Professional Coaching
“Having Vanessa as a coach was a godsend. As a Manager, you are often faced with difficult situations. Vanessa walked me through some practical techniques and approaches to address these situations in a constructive manner and to manage my emotions in a positive way. With Vanessa’s guidance, I was able to bring clarity in the way I communicate, maintain composure, and enhance my impact as a leader. The key is to manage your emotions through the ‘Self-Check Process’ and the rest falls into place.”
Coaching is an investment in you. It provides the opportunity to take real time issues and develop concrete and practical approaches and strategies. While the focus is skill development, coaching involves spending quality time to connect those skills to your reality and personality. Because you are held accountable to implement what you have learned, you guarantee your own success.
I offer a number of possible options for coaching:
Executive Coaching: All leaders need a coach to help keep their many priorities and expectations in balance. I show you how to be more than you ever thought you could be as an influential and positive mentor. You learn how to use a number of tools
- To think strategically
- To align your team to the organization’s objectives
- To prioritize key objectives
- To facilitate and promote change
- To maintain motivation
- To be the best you can be to yourself and others
Management Coaching: It is all about your team. If you can get your team members to function without you, then you are doing the right thing. I show you how to delegate responsibly so you see results such as these:
- Contributions from all participants
- Involved employees who tune in to what is meaningful to them
- The coaching of each staff member in a way that has an individual impact
- The encouragement of career growth
- Clearly understood priorities and expectations
- A team that is compassionate and committed.
Career Coaching: Sometimes in life, we are not sure if we are headed in the right direction or if we are missing opportunities. I show you the concepts you to need to implement before you advance your career:
- Taking a holistic view of your life to help determine the priorities in your life and career
- Highlighting your skills
- Uncovering your interests and passions
- Determining if your weaknesses need to be developed
- Establishing possible career options
- Building your social network
- Creating a plan you feel confident you can achieve
Work/Life Balance Coaching: Even if you think your life is pretty balanced or if you believe you cannot change anything to achieve more balance, it is always good to have an outside perspective. It helps you to see if you can change some things to better manage your life. I can show you things you can do to achieve a better balance:
- Challenge what is important and necessary in your life
- Implement practical and simple strategies to stay focused and without getting distracted
- Communicate your priorities to others
- Reduce stress
- Approach stressful situations differently
- Feel more in control of your life.
Retirement Coaching: While the idea of retiring may be exciting, it may also bring apprehension. With any change, a plan helps to provide a positive focus and manage stressful emotions. To prepare for retirement, I show you how to create a plan, stick with it, and modify it based on your experiences. I help you to reveal where you want to spend your time, create routines that work for you, and deal with any challenges you face during your retirement so you truly experience the best years of your life.
Contact me and we can create a coaching plan that invests in you.