What Clients Say
Our clients have offered these comments about the services they received from Career Directions.
About Executive Coaching…
“I had no idea what I was getting into when I took this job. It felt like people wanted to see me fail. My boss gave me David as a coach because she knew it would be a lifeline. He helped me see the realities and be proactive around issues and problems, catching them before they became serious. Without David’s coaching, I don’t think I would have made it to this level in my field.”
- