Leadership Coaching
Discover your talents. Achieve your goals. Get ignited for your future!
Why everyone needs a coach!
Successful individuals make time to focus on their own professional and personal development. Perhaps you are looking for advice on how to inspire your team, manage conflict, make better decisions, or mentor others. Or, you might just be searching for a confidant to listen to your ideas and concerns.
One-on-one coaching is right for you if you want to...
Get others excited about your vision and goals
Build a collaborative and high performing team
Communicate more effectively with individuals at every level of your organization
Become a stronger critical and strategic thinker
Build influence, even where you don't have direct authority
Get problem solving techniques to drive decision-making and accountability
Establish your executive presence
Find better balance between your professional and personal life
Spend your time in a way that capitalizes on your strengths and ignites your days!
Our proven coaching process is designed to get fast results while building new habits that drive performance and better living.
Our One-on-One Coaching Process
Discover Your Talents
We use a variety of self-assessments and 360 degree feedback to identify your strengths, as well as what you can do better, differently or more often. You'll create a clear picture of your talents and define your success path to achieve your professional and personal goals.
Achieve Your Goals
You'll get tools, tips, and techniques to capitalize on your strengths. You'll overcome the challenges faced in your work and implement simple habits to boost your productivity, relationships, personal wellness, and mindset to live a purposeful life.
Get Ignited
We'll make sure you stay focused to ensure your new skills and behaviors are sustainable. You'll also focus on long-term goals to help you find fulfillment in work and life. Most importantly, you'll gain the confidence and energy to be the best leader you can be.
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Hi. I'm Amy Pearl.
Hi. I'm Amy Pearl and I've dedicated my life to helping leaders like you overcome tough challenges, ignite their passion and achieve their goals. I'd love to help you, too!
As your coach, my job is to listen, share insight and ideas, and push you toward your goals. I might ask hard questions at times, especially when I see more potential in you than you see in yourself. Ultimately, I want you to be much more in tune with your own ideas, thoughts, and confidence so you can solve problems on your own, long after our coaching process is over.
During the last 3 decades, I've helped hundreds of professionals, from CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies to high potentials just starting out. I've gained a reputation as a no-nonsense yet fun-loving coach who asks thought-provoking questions and delivers actionable ideas.
I welcome the opportunity to help you achieve your goals!
How You and I Will Work Together
Following a Kickoff Meeting with your supervisor, we'll begin by meeting every 2 weeks for 1 hour. This way, you'll hit the ground running and make fast progress toward your goals, while giving you enough time between meetings to implement new approaches. You'll define your personal Success Path and the priorities that we'll work on during each meeting. After each session, you'll feel more prepared and confident to tackle the real-life situations you're facing, while building new habits to achieve your goals.
Over time, we'll stretch our coaching conversations out so we meet every 3-to-4 weeks. This way, I'll serve as your accountability partner and we'll ensure your new habits are sustainable for the long-term. We'll also include your supervisor in a mid-way Process Check Meeting, as well as a Wrap Up Meeting to celebrate your successes and ensure they are prepared to support you for the long-term.
Plus, you'll have your own personal Coaching Portal to keep notes, store your assessment results,
access dozens of my best frameworks, and stay focused on your goals!
January
Kickoff Meeting
We'll begin by meeting with you and your supervisor. We'll discuss the program details and establish your objectives. This way, we can customize the program to achieve your goals.
February 15th
Getting Started
Manage your priorities, not your time. We'll help you discover how to create a Collaborative Workplace and refine your priorities to focus on the workplace you desire for your team and yourself.
February 29th
Your Mindset Matters
Ignited leadership takes the right thinking. We'll use the Agile EQ Profile to explore your natural mindsets and build your stretch mindsets so you can feel confident and prepared heading into any situation.
March 14th
Listening & Communication
Ignited leaders are intentional when communicating with others. You'll use Everything DiSC and our Ignited Listening Profile to get personalized tips to communicate with your direct reports, peers, boss, and other colleagues to bolster your credibility, build relationships, and manage tense situations.
