EXECUTIVE COACH | SHARON LECKIE

The task of coaching is to provide a context for change.  Sharon provides a simple, strengths-based boot camp for potent, authentic leadership to make a difference in the face of change.  She is hired to help clients create the change they want or to manage the change that is confronting them.

She combines a relationship and results oriented approach, working to move individuals and teams to their next level of effectiveness by blending challenge with support.  “We begin with the end in mind, build a scaffold of support, and create a timeline for results. I provide encouragement, insightful observation, and rigorous homework to move us closer to that end in each session.”

People who work with Sharon say they are better able to:

• Deepen important internal and external business relationships for strong decision-making and measurable organizational impact
• Deliver feedback more effectively to coach their own teams to success
• Craft and deliver more impactful messages, presentations, and new business pitches
• Transition successfully into new, more demanding roles
• Demonstrate empathy, particularly in times of challenge or change
• Prioritize their time to evaluate long term direction as well as next steps
• Promote themselves authentically to more senior managers or clients

Representative clients include:  Harvard Business School, Boston Consulting Group, Covidien, eBay, Medtronic, State Street Bank, Procter & Gamble, RBS Citizens, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Jack Morton, First Energy, ATT, and FedEx.

EXPERIENCE:

Sharon works in the field of organizational effectiveness with particular expertise as a talent development consultant, executive coach, and communication specialist.  She draws from her experience in business development, advertising, marketing, entertainment, and from senior management in talent development with organizational effectiveness responsibility.  She brings expertise in applying the neuroscience of change and transformation to the coaching and consulting process, as well as expertise in negotiations.  Sharon’s nine years in improvised comedy theater doesn’t go to waste either.  It equips her to expertly read audiences and ‘direct’ the communications process of crafting and delivering impactful messages.

RECENT COACHING ASSIGNMENTS

• Vice Chair of leading bank to help this strong personality tranistion to a new role, understanding the inconsistencies between the intent and the impact of his communication style, and increasing his ability to adjust his style to meet different situations and individual needs more effectively
• Head of Foreign Exchange Markets to improve his presentation skills by crafting compelling messages and a more engaging and inspiring style for industry peers and international institutional investors
• Managing Partner of a consulting practice to build trust, credibility, and an appropriately assertive presence in all-male situations
• Senior Global Vice President from being a member of the team to his executive role as leader of the team, transitioning long-term relationships, and simultaneously responding to business initiatives in emerging markets
• Sr. Director, Business Strategy & New Product Planning to demonstrate readiness for a higher visibility role, to manage anxiety in some work settings, and insert himself more effectively in leadership meetings to become known for his valuable expertise.

EDUCATION

• Graduate Certificate in Organizational Development, Harvard, 2010
• MA, Negotiations Management & International Relations, Harvard, 2013

CERTIFICATIONS

• Executive Presence, The Ariel Group

• NeuroScience of Change and Transformation, Dr. Srini Phillay

• Leadership Transitions, The First 90 Days, Dr. Michael Watkins

• Breakthrough Negotiations in Business, Dr. Michael Watkins

• BRA Certified Artist, performance and written work

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

“Your ability to listen to me and to what was at the heart of the situation I was faced with, provided me with more opportunity, solutions, and relief than an entire semester at business school”
-    CTO at Health Services organization

“Everything was tangibly relevant – Better than Dale Carnegie”
-    Sr. Director, Quality Systems

“You have had quite an impact on myself and on our group… we pulled out every opportunity to discuss how much we learned from you and what a wonderful impact you have had on our development and careers.  Thank you!”
-    Sr. Director, Financial Services