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"Often, when one has spent years
working up the executive ladder, it can be difficult
to leave it all behind. Dave helped me see how important
it was for me to take decisive steps
in a new direction. He combines patience and compassion with keen analytical
insight, so I was always comfortable
being authentically me while we both discovered
who that 'me' really is. I found the courage to leave my job and
design my new future."
As a program executive working for a very large multinational corporation
for more than 25 years, I’ve had a lot of experience in a lot of situations.
I’ve helped a lot of people grow myself. Yet working with Dave gave
me the opportunity to focus on what I want and need. He held up a
mirror, taking me off auto pilot. I have the strength and the courage
to break habits, break tradition and change for the better.
"Dave was
wonderful at creating a safe and confidential environment for me to bring
challenges to the table, even when
I viewed them as obstacles preventing me from
achieving my goals. He had an awesome way of assisting me
with looking at my situation from
a different perspective. His intuition was right on track and proved to
be effective when pointing to things
that were present, even when I was hesitant to
speak them out loud. There was tremendous growth and progress
for me while having Dave as my coach."
"Dave’s coaching has changed my thinking
about my company and self-employment.
It’s no longer just 'something on the side' anymore. It’s a major investment
in both time and money that I’ve made,
and my return on that investment depends
on how efficiently I continue to run my company. The organizational
skills I’ve developed while working
with Dave have helped me plan and run my company better.
He’s helped me determine what’s more important in reaching
my goals, and paying attention to those
goals has helped me make progress more quickly than
I had imagined possible."
The Director of a new residential facility is a very "hands on" manager. This served her well as the new employees were developing. Revenue and occupancy goals were met 25% sooner than projected. Now that the business was no longer in start-up mode, we identified the need for her to step back and give her direct reports the opportunity to succeed, or fail, on their own.
A high-potential "rising star" executive wanted to improve his leadership skills. A 360 Review determined this client is a great manager with two good opportunities for improvement: practice better active listening, and stop trying to juggle so many responsibilites at once.
A white-collar professional was wrestling
with the classic "love versus money" dilemma.
I helped this client clarify personal goals and priorities, keeping
them in perspective during the transition
to a lower paying but more fulfilling career path.
A blue-collar supervisor faced high expectations and increased responsibility during a period of rapid workforce growth. We made plans to deal with the risk of an unwanted "Peter Principle" promotion that would take him away from the hands-on work that he loves.
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