March
One-on-One Coaching 360 Degree Feedback
Inventory your strengths and identify improvement opportunities to be the best you can be. You'll get anonymous feedback from your direct reports, peers, supervisor, and others in an objective way. Then, we'll review your results in a one-on-one meeting to develop personalized strategies for your success.
March 28th
Your Strategic Playbook
Become crystal clear about your strategy for your department and your work. You'll write Your Playbook based on research and input from others. Then, you'll create a system of accountability for yourself and your team to maximize your contribution and stay focused on the big picture.
April 11th
Managing Performance
Create a culture of accountability and opportunity for your teams with the tools and techniques to set expectations, celebrate successes, and help team members who fall off track. Then, take the next step to coach your teams to find their own success through delegation and development.
April 25th
Managing Teams
Whether you're working in the office, 100% remotely, or in a hybrid-environment, a collaborative team requires five behaviors: trust, healthy conflict, commitment, peer-to-peer accountability, and a spirit of shared results. You'll get a Teams Toolkit to make this happen.
May 9th
Managing Change
Discover eight powerful influencing strategies, how to use them and when to apply them. Then, you'll learn an 8-step process for driving sustainable change and creating a spirit of continuous improvement.
May 23rd
Graduation Celebration
We'll celebrate your accomplishments with an all-out graduation celebration. You'll learn the habits of people who get recognized at work. Then, you'll create your long-term success path to create the career and life you desire!
June
One-on-One Coaching
We'll reflect on all you've learned and the daily habits you've put in place to be a strong leader. Then, based on your career and personal goals, we'll ensure you have a plan to sustain the changes you've put in place and the tools and frameworks to achieve your goals.
I only take a few new clients on each month. So, don't delay!
$8,500
You Get It All!
12 Virtual Coaching Meetings including a Kickoff and 2 follow up meetings with your supervisor
Self-Assessments like the WorkPlace Big Five Profile, Everything DiSC, Agile EQ, and the Ignited Listening Profile
360 Degree Feedback customized for your organization and unique needs
Private Online Coaching Portal
Dozens of My Best Frameworks
Lots of attention, ideas, and motivation to achieve your goals
Still have a few questions? Read below.
How do I know this will address my issues?
Our goal is to achieve your goals. So, I begin by meeting with you and your supervisor to understand your objectives and unique needs. After coaching countless leaders over the last 2+ decades, I've developed lots of strategies, frameworks, and tools to solve even the toughest challenges.
Of course, I don't know everything, especially when it comes to the nuances of your role or organization. But, if I don't have a trick in my magic bag, we'll figure it out together!
How are our coaching sessions structured?
Our meetings last about an hour.
Initially, we'll use the WorkPlace Big Five Profile so you can inventory your talents and I can get to know you in a language that I understand. Then, we'll initiate the 360 process to understand others' perceptions and to create a plan for the rest of our meetings.
At those subsequent sessions, we'll discuss your challenges and how best to conquer them. And, I'll help you implement simple habits to ensure your desired results are sustainable.
How long does the whole process take?
We'll meet 12 times, initially every other week and then, stretching our latter meetings out a bit to ensure you stay committed to your new behaviors for the long term. So, the entire process takes about 6-8 months.
Interested in moving faster? We can give it a shot. But I find that lasting change take time. Plus, I want you to have time between each session to try new things and make real progress!
What is the cost?
At Work Ignited, we recognize that the fee for our services is your investment in anticipation of higher levels of performance and ultimately, greater financial return. So we strive to offer our high quality service at a fair value. The fee for our One-on-One Leadership Coaching Program is $8,500.
This includes all of our meeting time as well as all assessments, materials, and access to our online coaching portal.
How did Amy learn to be a coach?
I've been formally and personally trained to be a leadership coach by some of the world's leading coaches including Brendon Burchard and Patrick Lencioni. I've studied the impact of personalities and styles at work through numerous assessment certifications, and I'm a top tier award winner for the use of Wiley's Everything DiSC and associated tools. For over 20 years, I've worked with leaders from Caterpillar, Duracell, Wegmans, Barilla, Blue Cross Blue Shield, FeedMore, the United Way and countless organizations of every size and almost every industry.
