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Cindy Phillips has a passion for helping leaders tap into their potential, as well as that of their employees. She works with leaders in transition, and especially enjoys working with those new to a leadership role. With over 17 years of technical leadership experience, Cindy draws from her own experience as a leader to coach and consult others. She also specializes in implementing change strategies, and assisting leaders to successfully lead those efforts. Cindy’s talent for mobilizing teams into action has led to her success with clients such as DOE, NASA, FAA, DOD, IRS, Alcoa, Verizon, Harley Davidson, Wells Fargo, SAP, Arrow International, and Thales Communications. In parallel, she completed a Master of Business Administration, and a Ph.D. in Human & Organizational Development.
Coaching the Boss AND Subordinates?
I recently got into a dialogue (maybe a disagreement) with two colleagues about whether you should coach a group of leaders and their boss at the same time. They both said absolutely “no” – however I am of the belief that I am more effective at supporting change in this system we call a “leadership team” […]
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9Jun2008 | cphillips | 3 comments | Continued
“Shadowing” as a Form of Coaching
I have been working this week with a colleague to plan an engagement with Technical Leaders who need coaching on improving their abilities to manage matrix relationships in their project teams. This is my ideal model – I can actually do leadership training, and then supplement it by “shadowing” them in their real environment.
By watching a […]
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28Apr2008 | cphillips | 4 comments | Continued
Do Some Generations Leverage Coaching More?
Someone asked me the other day if I thought the younger Gen Ys are more open to coaching than their older counterparts? I had to stop and think for a minute, and I was not sure I had enough experience in a direct coaching relationship with Gen Ys to answer that. So..I assume some of […]
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4Apr2008 | cphillips | 0 comments | Continued
Strengths-Based Coaching Only?
Recently I have shifted my focus in some coaching relationships to a more strengths-based approach. My goal was to move away from the deficit based thinking that we seem to quickly go to in leadership coaching, and really play off the positive energy associated with strengths and talents.
As a foundation, I ask my clients to […]
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17Mar2008 | cphillips | 5 comments | Continued
What is Team Coaching?
If this caught your eye…then you might also be experimenting with a form of Team or Group Coaching. I have been developing a flavor of this with Senior Leadership Teams for over two years, and I am anxious to see who else might want to share stories and ideas about the topic. Here is how I […]
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3Mar2008 | cphillips | 7 comments | Continued
