Is This You?

I’ve worked in a variety of industries, including retail, technology, hospitality, manufacturing, professional service providers, non-profit and financial institutions, and start-ups. 

In every engagement, I ensure we share these values:

  • Integrity in the way business is done – around finances, sales/marketing, and relationships.
  • A recognition that there is no quick fix to changing patterns in the culture
  • While it is important to get a sense of how the work will be done there’s also a willingness to go into the unknown
  • A sense of the business serving a higher purpose

Most of my clients have the following criteria in common:

FIVE TO FIVE HUNDRED EMPLOYEES

Revenues of $1.5mil or greater

Commitment to a multiple bottom line business model

While I customize my work for every client, there are some common scenarios I see come up again and again. Let’s see if you recognize your organization in any of these…

  • Your staff is stressed out and you can’t quite get to the root causes.
  • Striking the balance between consistency and giving your employees autonomy has been hard to find.
  • Shortly after trying solutions like offsite retreats or workshops your people fall back into old patterns.
  • Meetings typically start late, agenda items aren’t always all covered, and falling into rabbit holes is a common occurrence.
  • You’re still not where your organization should be in blending remote and in-person collaborations and cohesiveness.
  • You are often inspired and have visions for the organization, but find your team is cynical toward new initiatives. 
  • You continuously set sales goals, only to fall short. Team members often feel stressed out, overwhelmed, and/or “swept along.”
  • One of your star performers just gave notice, and you sense there is more to their story than “pursuing other opportunities” but aren’t sure what that could be.
  • You’ve provided tons of training and online webinars, but there are still too many negative patterns of behavior.
  • You have strong organizational values, however integrating them into everything you do still remains a challenge.

Do any of these sound familiar? 

What I Don’t Do

  • Mandated Coaching: Coaching only works when individuals are ready for change. Just like the joke “How many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb? Only one, but the lightbulb has to want to change.”, clients must be self-motivated for real progress to happen.
  • Continuing to Work Without Commitment: If leaders aren’t upholding their commitments to the process, I won’t continue to engage. Success requires consistent involvement and accountability from leadership, and I’ve stepped away from relationships where this wasn’t happening.
  • Therapy: While my psychology background informs my work, coaching is distinct from therapy. If issues like anxiety or depression arise, I refer clients to specialized professionals, allowing us to keep our focus on organizational-related growth and transformation.

Curious how it would be to work together? Check out my services.