Coaching

Val is trained in different types of coaching for different client needs:

• Individual Executive Coaching
  (One-on-one sessions for senior leaders either by telephone or in person)
• Team Coaching
  (Group sessions of 4-10 executives either by conference call or in person)

Executive Coaching

Val was specifically trained and credentialed as a Master Certified Coach.  Val’s coaching style is practical and results oriented. Val’s bottom line philosophy on coaching is :

“If it does not notably change performance for an executive, in a way that could be summarized on a performance evaluation….then it’s just a nice conversation, but it’s not coaching.”

Val’s specific strengths as a coach include:

• outstanding listening skills
• ability to tell the truth in a way that senior leaders can hear
• an insistence that clients actually take action and do their best.

Coaching is a partnership where Val and the senior executive work together to create a career and a life in total alignment with the executive’s values and interests.

Scheduled private coaching sessions by telephone or on site. Session lengths are customized for the client. Generally about an hour, every week or two.

Team Coaching

Val was also trained in team or group coaching. Group coaching goes beyond just group facilitation. Val’s unique strength is being able to coach one person in front of others ; but also make it a learning opportunity for the entire team. Val has coached groups in a variety of industries both on site and by telephone all around the country.

Teams of 8-10 executives are coached as a group. The agenda includes working on developing skills that the team members have as a common goal. For example: all team members may be interested in better people development skills. Each team member is coached and all members learn from each other.

Val was featured in WELCOA's magazine: Absolute Advantage. Click here to get a free download (PDF) of her article titled: "Team Coaching for Company Success: a look at how coaching builds team alignment". The article includes Val's "7 Step Dual Track Team Coaching Model" which outlines the specific actions you can do to build alignment.