Coaching with Kristin Lantz

Small bird, big journeys. Take flight toward your best self.

Named for New Zealand's nimble pīwakawaka, Fantail helps you navigate change, grow with intention, and thrive — guided by a certified coach with more than two decades of leadership experience.

Sessions booked easily online through Calendly — pick a time that works for you.

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About Your Coach

Meet Kristin Lantz

Kristin Lantz is an accomplished leader with over twenty-three years of experience spanning multiple U.S. government agencies and diverse roles. She completed the Federal Internal Coach Training Program, is working toward her ACC credential with the International Coaching Federation, and is currently an Executive MBA student at Massey University in New Zealand.

Her mission is simple: helping people develop, grow, and become their best selves. It's a calling she discovered coaching and mentoring colleagues over many years — including as an Excellence in Government Fellow (Fall 2015) and as co-coach of an EIG cohort (Spring 2022) with the Partnership for Public Service.

Kristin's leadership career includes serving as Acting Director of the Office of Business Services at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), where she was a second-line supervisor of multiple divisions spanning acquisitions support, quality management and continuous process improvement, and travel, space, and logistics management.

Earlier, she was a Supervisory Administrative Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs, where she built policies and standard operating procedures from the ground up and formed and supervised an Operations Division supporting more than 60 employees and 10 overseas labor attachés.

Off the clock, Kristin travels with her family, gardens, hikes, coaches soccer, and volunteers in her community.

Certified Coach Federal Internal Coach Training Program ICF ACC (in progress) Executive MBA Student, Massey University 23+ Years of Leadership

Why "Fantail"? In New Zealand, the fantail — pīwakawaka — is a small, fearless bird famous for flitting alongside travelers on the trail: constantly adjusting, always in motion, endlessly curious. That's the spirit of this practice — a coach who moves with you, helps you stay nimble through change, and keeps you pointed toward the best version of yourself.

How We Can Work Together

Coaching for Wherever You're Headed

Career Growth Coaching

Clarify your goals, navigate transitions, and build a path that fits your strengths — with a coach who has navigated every stage of a long leadership career herself.

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Leadership & Supervision

From first-time supervisor to senior leader — grow your confidence, sharpen your people skills, and lead teams through change.

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Focused 1:1 Sessions

A confidential thinking space to work through a challenge, prepare for a big conversation, or reset your direction — one session at a time, on your schedule.

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Ready when you are.

There's no pressure and no perfect moment — just a friendly conversation about where you are and where you'd like to go. Choose a time that suits you.

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Get in Touch

Contact Kristin

Have a question before booking, or curious whether coaching is right for you? Send a note — Kristin reads every message and will get back to you soon.

Email info@gofantail.nz