EXECUTIVE COACH | JOSH BRODER

Based in New York, NY, Josh Broder is a Senior Consultant with The Ariel Group, a facilitator, actor, and writer. He has more than 20 years’ experience teaching, coaching, and consulting in the corporate, not-for-profit, and public sectors.

Josh’s approach to coaching can be summarized as “Improvisation within a Structure.” Structure is the set of skill-based developmental goals agreed to at the outset of the coaching engagement and form the foundation of the developmental plan and the ongoing assessment. Improvisation is required to seize upon teachable moments within the context of a coaching session.  This provides for in the moment changes in plan that meet short term business objectives of the client such as a challenging conversation or high stakes meeting.

Josh draws on his skills in theater, and as a journalist and business writer when coaching.  His coaching work is about people interacting with people, in other words the content and delivery of messages. As a writer he has expertise on crafting content, as an actor on optimizing delivery.  As a director, he’s been a guide in both these realms.

RECENT COACHING ASSIGNMENTS:

• SVP, Insurance Industry
  Coached a Senior Vice President in the insurance industry to develop high-yield feedback skills for use in semiannual employee development conversations.

• Managing Director, Global Credit Investment Portfolio
  Coached a Managing Director of a hedge fund global credit investment portfolio to integrate humor and personal storytelling into his presentations.

• SVP, Global IT Division
  Coached a Senior VP of global IT division to increase the flexibility of his communication style when dealing with diverse stakeholders.

• Treasurer, Hedge Fund
  Coached the Treasurer of a hedge fund to develop senior executive presence, and manage difficult conversations.

• Senior Partner, Global Consulting Firm
  Coached a Senior Partner at a global consulting firm to build informal relationship-building skills.

• Partner, Global Consulting Firm
  Coached a Partner at a global consulting firm to manage anxiety “spillage” into interactions.

• Partner, Global Accounting Firm
  Coached a female Partner at global accounting firm to develop appropriately assertive presence in overwhelmingly male settings.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• B.A. In Theater and Political Science from Bennington College

• Lincoln Center for the Arts Certified Teacher Trainer in Aesthetic Education

• Guest Lecturer on Theater and Aesthetic Education at Princeton, Trinity (RI), Hartwick, Bennington, SUNY Plattsburgh, and on several CUNY campuses

• Licensed to conduct the Tracom Social Styles™ assessment.

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF COMPETENCE:

• Certified in the delivery of Ariel Group Experiential workshops in Leadership Presence.

• Experienced in facilitating senior level team meetings.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY:

“Josh did a terrific job helping me come up with practical strategies to make significant progress on the parts of my job I was not good at.  I’m grateful.  So is my leader, and my team!”
— VP Leading Global IT Division