Coaching
Because of our experience managing large departments for large organizations, we are frequently
asked to coach and advise individuals at various stages of their careers. In doing so, we focus on helping clients who
want to think more strategically about their businesses. Our experience enables us to ask them challenging questions and help
them think through their responses and create appropriate action plans. We help them stay focused on the return on investment
and establish clear, measurable goals and objectives. Our support is in continuously challenging them to be sure they are
measuring the right things. Our strength is that we don’t pretend to have done everything perfectly in our careers.
The mistakes that we have made and setbacks we have experienced were the foundations for our greatest successes. We’ve
been told those examples also provide the comfort, trust and belief that have been missing in some other coaching experiences.
We provide our clients with insights
from a variety of perspectives, professionally across industries and from client interactions. We never disclose confidences
or specific company information, but do create an environment in which they learn from our experiences as well as those of
many others. Our coaching clients have included university professors, small business CEOs, non-profit Executive Directors,
business managers, sales executives, business consultants and students. The industries include Insurance, Advertising, Public
Relations, Professional Services and Healthcare. While most support is focused on business performance, coaching assignments
have included correcting behaviors related to sexual harassment, race relations, career development, career change decisions,
managing diverse teams and adapting to difficult work environments.
Executive coaching has grown in popularity with organizations of all sizes. The investment is primarily made in those
individuals identified as top emerging talent. Our experience has been that the selection criteria used in identifying this
emerging talent frequently excludes diverse employees. In addition, it is generally focused on more senior managers, director
level and above and ignores supervisors and managers. Our passion and primary interest is with those underserved groups. For
more on this subject, contact us and request our article “Coach the entire team”.
