"Kathy is a devoted and deft professional, bringing together her business acumen, psychological insight and deep personal practice of
engaged conversation to create a truly fantastic experience for those who work with her."
Parisa Parsa – Former Executive Director, Essential Partners
engaged conversation to create a truly fantastic experience for those who work with her."
Parisa Parsa – Former Executive Director, Essential Partners
Why Choose Coaching |
Who We Support |
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You're a great leader. You know more is possible. You want better business results, faster; a raise, a promotion, less stress, a team that works more effectively together and maybe even a little more time with your family. All good reasons! We can help.
Clarify Values
What do you want to achieve? How do your personal and professional goals support each other? Are you doing something that is true to your values, nature, intellect, personal growth and overall well-being? Develop SMART Goals Are your business and leadership development goals Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Timely? Do your leadership development goals close the gap between the results you're experiencing and the goals you are aiming for? Build on Your Strengths What's working? What skills and talents are well developed? What's your EQ (emotional intelligence)? Are you logical, intuitive, process or relationally oriented? How balanced are your thinking and feeling functions? Are you an introvert or extrovert? Do Something Different Where are you stuck? What 3 behaviors if changed would make a positive difference in your results? Are you willing to change? Willing to bear the natural awkwardness of developing new skills or behaviors to achieve better results? Understand Business and People What's your business? How does it work? How does it grow? What supporting structures or processes are in place to help your team succeed? Does your support continuously expand as people's skills and confidence grow? Build Your Team In what ways are you streamlining the path for people, helping them learn new skills, identify and resolve their own challenges, and achieve more success in their areas of responsibilities? Who are you grooming to take your job (when you are promoted!)? Engage People How often do you ask what, why, how and who? How engaging are your staff meetings? Is your team collaborating to identify opportunities and improve processes, relationships and outcome? How clear are your team's 'next steps' ? How steady is your follow-up with leaders and co-leaders of those next steps? Are you celebrating successes? Communicate Ever notice how what you do (and don't do) speaks volumes? And that when and how you communicate says just as much? Would your team, colleagues, supervisor and family say you are curious, ask open questions, speak honestly and respectfully, make room for others, listen at least as much as you speak? Share info that makes a difference for others? Communicate up, down and across your areas of responsibilities? Relate in ways that match the person and the situation? |
I coach senior and mid level leaders in business, non-profit and civic organizations. I work with leaders who want to grow, believe they can change, and who are willing and able to do the personal insight and professional skill development that fosters sustainable change.
What to Clarify
How We BeginWe first meet with the executive and her/his immediate supervisor to jointly review the above, and to outline the:
Coaching ProcessOur work together will impact your personal and professional life. We aim for balance and insight, helping you address the stuck points, develop and apply insight and take new actions that will foster results you intend. Individual coaching is offered in two to six month contracts. Mindfulness-based leadership coaching in groups of 3 is also available through the Asian Leadership Institute. This is a 4 -5 month program with reflective study and online group sessions to improve awareness, communication and peer coaching skills.
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"Kathy has a sharp business acumen that allows her to read between the lines, listen to the audience and satisfy their needs. She taught me
not only what you can see in an analytic way through numbers, but also how to be visionary by observing people and their behavior. . . ."
Heidi Caine – Director, My Macys Analytics
not only what you can see in an analytic way through numbers, but also how to be visionary by observing people and their behavior. . . ."
Heidi Caine – Director, My Macys Analytics