Executive Development

What clients say

"Clare Novak is a strong executive coach, able to ask probing questions, provide accurate feedback and hold people accountable for meeting their goals."
Bob Edmondson, CEO Atlantic Credit Union

"Clare kept me accountable and always pushed; I appreciate that. It's been very, very positive for me."
Paul Miller, President, Nilfisk-cfm

"I felt comfortable and able to be open and honest with her about any issue or topic; she provided a lot of insight into some of the problems I had. She always did the follow up and when we discussed things we could see if there was progress or not, and if not, Clare always had a good angle on things to move them forward."
William F. MacIntyre, President, The Franklin Company

Benefits:

• Laser-like focus on doing the right things right
• Developing and executing critical path plans for the organization
• Personal growth and development

Coach's Role:

• Listen
• Challenge
• Support
• Critical thinking

Executive's Role:

• Openness
• Provide coach with access to relevant information
• Commitment to change

Representative Experience

• Coached top executives through a partnership change and corporate restructuring resulting in a more thorough change process with fewer unexpected consequences.
• Accountability agent for CEOs, calling on the executives to follow through on organizational, leadership and personal goals
• Agent provocateur playing devil's advocate to broaden CEO's perspective and take into consideration how employees, managers and customers may perceive actions differently from how they were conceived.