Executive Coaching for
Women Leaders
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Women leaders usually come to me for executive coaching when they are:
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Confident women leaders who know how to make their best contributions are needed now more than ever!
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I remember a woman who I met at a conference. We had a very short conversation in which she asked for my business card. She had just stepped into a new and bigger role with a new executive manager.
On the surface she was a woman who looked like she had it all together. She was held in high regard in her organization. She was very successful and had built sold relationships with all the key players.
What she was struggling with was work life balance.
We started working together and she realized that she was giving all of her best at work and was coming home exhausted and had very little family time.
What she worked on was committing to delegate more to her very capable team which then freed her up to leave work at a reasonable hour so she could spend more time with her family.
She realized she was making a mistake many women leaders make around delegation. She was concerned that delegating would put too much on her team’s plates. What she learned to do was delegate more than she was comfortable with (at first) and then coached and held her team accountable.
For her team it became an avenue to learn, grow and develop. For her it created time for her to do more strategic thinking and enjoy her family.
I’ve coached many women on confidence and executive presence. So often smart women with great insights come to work with me because either they or their managers want them to become more confident and have more executive presence.
One woman was leading a technology team of engineers. She would have ideas and bring them to the team meetings but felt like she just couldn’t get much traction.
She realized that she was making a mistake many women make, which was that deep inside she was hoping for approval. She was putting her ideas out on the table in a way that felt tentative to the team, and was giving an impression that she wasn’t sure of herself.
With coaching, she began to believe in her ideas and learned what to do if her idea was shot down. Her confidence grew as she experimented with physically taking up more space until she found what felt natural to her.
She learned how to project a bigger voice and physically lean into the conversations more.
Her coaching made a big difference with her team, her manager and most of all the results they were able to achieve.
I fondly tell her that she is a “force to be reckoned with” now.
I’ve worked with women who are in male dominated industries and teams. It’s not unusual for these women to be admired by their peers and held in high regard by their executive managers. They often have a style of leadership that is desperately needed by their organizations.
However, when they get into team meetings their style is drowned out by others who are louder and more forceful. I’ve worked with these women to give them tools, insights and perspectives so that they do get their ideas across and they can hold their own in those environments.
The delight in my more than 20 years of coaching women is having them be able to tell it like it is in the safe, confidential space of our coaching sessions and use tools and processes to:
If you are in any of the situations above and resonate with any of these desired outcomes, get in touch with me.
We’ll set up a time to chat. I’ll listen and ask questions so that I have a good understanding of where you are and where you want to be. Then we’ll determine next steps including how to work coaching into your development plan and budget.
You deserve to be in a leadership role where you can be confident, make your best contribution and have a life you are happy with on all levels.
It would be my privilege to work with you to get there!
Call 612-598-6614 or email Rita@wiseleader.net
On the surface she was a woman who looked like she had it all together. She was held in high regard in her organization. She was very successful and had built sold relationships with all the key players.
What she was struggling with was work life balance.
We started working together and she realized that she was giving all of her best at work and was coming home exhausted and had very little family time.
What she worked on was committing to delegate more to her very capable team which then freed her up to leave work at a reasonable hour so she could spend more time with her family.
She realized she was making a mistake many women leaders make around delegation. She was concerned that delegating would put too much on her team’s plates. What she learned to do was delegate more than she was comfortable with (at first) and then coached and held her team accountable.
For her team it became an avenue to learn, grow and develop. For her it created time for her to do more strategic thinking and enjoy her family.
I’ve coached many women on confidence and executive presence. So often smart women with great insights come to work with me because either they or their managers want them to become more confident and have more executive presence.
One woman was leading a technology team of engineers. She would have ideas and bring them to the team meetings but felt like she just couldn’t get much traction.
She realized that she was making a mistake many women make, which was that deep inside she was hoping for approval. She was putting her ideas out on the table in a way that felt tentative to the team, and was giving an impression that she wasn’t sure of herself.
With coaching, she began to believe in her ideas and learned what to do if her idea was shot down. Her confidence grew as she experimented with physically taking up more space until she found what felt natural to her.
She learned how to project a bigger voice and physically lean into the conversations more.
Her coaching made a big difference with her team, her manager and most of all the results they were able to achieve.
I fondly tell her that she is a “force to be reckoned with” now.
I’ve worked with women who are in male dominated industries and teams. It’s not unusual for these women to be admired by their peers and held in high regard by their executive managers. They often have a style of leadership that is desperately needed by their organizations.
However, when they get into team meetings their style is drowned out by others who are louder and more forceful. I’ve worked with these women to give them tools, insights and perspectives so that they do get their ideas across and they can hold their own in those environments.
