Nephrology
“Colleen’s book is a beautifully written, deeply engaging reflection on understanding ourselves so we can better understand others. Her honesty and grace shine through every page. I wish I’d had this 30 years ago — it’s truly wise.”
About The Author
Colleen Peterson is an organizational development leader, author, and mentor with more than thirty-five years of experience helping professionals and organizations thrive. Her career spans building and leading career services, leadership development programs, succession planning, and mentoring initiatives across complex organizations. She specializes in strengthening culture, improving team performance, and guiding leaders through meaningful transformation, with a focus on aligning employee well-being with organizational success.
Colleen holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, an MBA focused on finance and economics, and a doctorate in education specializing in organizational culture, adult learning, and change leadership. She has also earned multiple certifications in leadership development and assessment tools.
Her work and writing blend research, real-world experience, and reflection to make leadership and connection more accessible and practical. Her mission is to help people feel valued, connected, and capable of creating work and life experiences that fit.
Colleen lives in the Pacific Northwest.
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