

For twenty years I have helped the world’s top talent lean into new challenges and growth opportunities as they navigate career and life choices. I have coached and counseled hundreds of senior leaders, built programs to support senior talent as they launched into leadership roles, and worked with teams to create positive dynamics. My experience of twenty years at McKinsey & Company in consulting, professional development and senior talent is coupled with an MBA from Harvard Business School, a College of Executive Coaching Certification, an ICF coaching certification and training in Hogan, MBTI, Immunity to Change. This combination underpins my practical and supportive approach to guide leaders toward success.
Each person’s goals, skills and obstacles are unique. Having a coach and thought partner to listen and guide has proven to be universally empowering. I am committed to helping my clients accomplish their goals – whether that is tied to being a more inspiring leader, growing into a stronger manager, accomplishing aggressive work objectives, finding more balance in life, navigating a difficult situation, or considering career choices. Your success is my objective. What differentiates my coaching is my background in business, management, and talent coupled with a commitment to measure results and ensure you get the desired outcomes from your investment.
Business leaders continually face new and challenging situations. Some challenges are tied to difficult interpersonal dynamics within the team, with peers, a client or a boss. Some challenges are driven by difficult strategic decisions that underpin the success of the organization. Other challenges are driven by new demands in a leader’s personal life. My coaching is focused on what is top of mind for you, what you have considered and found useful or not helpful to date, and what you can try as you move closer to your goal. We will often co-create new actions or conversations to “try on”. As you find success with these actions and communications, we’ll talk through ways to cement them into habits going forward.
To help you get a clear picture of strengths you can leverage and opportunities for growth, I offer 360 feedback interviews with six to ten colleagues. This transparency provides a springboard for you to explore change and overcome barriers to change in a supportive, non-judgmental and confidential setting. As we move forward in the coaching process, I will often circle back with your colleagues to get their perspective on what is working and what is less effective. Sample results:
· More inspiring leadership style
· Improved peer collaboration and trust
· Stronger operating model (reallocation of time and addition of habits) to drive result
Through thought partnership and sharing of proven tools, I work with leaders to launch into new roles with insight and confidence. We will explore goal setting, communication norms, culture building, and organization navigation. I often incorporate 360 feedback at the three to six month mark to help leaders understand what is working and where to course correct.
Sample results:
· Leader’s team is aligned on goals that will drive agreed upon strategy
· Support across organization for new leader
· Rhythm of communication that keeps leader’s organization informed and inspired
Through a series of interviews and workshops, teams can build a stronger culture of trust and collaboration. We will clarify team and individual goals, identify most common points of conflict and impasse and work as a team to emphasize critical communication and approach each other with stronger trust and a benefit of the doubt mindset.
Sample results:
· Clear team goals, norms and culture
· Improved understanding and appreciation across colleagues
· Increased peer collaboration and accountability
· Deeper listening and, as a result, better decision making
· Comfort with courageous conversations and feedback
“I’ve heard resounding rave reviews from my leadership team that this workshop was a turning point for us as a team.” CEO post a leadership team off-site
Successful professionals can hit either a personal or professional impasse that prompts deeper exploration of their current and future path. Together we can articulate and reflect on your strengths, values, and passions to navigate choices for your future. From there, you can explore shifts that reinvigorate your passions and drive better balance – whether you stay at your current organization or make a change. If you are heading toward a change, we will lay out a networking plan and create regular check ins and strategies to help you land your ideal next position.
Starting with self is the foundation for much of my coaching. Nothing is as essential as putting in place the habits and practices that will enable you to approach each day as a calm, fearless, inspiring leader. We'll check in on sleep, diet and exercise and brainstorm the master habits you can put in place to feel your best. We will also check in on how work fits with your vision of your life as a whole - pursuits you want to lean into outside of work; relationships you want to spend time strengthening; causes you want to champion. For most senior talent, time is a scarcity. We'll spend some time thinking through priorities that reinforce your goals.
"Lee blends problem solving, kindness and empathy in a way that empowered me to be the best version of myself."
"Lee coached me and helped me to navigate many tricky situations - always with warmth and tremendous experience."
"Lee sees the positive in every situation. Her thoughtfulness has grounded me and helped guide me to make the right decisions."
"An uncanny ability to deliver tough messages in the most caring of ways."
"She gave me the permission, support and confidence that I needed to embrace my true calling."
"Lee helped me to find strength in my vulnerability which enabled me to bring my whole self to work."
“(Colleague) remarkably improved a ton when it came to team interactions. She has made targeted and tactical changes.”
“(Colleague) seems happier in his role and more engaged. His communication strategies have improved and I haven’t heard any more complaints about style.”
“(Colleague) has really made progress – listening better, care and empathy have improved. The change is transformative.”
“Can see (Colleague's) effort to take the time to understand what is going on – allowing people to be heard – even if he knows the answer.”
"(Colleague) is taking more of an assertive approach which is working well. Taking ownership and taking charge but in an appropriate way."
“I loved working with Lee. She helped me see my value and tell my story in a way that resonated with potential recruiters. I also loved the values exercise which helped me narrow down where I focused and helped me understand where I got my energy from. Through the process, she helped keep my spirits up and re focused me on all the things that were going well - keeping my confidence up.”
“As a coach through my transition after 17 years at my company, Lee provided much needed structure, patience and confidence to my exploration, networking and job search. Working together felt like a caring collaboration on story shaping and navigating difficult conversations among other things. Lee made a huge difference in accelerating my transition.”
“Lee has been phenomenal!! I don’t see how I could be doing this process without her. Her structured approach plus her way of reflecting on where we are and nudging me to do things has been so helpful.”
If you would like to explore coaching, please reach out to schedule a fit call
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