The delight in my more than 20 years of coaching women is having them be able to tell it like it is in the safe, confidential space of our coaching sessions and use tools and processes to:
- Become more of who they want to be.
- Have a life that makes them happier.
- Be clear about what really matters to them.
- Lead from a place of confidence, collaboration and their own unique power.
- Take a stand for making the difference they want to make in the world.
If you are in any of the situations above and resonate with any of these desired outcomes, get in touch with me.
We’ll set up a time to chat. I’ll listen and ask questions so that I have a good understanding of where you are and where you want to be. Then we’ll determine next steps including how to work coaching into your development plan and budget.
You deserve to be in a leadership role where you can be confident, make your best contribution and have a life you are happy with on all levels.
It would be my privilege to work with you to get there!
Call 612-598-6614 or email Rita@wiseleader.net
You’ll get to your next level of leadership!
If you decide to work with me, we’ll link to your organization’s strategy and your performance goals and then coach toward outcomes that help you successfully execute on the strategy and exceed your performance goals.
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"Saved my sanity. Rita was compassionate and non-judgmental, yet got to the core issues and brought accountability. She provided helpful tools and unwavering support." ~ Sr. Project Manager "Gave me the courage to try some things that I would have been hesitant about. As a result, I set up my part of the organization well. I stayed on track to make things happen and I learned how to develop my direct reports." ~ Director |
What Clients are Doing Differently
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• Taking a bigger stand in my role.
• More confident. • Clearer about vision and communicating to the organization. • Having more of the tough conversations…sooner. • Leaning into conflict rather than shying away from it. • More presence. • Receiving more feedback. |
• More confidence in public speaking.
• Present a stronger business case around decisions. • More strategic thinking and linking actions with strategy implementation. • Tying strategy to financials. • Direct reports are growing—taking on bigger leadership roles. • Much more focused positive momentum. |
Success Stories
Medical Device Manufacturing
Consulted with senior level leaders to implement leadership development program resulting in 31% increased productivity and 37% drop in materials and labor costs per unit.
Banking
Coached VP on emotional intelligence and communication effectiveness. Employee engagement scores went from 65% engagement to 90% engagement in 90 days.
Manufacturing
Launched leadership rating scale process to improve communication and trust between leaders and direct report teams. Results reflect significant leadership behavior improvement gains of 15% to 50% as reported by direct reports. Senior leaders and their teams regularly made comments such as “increased our level of communication immediately.”
Worked with CIO of $2 Billion manufacturing company resulting in succinct strategy presentation to CEO and increased buy in of executive team and improved company-wide utilization of technology and IT services.
CIO and IT Team
Conducted team coaching and strengths based approach with CIO and senior IT team to become strategic partners with business units, reduce silos, communicate effectively and handle conflict. Nine significant outcomes were identified and all nine improved between 49% and 67%.
Government
Designed and implemented culture change process in department with stubborn history of persistent conflict. Senior leader and entire department took ownership, participated in creating new culture of openness and effective communication. Culture change measures showed improvement scores from 22% to 75%.
Insurance
Coached seasoned sales executive with persistent conflict issues to learn how to communicate more effectively and give better direction to his team. New behaviors were still solidly in place a year after the engagement ended.
Consulted with senior level leaders to implement leadership development program resulting in 31% increased productivity and 37% drop in materials and labor costs per unit.
Banking
Coached VP on emotional intelligence and communication effectiveness. Employee engagement scores went from 65% engagement to 90% engagement in 90 days.
Manufacturing
Launched leadership rating scale process to improve communication and trust between leaders and direct report teams. Results reflect significant leadership behavior improvement gains of 15% to 50% as reported by direct reports. Senior leaders and their teams regularly made comments such as “increased our level of communication immediately.”
Worked with CIO of $2 Billion manufacturing company resulting in succinct strategy presentation to CEO and increased buy in of executive team and improved company-wide utilization of technology and IT services.
CIO and IT Team
Conducted team coaching and strengths based approach with CIO and senior IT team to become strategic partners with business units, reduce silos, communicate effectively and handle conflict. Nine significant outcomes were identified and all nine improved between 49% and 67%.
Government
Designed and implemented culture change process in department with stubborn history of persistent conflict. Senior leader and entire department took ownership, participated in creating new culture of openness and effective communication. Culture change measures showed improvement scores from 22% to 75%.
Insurance
Coached seasoned sales executive with persistent conflict issues to learn how to communicate more effectively and give better direction to his team. New behaviors were still solidly in place a year after the engagement ended.
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Team Coaching & Working Sessions
Custom designed for teams making big decisions around implementing and leading change. |
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