Client Case Studies —
read our clients’ success stories.
COACHING CASE STUDY: How Gaining Clarity Brought New Opportunities
Jonathan had just started a contract position where he had hoped to be hired on permanently. He was looking for a coach who could help him navigate his new role with that goal in mind while also getting clear about his overall career direction. As someone with...
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COACHING CASE STUDY: One Client’s Personal Transformation as a Leader and Role Model
When Sonia met Alida, she was a program manager for the Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Business Program at ICIC, where she was managing a team of four. Despite her deep desire to be a strong leader, she felt uncertain and insecure. “It was my first time being a...
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COACHING CASE STUDY: From Frustrated and Stuck to “In the Right Job for Me Right Now”
Ashley (not her real name) is a senior executive at a leading healthcare organization. Before working with Alida, she was struggling at work. This was her first time on an executive team and she had been hired into a brand new role, to lead a part of the...
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COACHING CASE STUDY: Clarifying What’s Next
A faculty member was feeling adrift after successfully completing the tenure process. She felt it was time to define the next chapter in her career, but wasn’t sure what that should look like. Alida worked with her to explore the opportunities she saw for herself....
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COACHING CASE STUDY: Taking Up Leadership Authentically
The CEO of a small division was frustrated by staff who didn’t seem to take her leadership seriously. She was soft-spoken and apologetic, sometimes avoiding problems rather than addressing them. It wasn’t clear from her behavior whether she even wanted to be a...
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COACHING CASE STUDY: Build A Better Partnership
Janice (not her real name) was a co-founder in a new business. She reached out to Alida upset that her business partner had been missing deadlines and doing work that wasn’t up to snuff. Janice was frustrated and wondering if she had made the wrong decision going...
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TEAM COACHING CASE STUDY: Clarify Roles and Expectations
Team Building Case Study Clarify Roles and Expectations The leadership team of a mid-sized corporation wanted help reducing friction in their group. Over the years, roles had evolved organically into a structure that was no longer working. There was a lack of...
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TEAM COACHING CASE STUDY: Learning Together
Several high performing sales people were brought together to create a new sales division. The goal was to go to market in a new way, working as business advisors to customers identifying strategic opportunities for growth. For this initiative to succeed, these top...
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TEAM COACHING CASE STUDY: Creating “One Team”
For a mega-project in the petrochemical industry, Alida worked with a large team made up of members from multiple companies and multiple countries to create a common “one team” approach to working together. She designed and facilitated a two-week-long kick-off...
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