A coach pushed all managers of a large, well-known healthcare firm to reexamine their goals and values.

 

Business had been pretty steady, but was not showing any noticeable signs of steady improvement. The staff was experiencing more stress than usual, simply because they, like many companies, often have to work harder to maintain the business they already had.

 

The managers were lost as to what they could possibly do to boost productivity and improve staff satisfaction.

 

The coach recommended that these groups be assembled for occasional offsite activities, simply to take them away from their daily grinds.

 

Ultimately, the managers organized retreats (such as picnics, Tai Chi and massages sessions, etc.) and encouraged employees to keep daily journals of their at-work activities. By year’s end, sales across the company were up close to 30%.

I was a corporate refugee, who was unable to make the decision to move on, and who was insecure about making a claim with the risk of losing my job. I needed a push, but even more than that, I needed a professional who could understand a typical “executive dilemma.”

 

YFP got into my life, and inside my meetings and my conversations. I even got YFP to sit in on a hostile conversation with my boss. André positioned himself in such a way to make himself part of the interaction, without creating any confusion. His ability to simply act as a third party who hears and understands was literally amazing.

The session quickly turned from hostile to friendly in just a few minutes, and the conclusion was clear. There was no opportunity for me in my current department. By doing some digging, and convincing my boss to help me, he got me through the CEO, and I have a much better position today.

 

I am now clearly exposed to upper-management, which gives me that crucial horizon I needed to continue to grow inside the organization. I originally kept YFP to help me set up a business plan and build a new team.

 

I now keep YFP to coach me in leading a 40-member staff of responsible and talented people. To this day, each and every time we interact with YFP is a new and nurturing experience that no other than YFP can provide.”

I was a corporate refugee, who was unable to make the decision to move on, and who was insecure about making a claim with the risk of losing my job. I needed a push, but even more than that, I needed a professional who could understand a typical “executive dilemma.”

 

YFP got into my life, and inside my meetings and my conversations. I even got YFP to sit in on a hostile conversation with my boss. André positioned himself in such a way to make himself part of the interaction, without creating any confusion. His ability to simply act as a third party who hears and understands was literally amazing.

The session quickly turned from hostile to friendly in just a few minutes, and the conclusion was clear. There was no opportunity for me in my current department. By doing some digging, and convincing my boss to help me, he got me through the CEO, and I have a much better position today.

 

I am now clearly exposed to upper-management, which gives me that crucial horizon I needed to continue to grow inside the organization. I originally kept YFP to help me set up a business plan and build a new team.

 

I now keep YFP to coach me in leading a 40-member staff of responsible and talented people. To this day, each and every time we interact with YFP is a new and nurturing experience that no other than YFP can provide.”

“André helped by coaching me on how best to handle a life-threatening situation that was affecting my child.

 

I certainly needed some advocacy, but mainly wanted to be guided through the complexity of contradictory opinions about treating my child and especially about performing a very delicate surgery.

 

I did not realize I needed to be assertive and responsible to the extent of realizing it she was indeed my child, and that I was the one who must make all the crucial decisions on her behalf.

 

I cannot describe the attention to detail, the thorough research, and overall expertise that André displayed in assisting me in this shaky adventure. For this service, André would not accept any compensation.

 

I am happy to say that my child is safe, having received the care she needed from world-class medical experts. Thanks to André’s approach and methodology, we could both get through this because of all the attention to details, which removed the many logistical burdens I had.

 

I was away from home for long periods, and André helped me get hosted during my child’s hospitalization, acquire all the meals from various sources, and gave me great company when I needed it most.

 

At this time, I also struggled with my job, eventually having to give it up to give the degree of attention to my child’s situation.

André took this challenge with me and became my professional executive coach as well. I truly wish I had started my career with a coach.

 

Had I done so, my having to deal with such a scary phase of my family life might have been that much easier.

 

But calling on André when I did was the perhaps best way for me to truly appreciate the efficiency and results-focused approach that YFP has and always continues to develop.”

“André helped by coaching me on how best to handle a life-threatening situation that was affecting my child.

 

I certainly needed some advocacy, but mainly wanted to be guided through the complexity of contradictory opinions about treating my child and especially about performing a very delicate surgery.

 

I did not realize I needed to be assertive and responsible to the extent of realizing it she was indeed my child, and that I was the one who must make all the crucial decisions on her behalf.

 

I cannot describe the attention to detail, the thorough research, and overall expertise that André displayed in assisting me in this shaky adventure. For this service, André would not accept any compensation.

 

I am happy to say that my child is safe, having received the care she needed from world-class medical experts. Thanks to André’s approach and methodology, we could both get through this because of all the attention to details, which removed the many logistical burdens I had.

 

I was away from home for long periods, and André helped me get hosted during my child’s hospitalization, acquire all the meals from various sources, and gave me great company when I needed it most.

 

At this time, I also struggled with my job, eventually having to give it up to give the degree of attention to my child’s situation.

André took this challenge with me and became my professional executive coach as well. I truly wish I had started my career with a coach.

 

Had I done so, my having to deal with such a scary phase of my family life might have been that much easier.

 

But calling on André when I did was the perhaps best way for me to truly appreciate the efficiency and results-focused approach that YFP has and always continues to develop.”

“I started up two companies, with YFP coaching me from the ground up on both. If I am creative and dynamic in what I do, I am nevertheless negligent about organizing my tasks and building a good team around me. The whole value of what I earned through YFP’s coaching is simply the face-amount of how much I sold my two companies for. I owe this to Coaching. I paid my coach generously and feel every cents were worth it.”

“I started up two companies, with YFP coaching me from the ground up on both. If I am creative and dynamic in what I do, I am nevertheless negligent about organizing my tasks and building a good team around me. The whole value of what I earned through YFP’s coaching is simply the face-amount of how much I sold my two companies for. I owe this to Coaching. I paid my coach generously and feel every cents were worth it.”