Executive Coaching

I help leaders build their self awareness and grow their capabilities so they are able to maximize their organizational impact.  I focus on identifying when they are at their best and where opportunities for personal and professional growth exist.

Understanding the immediate issues an executive is confronting is the easy part of the work. A good 360 assessment combined with some thoughtful interviews can illuminate the most obvious external behaviors quite well. The value I bring is in getting the leader to hear and internalize the key messages and that goes far beyond just giving them the themes of the feedback. The next step in the work is helping the leader decide to make a change and helping them find new approaches that will be both effective and authentic, and therefore sustainable. This is where my personal and professional experience gives me insight to help my clients step to new levels of effectiveness in all parts of their life.

 

I help my clients:
  • Improve their ability to engage and inspire employees, peers and customers.
  • Learn to consistently hit the sweet spot when they are entirely authentic and highly effective.
  • Improve their ability to build trust and connection in all of their relationships.
  • Deliver feedback of all kinds more effectively than ever before.

Clients typically come to me because:
  • They are told they lack “Executive Presence”.
  • They struggle to communicate effectively with a peer or team member.
  • They react poorly to developmental feedback from others.
  • They are inconsistent in their ability to inspire and engage others.
  • They are struggling to adjust to a larger more complex leadership role.

 

My experience has shown me that success is driven by two primary factors:

Rapport

Rapport is the foundation of all successful coaching relationships.  The depth of our connection will greatly impact our ability to be open and honest with each other. While the level of trust and openness in the  relationship will deepen over time, it is important we establish a connection in the first meeting.

 

 

 

A Mutual Commitment to hard work

This is second but not by much. Commitment must be mutual with each of us holding the other accountable to the work at hand.  Expressing a desire to develop is easy, not so actual growth. Growth involves pushing beyond what is comfortable and natural. It requires committing to a new process to become more successful – this is difficult for anyone, particularly for executives that have already achieved enviable success. Improvement requires time, attention, reflection and hard work.  There are no substitutes, no short cuts – do the work get better. Period.

 

<strong>Some words from executives Larry has coached:</strong>

Simply put, people pay attention to Larry. He is direct, he makes sense, he is engaging and is able to give insightful feedback to people after spending just a short amount of time working with them.
Paula Winkler EVP and Chief Information Officer, Carlson Hotels International

Larry’s assessment process, combined with his personal insight, have given me a much clearer understanding of what it takes for me to transition from an effective manager into a great leader. The process has been challenging, but he has helped me understand things about myself that I could not have learned through typical leadership development.
Chris Lambert SVP. Client Services, Visa USA
My coaching experience with Larry has paid off a hundred fold. As a result of our work, I have built stronger relationships with my peers and my direct reports.
PR CONFIDENTIAL
Larry is a fitness trainer for a manager’s psyche. He helps you target those flabby communication habits with a fitness program that encourages you to stretch and work hard. Like any good coach, when you mess up, he makes you do laps.
JP CONFIDENTIAL

I found this process extremely beneficial for both my professional and personal life. Larry helped ease the sometimes painful process of learning we aren’t as perfect as we previously believed and helped me be accountable to develop myself.
KS CONFIDENTIAL