Here's what clients say about Leadership that Works

“I learned the true value of teamwork, and how to really support others. Since the leadership series we have built up a great momentum. People are really backing each other up and the in-house fighting is virtually gone. This is a valuable program that has helped us build a cohesive team.”

—Dominick Maria, VP Manufacturing, Applied Printing Technologies

“In my mid-40s I changed careers and began working for a placement firm in information technology. Despite a formal mentoring program, my initial evaluations were less than stellar. My coach was there for me 1000% during this transition and within 9 months, I produced more income than all the other new recruiters in the region.

Martha is an extraordinary coach who cuts to the core quickly, eliminates wasted energy and helps me open up to so much more productivity. She helped me make some connections between what I am good at and enjoy outside of work, and to bring that passion to my work. I still play basketball and I am finding ways to take the best of my game—brilliance and accuracy and intensity and spirit—and carry that energy forward into my work. Her role has been to help me see the bigger picture, become more aware of my vision, and to actualize it. That is very exciting!”

—Michael Slom, Technical Recruiter Director, Romac International

“Before the teambuilding workshop our staff was struggling with communication problems and battling with an us-versus-them mentality. Virginia's energy and her choice of activities allowed people to share at a level that's unusual in a business environment. She was absolutely perfect and the response was terrific. We hear more laughter and the staff is both more relaxed and more excited. Everyone is committed to monthly follow-up on projects that continue to bring us together.”

—Tom Weidemann, Executive Director, Clemens Center

“I was caught up in negativity and now I feel much better about my work. I see the company and the people differently. I am much more focused, not just on the specifics, but on the overall picture. I've grown from coaching and I'm much more upbeat. My coach helped me dig deeper, open up and look at how I can do things differently.”

—Jill O'Connor, Human Resources, Masonite

“With scalpel-like incisiveness my coach helps me focus on what is ‘in the way' and what has to happen for me to attain my goals. Our sessions help me prioritize action steps out loud, and she holds me accountable according to my criteria. That includes ample permission to ‘let go' of less important issues, while being positively affirmed in the steps chosen! Martha reminds me how inspiring my life choices are and combines that with superb guidelines for my life ahead.”

—Michael Koplinka-Loehr, Cornell University

“Finding out what my true values are was a real awakening. Deciding my future based on my values was transformational. I gave up a life of frustration and burnout and turned on to a new, exciting life of growth and achievement!”

—Scott Wierschem

“What I like most about the training is the personalized, hands-on approach and the activities that make people think. Coaching helped me look at myself and gave me the courage to understand and get along with others. Both Martha and Virginia are reality-based, action-oriented trainers and coaches. They don't dwell on past problems, but deal with current issues and use a systematic approach to get people to take action.”

—Lillian Smith, Job Training

“At the millennium edge, it is not a luxury—it is a necessity—to be partnered in an unconditional way. Coaching is the only way I know of to get that kind of support. My coach's insights are laser-sharp, yet gentle. She delivers the hard truth with her full humanity. Coaching helps me organize my mind and think through which steps to take so that I can proceed with clarity.”

—Nancy Lubin

“What I love about Virginia as a coach is her tremendous capacity to create safety and trust and her belief in me and the dreams I want to manifest. Coaching helps me step up to the plate and has transformed my life. In our coaching sessions, all of me can show up—not only the polished part. She's straight with me, calls me forth, lifts me up and helps me remember my magnificence. Coaching is powerful, helps me look at the big picture and think about my impact, so that I can go from wish to reality.”

—Maude Sterling

“I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being awakened to the knowledge within myself. Martha has the unique ability to cause you to look inward and be surprised at what you find. I am much more aware of my surroundings and my abilities.”

—Clarence Henning, Procter & Gamble

Leadership that Works serves a wide range of clients including: