Who was the best leader you have ever worked for? What made them so wonderful?
The best leaders aren't born, they are built.
Leadership isn't a class or a book, it's a mentality.
Becoming a great leader begins with RECOGNIZING your natural strengths and weaknesses. Once you recognize your strengths and weaknesses, you can EMBRACE them and learn how to maximize them to achieve your true leadership potential. When you own your strengths and weaknesses and don't make excuses for them, you EVOLVE and LEAD teams to greatness.
Starfish Leadership Coaching works with leaders one-on-one to develop their awareness, recognize their greatest contributions and maximize their potential.
The best leaders aren't born, they are built.
Leadership isn't a class or a book, it's a mentality.
Becoming a great leader begins with RECOGNIZING your natural strengths and weaknesses. Once you recognize your strengths and weaknesses, you can EMBRACE them and learn how to maximize them to achieve your true leadership potential. When you own your strengths and weaknesses and don't make excuses for them, you EVOLVE and LEAD teams to greatness.
Starfish Leadership Coaching works with leaders one-on-one to develop their awareness, recognize their greatest contributions and maximize their potential.
Starfish Leadership Coaching was created because I believe that one-on-one coaching can have an immediate impact on your organization. After 15 years in leadership and 13 years in Human Resources, I have coached hundreds of leaders and potential leaders at all levels. I have been able to build stronger teams by helping others to embrace their strengths and weaknesses, eliminate their insecurities and take accountability for their actions. It all starts with building a relationship on trust. When a leader has a trusted confidant that they can open up to and be vulnerable with, amazing things are achieved!
I have been called the "People Whisperer" because of my ability to relate and engage with all levels of individuals. I build trust and credibility with people through my actions. This trust and credibility opens doors to a person's most hidden truths and allows them to recognize their true self. Individuals with high-self esteem are more self-aware, work better with others and are more innovative because they are not afraid to fail. I can help your leaders find their true selves and maximize their leadership potential.
I have been called the "People Whisperer" because of my ability to relate and engage with all levels of individuals. I build trust and credibility with people through my actions. This trust and credibility opens doors to a person's most hidden truths and allows them to recognize their true self. Individuals with high-self esteem are more self-aware, work better with others and are more innovative because they are not afraid to fail. I can help your leaders find their true selves and maximize their leadership potential.
Why Starfish?!
Many years ago, I heard the Starfish Story and it changed my perspective on leadership development. The story is below...Enjoy!
The Starfish Story
“Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up. As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean. He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?"
The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."
"I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man.
To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die."
Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!"
At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said,
"It made a difference for that one.”
― Loren Eiseley
Many years ago, I heard the Starfish Story and it changed my perspective on leadership development. The story is below...Enjoy!
The Starfish Story
“Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up. As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean. He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?"
The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."
"I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man.
To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die."
Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!"
At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said,
"It made a difference for that one.”
― Loren Eiseley