Open Letter from a client.
Beginning in late 2005, my life and all its various aspects felt as though they were in shambles. My personal life was a mess – a divorce, unhappiness, discontent and conflict. My professional life was a mess – disenchantment with the company, with my management, with my role. Every aspect of my life seemed out of alignment, out of balance, and I felt as though I was drowning underneath all the demands and expectations of everyone around me. This lack of balance, this lack of clarity in ability to evaluate situations within my life with clarity – both personal and professional - revealed itself directly in my performance as a life partner, as a father, and certainly as a highly compensated employee of a major corporation. I was at the brink of voluntarily quitting the company I had served for so long, as my career became the scapegoat focal point of blame for much of what I felt ailed my life.
It is at this point that a close friend of mine suggested that I try working with Deborah Guy-Skriloff of Crossing Bridges Coaching. I was dubious at first, but I was also at the end of my rope, so I decided I had nothing to lose by trying.
Today, you would not recognize me as the same person. My personal life is happy and contented. My professional life is reinvigorated – the energy, drive, and creativity which my employer valued is restored. Rather than treading water and performing poorly until I was fired, or quitting in a funk of disenchantment – I am again performing at a superior level, and leading large teams in the accomplishment of company strategies. And I’m smiling every day.
My participation in the programs of Crossing Bridges Coaching, and specifically the professional life coaching expertise of Deborah is directly responsible for that turnaround. This is not psycho-therapy. This is not “feel good” counseling either. This is the application of proven methodologies, practices and approaches toward finding the way to success in all aspects of one's life. This is learning and re-learning skills toward achieving a balance, and a perspective on life – which supports accomplishing ones goals both personally and professionally. And it works. I’m proof.
The insights and skills to which I’ve been exposed, that have helped return me to an energetic and accomplished leader of large teams – are directly applicable in today’s rapid paced, extremely challenging business environment. A core asset of any strong company is its best people. The knowledge, skill, and experience embodied in those people is the result of huge investment on the part of such companies. I am a firm believer, through real experience, that professional coaching can be a key to not only building, but perhaps more importantly - maintaining high performance teams…the hallmark of any successful organization. Protecting your company investment in your high performers can be achieved through coaching services such as those provided by Crossing Bridges. I would urge you to consider how such services, training, and consultation could benefit your company bottom line in the very real areas of job performance, job satisfaction, and reduction of staff turnover.
Sincerely,
James W. Wanke
Sr. Architect, LexisNexis/Reed Elsevier
Feb, 2007
It is at this point that a close friend of mine suggested that I try working with Deborah Guy-Skriloff of Crossing Bridges Coaching. I was dubious at first, but I was also at the end of my rope, so I decided I had nothing to lose by trying.
Today, you would not recognize me as the same person. My personal life is happy and contented. My professional life is reinvigorated – the energy, drive, and creativity which my employer valued is restored. Rather than treading water and performing poorly until I was fired, or quitting in a funk of disenchantment – I am again performing at a superior level, and leading large teams in the accomplishment of company strategies. And I’m smiling every day.
My participation in the programs of Crossing Bridges Coaching, and specifically the professional life coaching expertise of Deborah is directly responsible for that turnaround. This is not psycho-therapy. This is not “feel good” counseling either. This is the application of proven methodologies, practices and approaches toward finding the way to success in all aspects of one's life. This is learning and re-learning skills toward achieving a balance, and a perspective on life – which supports accomplishing ones goals both personally and professionally. And it works. I’m proof.
The insights and skills to which I’ve been exposed, that have helped return me to an energetic and accomplished leader of large teams – are directly applicable in today’s rapid paced, extremely challenging business environment. A core asset of any strong company is its best people. The knowledge, skill, and experience embodied in those people is the result of huge investment on the part of such companies. I am a firm believer, through real experience, that professional coaching can be a key to not only building, but perhaps more importantly - maintaining high performance teams…the hallmark of any successful organization. Protecting your company investment in your high performers can be achieved through coaching services such as those provided by Crossing Bridges. I would urge you to consider how such services, training, and consultation could benefit your company bottom line in the very real areas of job performance, job satisfaction, and reduction of staff turnover.
Sincerely,
James W. Wanke
Sr. Architect, LexisNexis/Reed Elsevier
Feb, 2007
