Testimonials
Thank you to all my clients who contributed these kind words.
“I’ve worked with a number of consultant companies over the years and all too many of the consultants worked to a ridged formula, or approach to thinking, that at best I found annoying and at worst patronizing and inflammatory. You never used shock tactics in any of your facilitation. Instead you made efforts to understand our issues, from our perspective, in order to help lead us out of the fog.”
— Managing Director
“Tara has provided both the tools (skills and advice) and guidance to stretch my leadership skills. Much better than any prior leadership training taken at large oil & gas companies. I didn’t think we would build a rapport over the phone. I thought it should be done face-to-face. With her support and open dialogue, I was able to evolve a solution that addressed both an individual behavioral challenge of a direct report and progress it to ongoing Team level discussions.”
— Manager
“Tara took the time to understand my personal leadership behavioral challenges. She delved into my previous experiences to determine the root of my behavior and developed specific actions to modify and develop more constructive high performing leadership approaches. When I fell back into old behaviors Tara would note the particular triggers and point them out so I could recognize them.”
— Mom/ Entrepreneur
“I found that the coaching helped me move past places where I was stuck, by encouraging me to go back to our workshop concepts and continually practice and implement them in both my professional and personal lives. I found that many of the performance impediments and perceived corporate politics melted away and sort of clarity of purpose emerged. Clarity of purpose of my role and clarity of the team's role in moving our business to a powerful new future that none of us knew was possible.”
— Vice President
“Prior to my work with Tara, I took feedback very negatively and resisted change based more on how advice was given instead of the content. Tara took our leadership team from a group that couldn’t communicate or make effective decisions and transformed us into a high performing team that offered and accepted constructive feedback and strove for continuous improvement.”
— Senior Director
“I have worked with a handful of executive and communication coaches throughout my career. Tara’s mix of psychology and communications skills combined with practical business experience is rare. She asks insightful questions to identify source problems. By reframing my challenges and making specific communication recommendations, she helped me to influence others, improve the options available, and ultimately transform my career from corporate profession to a successful entrepreneurial role.”