One-on-one Leadership Coaching
- You've received feedback that certain behaviors or your current work style are not conducive to your continued success. You are determined to overcome these barriers. You want to "take off the blinders" and change the behaviors/work style that is holding you back.
- You've just transitioned into a new team leadership or staff management role and now realize that your existing skills "aren't cutting it". You need to hone your ability to manage staff and build strong effective working relationships.
- You're being positioned for promotion and want to quickly close a skills, knowledge or confidence gap.
- You're trying hard to prioritize and delegate so that you can focus your efforts on more strategic tasks and maintain some semblance of work-life balance.
- You're frustrated with your own lack of progress in your organization. You're smart and hard working, so what's holding you back? You want to learn to "manage up" and strengthen your "soft skills".
What clients say
"I've found you to be one of the most delightful and insightful persons to work with. Professional relationships that challenge your thinking, beliefs, intellect, and comfort zone are so refreshing and motivating." (Manager, consulting firm)
Do any of these challenges sound familiar to you? If so, leadership coaching may be exactly what you need to accelerate your growth and progress.
Coaching is defined as a "professional partnership between a qualified coach and an individual that supports the achievement of extraordinary results, based on the goals set by the individual. Through the process of coaching, individuals focus on the skills and actions needed to successfully produce their personally relevant results." International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Recent studies into the benefits of coaching have estimated the return on investment (ROI) of coaching to be six times the original cost. A large DC-based consulting firm, Booz Allen Hamilton has estimated their coaching ROI to be almost 689%. Many organizations are now offering coaching as a benefit to and investment in their most promising talent.
Specific benefits derived from coaching can include:
- Increased self awareness around your operating style, strengths, blindspots and others' perceptions of you & an opportunity to develop your best operating style
- Stronger interpersonal, management and leadership skills and increased ability to effectively manage your emotions
- Increased confidence and energy; greater clarity; stronger commitment and sense of purpose
- More personal effectiveness and productivity & improved work-life balance
- Increased organizational systems awareness; ability to manage up, build real connections with people and break through the barriers holding you back
Why work with me? I have a proven track record of delivering outstanding results as a team and project manager and organizational consultant in large corporations and consulting firms. My solid business and management experience, strong educational background in business studies and law in addition to certifications in organization development, leadership coaching, Myers Briggs and 360 feedback instruments enable me to provide you with the right knowledge, skills and resources to succeed. I understand the challenges faced by mid-level managers in today's fast-paced business world and can help you overcome them to dramatically improve results. My clients have expressed "an immediate sense of comfort" working with me. My sincere desire to partner with my clients enables us to get up and running quickly establishing a relationship based on trust and mutual respect while delivering sustainable results.
Certified in Leadership Coaching by Georgetown University, my coaching process is as follows:
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