Barbara aims first to understand the organizational environment, climate, and work context in which executives work personalize her approach for each client. She gives clearly framed feedback; asks thoughtful, targeted questions in areas that encourage learning and growth; and is a patient listener and keen observer. She brings a practical, patient, and spirited approach to her coaching. She encourages self-discovery and action that accelerates learning, clarifies thinking, and increases genuine understanding in the contexts in which leaders live and work, and with people and relationships most important to their success and wellbeing. Barbara’s coaching has enabled leaders to set and implement strategic goals, manage change, increase engagement and inclusion, expand team collaboration, become more effective mentors and delegators, manage conflict, reduce personal and team stress, and increase health and wellness.

Barbara believes people have a natural desire to create an optimistic future, build on natural abilities and identify and practice behaviors leading toward goal achievement and greater possibilities. Her coaching focuses on how people can be at their best at work and in life. While grounded in theory and practical models, Barbara gets to the core of issues with ease, explores sustainable solutions, and encourages clients to develop their best strategy and action forward. She is highly committed to her clients’ success and supports them to seek clarity and new perspectives during periods of ambiguity and change. She enables clients to examine old assumptions and incorporate fresh, new approaches to maximize their agendas, challenges or goals. Her clients say her coaching style “strikes a perfect balance between practicality and experimentation, challenge and encouragement, and thoughtfulness and lightheartedness.”