What Clients Say About Working With Cathy

"I'm so grateful for your guidance and support. Your wisdom has been a key ingredient in my growth over the years. Atul Gawnde talks about coaching as critical for professionals, but what he doesn't talk about is the quality of the coach.  Thank you for being an incredible coach!”

CMO, Biotech

Massachusetts

“ Thank you for all you have done to support my staff members and me. I truly appreciate your expertise, guidance, and support that enabled me to manage a challenging situation.”

Vice President, Pharmaceutical Industry, Massachusetts

"I came in not trusting myself as a leader. I was at a crisis point. You gave me confidence in myself. You helped me reframe the way I thought about leading so I could use the ideas I had.”

Academic Laboratory Head,

Massachusetts

“ The ways coaching helped me change have made a big difference. I’m now aware of blind spots. It is easier for me to think of things in different ways. That results in being more effective when I am trying to motivate people and build consensus.”

C-Suite Executive, Pennsylvania

“ Cathy challenged my assumptions. She had me looking at what had been accomplished instead of looking at what hadn’t. That led me to make changes I hadn’t realized were possible.”

 Medical Director, North Carolina

“ Going through the coaching has vastly improved the way I communicate in all professional interactions. I’m much more effective. I think my relationships are stronger because I’m more sensitive to conversations and I’ve developed strategies to cope when I get frustrated.”

 Surgeon, Massachusetts

“ Having the opportunity to talk about professional growth has been very valuable. I know how to think through surgical problems, but this gave me a place to learn how to deal with daily professional challenges.”

 Surgeon, Massachusetts

“ When I learned my staff member chose you as his coach, I was pleased and relieved. I knew he was in good hands.”

 Program Director, Massachusetts

“ People comment I’ve changed in my ability to see things from multiple facets. That helps me make decisions to move forward in the best way.”

 Surgeon,

Wisconsin

“ Through coaching I’ve learned to give more constructive feedback in the moment instead of putting it off. That has made me more effective in supporting staff growth.”

 Medical Director,

Illinois

"I’ve learned so much in a short time. Starting with learning about my values and my goals, I could see if they fit how I was living my life.  Where they didn't, I worked to adjust what I was doing so it did."

Research Director,

Massachusetts

“Six months may be short but it’s made a big difference in my life. I think what has been most valuable is developing curiosity. I’ve learned to look at things from other peoples’ perspective.  What I've gained from coaching will make a different ending for my life.”

 Neurologist, Massachusetts

“ Coaching with you was easier because you were a physician. You instantly get it when I focus on the heavy issues of medicine.”

Primary Care Physician, Massachusetts

“ I liked the structure of our coaching. We focused on all the areas that were important by taking it one subject at a time and developing the strategies I needed to succeed.”

 Surgeon, Massachusetts

“ Coaching was a safe place to explore ideas, no matter how petty, and find a plan to deal with what was challenging. Through coaching I’ve built up a network, mentors and others.”

 Program Director,

New Mexico

“I haven’t felt this good about work in a long time. I feel more calm; much more optimistic about what is happening.”

Gerantologist, Massachusetts

“In our conversation, we start looking at one thing and it transitions into how it might apply to many different areas. That is really helpful on both a personal and professional level.”

Administrator, Massachusetts

“I learned that communication is a procedure. There is a way to approach any situations. Having these new skills help me when I’m talking to staff, my boss, during presentations, in many different places.”

Surgeon, Massachusetts

"Coaching gave me a broader framework to understand others’ behavior, their learning and work styles. I am now more effective."

Researcher Administrator,

Massachusetts

“Coaching helped me develop my staff by identifying areas for growth and coaching them through the behavior changes.”

Medical Director,

Pennsylvania