I coach senior executives who use their influence and responsibility to make the world better. My clients are oriented toward gratitude and generosity and care deeply about their development.
Charles’ purpose is to coach senior executives who are oriented towards gratitude, influence and responsibility, to make themselves and the world better.
Transforming Performance
Transformation is a scary concept. Despite knowing it is inevitable, we resist change on the most visceral level. But we know that the challenges we face demand new levels of performance from us. There is no avoiding it. Meeting the demand means transforming performance — behaving our way into new ways of thinking, action, and results. I know that you have the capability to step up and step forward to address tricky new circumstances. This can be unexpectedly liberating. With the right processes, you can invent and adopt new and better ways of leading.
The most successful organizations embrace change as part of their culture – responding to change so ingrained in their day-to-day operations that doing so is almost routine. To these businesses, adapting to change is simply the voyage from one destination to another. My approach to executive coaching, developed over more than 30 years of experience, helps leaders harness their own and their organization’s inherent ability to create change through learning and adaptation.
About Charles
I listen for and amplify possibility. Through listening, I guide my clients to clarify what they want – for their enterprise, their teams, themselves, and the world. I listen for what is possible and practicable so my clients can mobilize their talents and their teams, lead from purpose, and become the leader they know they can be.
I’ve helped executives across industries and organizations, including FedEx, Xerox, DuPont, Perrigo, and Medifast, to align teams, develop leaders, communicate rigorously, and produce results. I have coached teams with assignments ranging from bringing the world’s first production digital color printer to market to safely closing down the NASA Space Shuttle program.
Collaborating with Nvolv Partners, I’ve worked with Starbucks and Save the Children to align leadership, strategy, and talent. I’ve teamed with Brimstone Consulting on strategic change initiatives at the New York Times, ExpressScripts, and the State of Maine. Working with the pioneering DEI firm, The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, I have helped to bring the power of inclusion to accelerate strategy deployment at Merck, United Airlines, and EcoLab.
Throughout my career, I have supported and provided leadership to non-profits serving children, vulnerable adults, and under-resourced populations. My partner and I recently achieved our dream of building a house on the coast of Maine. Together we have four adult children who are bringing a new generation of citizens into our world.
Executive Coaching Approach
With the utmost integrity and a uniquely warm, yet strong personal presence, I will guide you through your fundamental transitions. I work hard to listen “between the lines” of what you have to say, leveraging my wealth of experience to help you address your specific circumstances. I also have a deep understanding of, and appreciation for the realities of doing business in a corporate environment. Within this framework, I provide realistic, practical strategies and solutions, which can be seamlessly implemented.
I sincerely aim to help you reach your full leadership potential. In helping you to build an organizational culture that values and encourages adaptation, learning, respect, and two-way communication, I will leave you with a process-based toolbox, enabling you to handle any issues that come your way.
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