As a certified coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and committed to the professional ethics and core competencies of the ICF, Deborah partners with individuals and teams to help recognize, cultivate and maximize potential for growth and learning. Her lens for coaching partnerships is based on her core values of generosity, loyalty and humility. Deborah initiates each coaching partnership agreement with a thorough review of the client’s needs and an understanding of what success looks like for the client.

 

Then with positive intent and a clear understanding of what coaching is, a professional agreement is set. Each coaching appointment focuses on creative questioning that allows the channels of thought to widen for insightful new perspectives to propel growth and activate forward.

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As a certified Gallup Advanced Clifton Strengths coach Deborah apply’s Gallup’s strengths assessment when it fits for the client’s needs. Often these tools, underscored with decades of research in strengths-based development, jumpstart a new understanding of an individual's unique expression of talents. This assessment can be a productive kickstart to highlighting, appreciating and aiming individual talents towards growth.​ It focuses on what we each do well, teaches us how to align our strengths with opportunities and it helps us to appreciate the differences in others and how we can work better together.