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Professional summary

Amber Barnes helps maximize leader performance. She's on a mission to re-humanize the workplace (and beyond). She provides leadership development including: leadership coaching, leadership training, facilitation and consulting.

Amber has worked with companies like Adobe, MetLife, Microsoft, Symantec, Patagonia, and Intuit. She also works with fast growing small to medium sized businesses, universities, and non-profits. Amber is the co-author of Rising Above the Glass Ceiling, which was featured in T&D Magazine in January 2013. She was selected to speak at the 2013 International ASTD Conference.

Her formal education includes a Master of Science in Organization Development and a Bachelor of Science in Education. Amber received her coaching

Engagement overview

We'll begin with a complimentary consultation to explore needs, desired outcomes and potential  solutions. If we're a good fit, I will put together a proposal. Upon approval we finalize our agreement with a statement of work. My professional services fees depend on the size and scope of the project.

Clients

I've worked with the following organization via my own business or via strategic partnerships with other consulting professionals:
• Intuit
• MetLife
• Adobe
• Microsoft
• Symantec
• Patagonia
• SoulCycle
• Century21 Stores
• MGM Resorts

Insights

I LOVE that you're asking this question! One way to establish trust is by demonstrating vulnerability. Share something that demonstrates that you're human. One way to do this is by sharing your leadership point of view.... the high- and low- points of your leadership journey. The things that make you who you are. The things that shape your reactions.

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This is a great question!

One solution is helping these individuals diagnose their development level for each of the goals and or tasks at hand. My sense is if they're reading books it's a topic of interest and you can support their interests by helping them gain clarity about to gain mastery in those areas.

I recommend using the situational leadership model to diagnose development level b... Read more

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Good afternoon,

In my work with Wells Fargo, I learned that sustainable behavior change comes from continual feedback and coaching. As others have said, effective feedback and coaching relies upon clear goals that are tied to organizational purpose, values, vision, and goals. In addition, it relies upon shared knowledge about what effective and ineffective behavior looks like within your organi... Read more

Hello,
Majority of the answers provided already have touched upon the importance of clarity in a coaching engagement. My assumption based on the information provided is outcomes, measures of success, and measurement methods were not discussed, agreed to, and executed.

From where you are now it is difficult though not impossible to measure ROI. It's a matter of getting input from key stakeholde... Read more