Coaching Services
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I cut my teeth in Executive Coaching over 20 years ago with RLG International. Executive Coaching is designed to improve the quality of an individual's leadership, and through it, the results of the organization. I also provide 1 on 1 coaching for individuals who are looking to improve their performance, navigate transitions, improve resilience.
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Business Coach
Leadership Circles
A business coach aims to improve the performance of an organization by focusing on optimizing processes, eliminating inefficiencies, and helping leaders reassess the position of their business from a fresh perspective.
I have broad business coaching experience in multiple industries, including pulp & paper, aerospace, and transportation.
Leadership Circles help us show up in our personal and professional lives with renewed mindsets and fresh skills.
Executive Coaching 1on 1 Coaching
Coaching For Growth & Performance
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With powerful questions and tools for self awareness and performance management, I help you achieve personal or professional goals and navigate transition with intentionality. Lasting growth requires change at core levels. So I help you focus on evolving your mindsets and skills while remaining attentive to your emotional, somatic and relational experiences. The most important work often isn't easy. No one can do it for you, but you don't have to do it alone.
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Leadership Circles
Group Coaching
"If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together."
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- African Proverb
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Participants gather in groups of 5-7 with the intention of discovering how to develop personally and professionally. The hour-long sessions will begin with expert content and insight, and then the group will be coached for self awareness, and identifying next steps of personal growth. We've all heard of a support network. It's like that, but with focused content, powerful questions and accountability.
Think of it as a challenge network for leaders.
Coming Soon!
Learn To Coach!
Formalize Your Skills.
Certify.
Find Your Coaching Presence.
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In affiliation with Adler Graduate Professional School and Red Maple Coaching, we will be soon announcing...Adler Texas! We will be offering the following courses:
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Part 1: Foundations In Professional Coaching
Part 2: Transformational Coaching: Applications to Client Contexts
Part 3: Deep Coaching: The Coach's Signature Presence
Part 4: Practicum
Part 5: Mentor Coaching
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Sponsored Training
In connection with Adler Texas, this training may be eligible for approval as professional development. If you believe your employer may cover some or all of the costs, consider using the letter below.
Corey Kellam, Attorney
"If you or your organization are looking for a thoughtful, sincere and complete approach to improve leadership and culture in your organization you should definitely contact Jim. Jim's coaching style and approach to my development as a young leader was invaluable for my personal growth and career!"
Nathan Moayyad, Outside General Counsel
"The benefits of the leadership circle are measurable from so many business metrics, but immeasurable for how it builds a community beyond it!
So lucky we had Jim coaching us both 1 on 1 and as a group. Couldn’t have asked for a better example to model the principles of this."
Alex Crocco, Internal Consultant
"Jim built close relationships to help his clients examine who they were as leaders and how their behaviors helped move their organization forward. Jim helped experienced leaders build leadership skills and involve their workforce in an effort to improve productivity and reduce costs.
Jim's ability to build trusting relationships helped deliver lasting value for the client."
Kara Steyaert, Red Maple Coaching
Jim not only listens with his ears and mind, but with his heart. Years of experience of working with leaders have given him a strong skillset as an impactful consultant and coach - he understands organizations and the needs/challenges of those who run them.
How My Coaching Works
1-1 Coaching with me is usually a 3 to 6 month, phased process:
Discovery, Development, Determining What's Next
Discovery
After a complimentary discovery session to ensure chemistry and overall direction, we'll more deeply explore where you are currently with your career/life, what’s going well, what’s not, and what the gaps are. We'll customize a plan shaped by what you really want to accomplish. We usually start by gathering data/insights from your network (supervision, colleagues, direct reports, others as needed), creating a confidential and anonymous report for us to debrief. We'll then identify your primary development area(s), which may be as simple as a few bullet points describing your targeted areas for leadership growth, or it could be a more sophisticated individual development plan. Ultimately, your plan will depend on you and/or your organization's preferences and/or expectations.
Development
With your development areas as our map, we meet for regular coaching sessions (based on your desired pace and bandwidth) usually every 1 to 2 weeks, and but not less than once per month. Our sessions will be designed to drive one of your development areas, but can be focused on any topic you are currently dealing with. This built-in flexibility creates a context where deep learning can happen - digging into the topics most relevant to you, deepening your own insight into yourself, your patterns, your strengths, and your weaknesses. We’ll build on your insight, aiming to put into practice something that you’ve learned, or actively reflecting on something specific to the coaching session.
Determining What's Next
After our sessions are complete, we'll make an assessment of how you’ve grown and made progress against your development areas. If desired, we can invite others to share their perceptions of you have changed. Based on the combined feedback and inputs, we'll decide whether to conclude our coaching engagement or extend it to further.