Gruntled Leadership Services

My specialty is coaching leaders in new roles, particularly first-of-their-kind roles, but I offer customized solutions that are focused on helping you achieve your leadership development and performance goals.

My background is as journalist, then a digital pioneer, and finally as an operations executive responsible for more than 2000 employees and a large P&L.  I worked closely with all functions as the leader of the business, and am comfortable working across a variety of areas.

I will partner with you to tailor an engagement for leaders and/or teams who are:

• Ready to accelerate growth
• In new positions or with new organizations
• Facing complex challenges
• Leading through change
• Seeking renewed focus
• Primed to perform at a higher level

Each engagement includes a three-phased approach:

• Phase I:  Assess:
  • Clarify goals, debrief, assess thinking style and behavioral traits, 360 (unless brand new), chemistry and trust 
• Phase II: Design: 
  • Choose on new leadership habit to build on, analyze assess phase and design plan that includes team engagement, improving alignment with senior leadership, collaboration, influence, and leadership presence.
• Phase III: Implement:
  • Track results via monthly measurement
  • Track specific goals in team performance
  • Repeat 360 at 6 month to track growth
  • Schedule debriefs with sponsor
  • Follow up built in 45-days after end of engagement.

Leadership is lonely.  I help leaders who want to be the best boss their employees ever had.  

Ready to accelerate your own leadership journey?  Our individual coaching program is for the leader who:

• Wants to go from from good to great
• Pursues audacious goals beyond incremental improvement
• Seeks professional growth and advancement
• Is preparing for or is stepping into a new role
• Wants to strengthen specific leadership competencies
• Navigates complexity with curiosity and openness
• Wants to overcome an obstacle, get unstuck or gain clarity
• Brings passion to both results and relationships

My program will be customized for you to align with what you want to achieve, but typically includes:

• Assessment tools
• A personal development plan
• Regular coaching sessions that are focused on the overall goal and use real-time context to help you continually put your insights into action
• Progress tracking and accountability
• Direct access to time-sensitive coaching

Partnership Principles

• Unwavering focus on your success
• A high level of trust
• Clear goals and expectations
• A commitment to uncovering powerful insights
• Honest, direct communication
• Action planning and desired level of help with accountability
• Hope, humor and heart