Do you feel the need to continue your track record of success but are unsure of what's next? Or feel stuck by the same occurrences that happen time and time again? Are you ready to pivot to something new but feel uncertain? Then a coaching partnership is right for you. Whether you're an individual contributor or lead a team and want to break through barriers to realize fulfillment or deliver outstanding results, coaching will empower you to move forward courageously.
Nicole Balkenbusch created COLES LTD to offer Courageous Outstanding Leadership Executive Support by which leaders can Leverage Talent to Deliver Results. Rory McLeod, Amazon Finance Professional, USA, shares his perspective, "Consider personal/career growth activities an investment in yourself."
Intro
Complimentary call. Learn about each other and talk through your challenges and what you want to achieve.
Explore
Partner with Nicole to reflect on your journey, strengths, challenges, values, and what you desire for the future.
Commit
Take action towards a better future with a customized program.
Nicole offers a tailored coaching approach, designing a partnership to address the unique needs and aspirations of each client; she fosters a supportive and constructive environment for self-reflection and growth. She guides executives in honing essential leadership qualities, such as emotional intelligence, communication, decision-making, and adaptability. By helping them develop a well-rounded leadership style, Nicole enables executives to navigate complex business scenarios with confidence and authenticity.
- Powerfully pivot
- Turn insights into action
- Move from survive to thrive
- Take bold bets to become better
- Accelerate your impact
- Transform No to Yes | Why to Why Not
Client Success Stories
Laura Bowen
Head of Shipping Decarbonization
Amazon, USA
"Self-confidence, knowing without doubt that I am worthy, I am unique, and I can dream big and realize those dreams. No one can hold me down, and if they try, I pivot quickly and return to my feet."
Henry Levenberg
Product Learning
SAP, USA
"I've gained confidence in my decisions, and I now know how to prioritize the opportunities that matter most. I'm living more intentionally, with a clear vision of my future and how I want to get there."
Paloma Ramos Martín
Amazon Business Customer Service Knowledge Leader
Amazon, Ireland
"I saw everything we had been working on come together to manage conflicts and drive the change I sought. I learned to be flexible in my approach to win on what matters most to me."
Frequently Asked Questions
Professional coaching focuses on setting goals, creating outcomes and managing personal change. Other service professions, like consulting and psychotherapy, are based on the wisdom and expertise of the professional. In coaching you—the client—are the expert.
Your coach's role is to ask powerful questions, act as a sounding board, provide objective assessment and observations, listen fully and actively, challenge your blind spots, and foster shifts in thinking that reveal fresh perspectives. ICF defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.
The coaching process can help you improve your outlook on work and life, while improving your leadership skills and unlocking your potential.
If you want to take advantage of an opportunity or challenge, feel "stuck" on the path to achieving your goals, or simply believe there's something more to discover in your personal or professional life, partnering with a professional coach could benefit you.
Coaching clients who responded to the 2017 ICF Global Consumer Awareness Study reported positive coaching impacts including:
- Improved communication skills
- Increased self-esteem/self-confidence
- Increased productivity
- Optimized individual/team work performance
- Improved work/life balance
- Increased well-being
- Improved business management strategies
- Expanded professional career opportunities
- Accelerated on-boarding into a new professional role
Is there an upcoming opportunity or challenge that you want to leverage? Do you feel "stuck" on the path to achieving your goals? These are two excellent examples of topics to bring to a coaching conversation.
Other common reasons for partnering with a coach include:
- Optimizing work performance
- Expanding career opportunities
- Increasing self-esteem/self-confidence
- Maximizing potential
- Defining strengths and weaknesses
- Improving business management strategies
- Managing work/life balance
The most successful coaching partnerships begin with a client who has a clear idea of what they want to accomplish and is open to collaboration and new perspectives. As a coaching client, your role is to:
- Create the coaching agenda based on personally meaningful goals
- Assume full responsibility for your own decisions and actions
- Use the coaching process to promote possibility thinking and fresh perspectives
- Engage big-picture thinking and problem-solving skills
- Take the tools, concepts, models and principles provided by your coach and engage in effective forward actions