But, nothing replaces the learning that comes from real world experience. I spent over a decade working for M&T Bank in sales, tech, and operations. I successfully led large teams and some of the most ambitious projects the bank pursued at the time. I now run a 7-figure business. I've had to hire, fire, motivate, inspire, block, tackle, and lead.
I know leadership and life isn't always easy, but I use my knowledge, experience, and tenacity to help you overcome the challenges, achieve your goals, and feel ignited by your work.
How are our coaching sessions structured?
Our meetings last about an hour.
Initially, we'll use the WorkPlace Big Five Profile so you can inventory your talents and I can get to know you in a language that I understand. Then, we'll initiate the 360 process to understand others' perceptions and to create a plan for the rest of our meetings.
At those subsequent sessions, we'll discuss your challenges and how best to conquer them. And, I'll help you implement simple habits to ensure your desired results are sustainable.
Do you offer a guarantee?
In 20+ years, I've never had a dissatisfied customer. I work hard to achieve your goals and I trust that you will do the same. I can't do the work for you, but if you're committed to your own professional and persona growth, so am I.
That being said, I appreciate there are some tricky situations.
Sometimes, paying the full fee up front is difficult. If you'd prefer a three-pay option, just email me at [email protected]. I can set up the payment system so you pay 1/3 up front, 1/3 after our Process Check Meeting with your supervisor, and find final 1/3 at the beginning of the Get Ignited phase.
Sometimes, organizations hire me to coach people because they have lots of potential. Other times, my coaching clients are struggling and this is a final attempt to help them improve. If you're an HR professional or executive trying to decide if coaching is right for one of your leaders, let's talk before you make this investment. Just email me at [email protected] and we'll connect!
The best time to ignite your leadership skills is today.
I know you're busy and perhaps feeling overwhelmed or worried about taking something like this on.
There's no doubt the world is quickly changing - hybrid workforces and today's economy are creating a lot of uncertainty and challenges. I hear you, friend, and I'm here for you.
I truly believe that there's never been a better (or more important) time to double down on building your leadership skills. Today's workforce is looking for a sense of purpose, social connections, and to feel valued for the difference they make. That takes a new set of skills that you might not have needed in the past. Not only will Lead Ignited give you those skills, it will give you the discipline to put them in place as small, daily habits. So, they are easy!
I don't want you to look back in 6 or even 12 months with those same problems sitting on your desk, wondering what could have been if you only took action.
I want you to feel proud of what you accomplished and confident in what you can achieve. There's no time to waste. Let's get started!
Amy Pearl
Let's do this!
$8,500
You Get It All!
12 Virtual Coaching Meetings including a Kickoff and 2 follow up meetings with your supervisor
Self-Assessments like the WorkPlace Big Five Profile, Everything DiSC, Agile EQ, and the Ignited Listening Profile
360 Degree Feedback customized for your organization and your unique needs
Private Online Coaching Portal
Dozens of My Best Frameworks
Lots of attention, ideas, and motivation to achieve your goals
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Work Smarter Not Harder with ChatGPT
I'm constantly on the lookout for ways to work smarter, not harder. So of course, I was intrigued when ChatGPT emerged full of promises to make life easier. But, my skepticism and strong moral compass made me wonder if this was really the right thing to do.
Would ChatGPT give me accurate information? I'm not even sure if what I see on the internet is real!
Would ChatGPT produce content that sounds like a robot created it? Afterall, a robot did create it!
Would ChatGPT leave me feeling like my years of experience and wisdom are no longer necessary? The way people talk about AI, you'd think every job on the planet is going to be eliminated!
Well, I pushed my skepticism aside and tried it. Today, I'm here to confess that my skepticism was unnecessary and my goal to use ChatGPT to work smarter is well underway. In fact, ChatGPT has become my right-hand-man (if only he looked like a young Brad Pitt).
In this blog post, I'm going to tell you why I love ChatGPT and how I use it. Plus, I'll share 20 prompts you can use as a Coach or Course Creator to work smarter, not harder.
Why I Love ChatGPT
I hate wasting time, but it is sooooo easy for me to do so. Every time I hop online, I get distracted by emails, Facebook, Pinterest recipes, J Jill ads, or whatever pops up. I used to spend a lot of time online doing research and gathering ideas to support my client engagements. ChatGPT expedites that process without the distractions of the internet. Time I wasted searching online is now better spent in my garden or on my motorcycle!
