Coaching and Advising

Credit: Bearwalk

       Credit: Bearwalk

In order to effectively change broken systems, I believe we also need to look at ourselves.

My coaching practice draws on my 20+ years on non-profit / NGO management and leadership development to support individuals and teams in their professional and personal goals in an engaging and results-oriented way. 

Feeling stretched, stuck, unclear, or just ready to take your leadership to a new level? Clients tell me my coaching sessions are empowering, effective, and enjoyable. They leave our work together with more clarity, more confidence, new skills and tools, and renewed energy to engage in the work they feel called to.

Please get in touch to schedule a 15 minute complimentary “fit” call.

My approach includes four central pillars

  • Participants collaborate with me to identify their primary needs and select methods for change that fit them best. This leverages self-knowledge and ensures participants are in control of their own growth.

  • I use a wide range of traditional and nontraditional methods to invite change. In collaboration with the participant, it is my job to offer a menu of options and then support the participant in engaging with methods tailored to their specific needs.

  • Each step of the way, we identify our goals and track our progress in understanding and initiating those changes. It is important to me that each participant is clear on what they are trying to accomplish and can recognize the change as it is happening. This yields optimal results and prevents situations where participants enjoy coaching but aren’t clear on what is being achieved.

  • Coaching should be about guiding and encouraging individuals to harness their own power while ensuring they gain skills that enable them to advance their own growth. My approach caters to this so participants leave with clear next steps and a sense of agency around their own ongoing growth.

Testimonials

  • "I came to coaching overwhelmed and came out empowered."

    “Christine provided valuable insight that made me rethink my situation at work, and gave me tools that I am currently using to navigate these new challenges. I came to coaching overwhelmed with my new position and I came out empowered and knowing I can navigate challenging times”.

    Lina Valencia, Ph.D, Andean Countries Coordinator at Global Wildlife Conservation

  • "Coaching with context to unlock staff potential"

    “Christine coaches individual staff, including managers, to help discuss challenges and unlock their potential. She understands the context and can give directed and focused advice and counsel, while letting individual staff tease out the issues and concerns and questions that matter to them the most. All of the staff who have gone through coaching with her have praised her insight and wisdom.”

    Jason Drucker, American Friends Service Committee, Associate Secretary General for Advancement

  • "Knitting together my life for the next decade."

    “ I hoped coaching would help me knit together the life I want to lead as a leader during the next decade or more of professional life. These goals and aspirations were met and exceeded as Christine helped me explore and deal with what has been holding me back and frustrating me for years. She helped me find peace and come to terms with complex and rich tensions that make me who I am.”

    Dave Kramer, Director of Green Programs at Boston Green Academy

  • "A fantastic gift."

    “The opportunity to be coached by Christine has been a fantastic gift. She is a highly skilled listener who gives her full attention to the conversation she's in and is able to recognize and articulate patterns, themes, and opportunities for additional exploration. She has helped make me a better manager, colleague, and supervisee.”

    Emily Clarke, Director of Leadership Gifts, American Friends Service Committee