I decided to launch my full-time executive coaching practice 5 years ago when I realized that throughout my career, I have seen the most significant transformation not in the corporate training classroom, but rather in my 1:1 conversations with leaders and managers. Don’t get me wrong, I still see corporate training as an important aspect of professional and organizational development when there is a wide-spread need for knowledge acquisition or change management. However, I believe that when behavior change is needed, one-on-one coaching is most effective because it provides a safe psychological space for the individual to be honest with themselves, vent when needed, try out new approaches and practice them until they become innate.  Also, I have found that the best way to create buy-in for personal growth (and quiet the ego) is in private. 

I believe that one aspect of why I can gain the trust of even the most cynical leaders is because I have gone through my own personal transformation during my career and personal life and I am not hesitant to share parts of my journey authentically with my clients at critical moments when I think it can help them. We are all perfectly imperfect and when we can come to terms with our own shortcomings, it makes growth so much easier.