“Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough, and I will move the world.”
~ Archimedes of Syracuse, 287 BC – c. 212 BC, a Greek mathematician, philosopher, scientist and engineer.
Joanne engages her clients in extraordinary conversations and experiences that transform their leadership and lives. She connects her clients to their authentic, most empowered sense of themselves and unique style in how they lead, and helps them develop the capacity to inspire and sustain peak levels of engagement, collaboration, creativity and productivity in their teams. In essence, she helps her clients discover the “place where they stand” and identify the areas of greatest leverage for impact to “move their world” as they envision it – developing the needed ways of being, skills and strategies to do so.
Her main areas of expertise are in the following areas:
- Increasing self awareness, knowledge and inner mastery of oneself as a leader to include:
- Cultivating executive presence
- Becoming a centered leader, learning key practices to strengthen ability to sustain a resourceful inner state
- Increasing capacity to effectively respond under pressure and manage stress
- Building a compelling leadership brand
- Developing big picture and systems thinking
- Developing key communication skills to include communication that engages, enrolls and inspires others, conducting crucial conversations and resolving conflict
- Building top-performing teams
- Effectively influencing others and navigating organizational politics
- Building long-term strategic partnerships and stakeholder relationships
- Strategic planning and execution
- On-boarding executives into new roles
Joanne’s coaching approach is based on the premise that all components of the following formula must be addressed in order to create lasting improvement and sustained results.
Creation of Mindset of Success
+ Development of Needed Skills and Competencies
+ Implementation of Right Strategies and Actions
= Sustained Peak Performance and Optimal Results
(Adapted from both Chris Argyris’ Double Loop Learning Model and Success Dynamics Coaching Model)
Joanne possesses a strong business and strategic acumen and insightful intuition, and combines an engaging and energizing personal style with a direct and highly results-oriented approach.