How I Use ChatGPT
I have to start by sharing something I've learned in the three decades that I've spent working with corporate and not-for-profit organizations. There are three different kinds of people in the world:
Idea Generators who can take a blank sheet of paper and turn it into something creative, a new business idea, or an innovative solution to a problem. The ideas just pour from their heads.
Idea Advancers who, if given a blank sheet of paper, steal an idea from the Idea Generators and then figure out how to make it work. They take the idea to the next level and determine just how to bring it to life in their own world.
Idea Implementors who, when given a blank sheet of paper, just hand it back and ask you to tell them exactly what you want done. They love to execute and implement, not create.
I'm an Idea Advancer. I just need someone to get me started and I can take an idea and run with it. That "someone" for me is my new friend, ChatGPT.
I use ChatGPT to get me started, give me ideas, and create samples and scenarios for me. Then, I edit and add my own flair to make those ideas my own.
Here are some prompts I've been using to work smarter not harder!
10 Prompts You Could Ask ChatGPT When Developing Courses
Needs Assessment - List common problems faced by [job title of participants] today.
Survey Summary - Provide common themes found in the survey comments listed below. [List participants' comments regarding pain points and learning needs.]
Best Practice Solutions - List best practice approaches for solving [the problem] in organizations like [the business].
Real-World Examples - List real-world examples where [the best practice solution] is in place.
Content Outline - Create a detailed outline for a [length] course on [topic/best practice solution]. The target audience is [participants]. For each section, include the main point, supporting arguments, and examples or stories.
Scenario/Script Development - Simulate a scenario/write a script for a scenario where an employee has to [task such as handle a difficult customer complaint]. Provide a dialogue between the employee and the customer, with multiple possible responses and outcomes.
Technical Training and Troubleshooting - Create a step-by-step [procedure/trouble-shooting guide] for [task].
Assessment - Design a quiz to assess an employee's knowledge of [topic]. Include multiple choice and scenario-based questions.
Activities - Identify three games [describe learners such as customer service representatives between the ages of 16 and 25] in [industry] could play to build teamwork and collaboration.
Examples - Write a sample [document to be reviewed in the course such as a sales proposal or performance review] to be used by [job title of participants] that illustrates [key points].
10 Prompts You Could Ask ChatGPT When Coaching Someone
Brainstorming - Generate innovative ideas for improving [problem such as teamwork in a remote work environment].
Decision Making - Make a list of pros and cons for [problem or decision your coaching client is facing].
Scenario Exploration - Simulate a scenario where a business has a [crisis that your client is facing]. List different strategies and decisions to effectively navigate the situation.
Role Play - Role play a conversation between a manager and an employee who is [the problem such as resistent to change].
Build Empathy - Re-write the below email message with an empathic and caring tone. [Insert poorly written email].
Stress and Emotional Management - Provide 10 ways a [describe client] can remain calm in a high pressure situation such as [describe situation].
Approach to Leadership - What traits are essential for leaders in corporations experiencing [business situation like change or growth]? Provide a published article for each trait. Provide an example of a leader in history who demonstrates each trait.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Outline a step-by-step action plan for developing a more diverse and inclusive work environment.
Personal Beliefs - Create a self-reflection exercise to uncover a [describe client]'s core values and how those values align with their current career path.
Continuing Education and Resources: Recommend a list of must-read leadership books and relevant online courses that could support a leader's desire to build [skills].
I'm Still Cautious
Earlier I mentioned that I pushed my skepticism aside, but that isn't entirely true. I'll always be cautious. In fact, I never take any information I find online at face value. When you use ChatGPT, you should always verify the information.
I'm also not a big fan of just taking words off an internet site and claiming them as my own. So, I use ChatGPT to give me a jump start. Then, I add my own frameworks, stories, experiences, and ideas to create the best solution for my clients that truly reflects my beliefs.
If you haven't tried ChatGTP yet or if you've just dabbled, hop on and give it a play. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what it reveals and how it helps you work smarter!