Accounting Manager, Government, Los Angeles, USA
How an accounting manager strengthened leadership presence, rebuilt team trust, and stepped into broader influence.
Working with Michelle helped me act more decisively and speak up with confidence. For the first time, after working with Michelle, I felt like I could control the room, not just in meetings but everywhere.
Once I opened my mouth, everyone stopped talking, everyone paid attention to me.
This client is an experienced corporate manager. She wanted to develop herself, and also her team. She felt her team wasn’t as cohesive as she would have liked.
They failed to cooperate with one another, which she suspected was because of a lack of trust between members.
She believed she already had much existing industry knowledge, yet she felt her leadership was lacking. She was unsure of where to start and what to do.
A combination of a targeted leadership development program and one-to-one executive coaching.
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After completing the course and building confidence, she feels she now stands out in her role amongst her peers.
Senior management is taking notice and she’s been earmarked for promotion. She also saw her team benefit from the course. She shared her learning with them each month. She watched them transform from being quiet and unwilling to participate, to looking forward to their weekly meetings and the opportunity to share what’s been really going on for them.
She is now clear on what she wants from her leadership role and has started taking on opportunities she used to shy away from. Her first step was volunteering for a presentation at an industry meeting.
That presentation resulted in more opportunities, including being approached, interviewed and then published in an industry magazine. She is excited about her future given the doors that are now opening for her.
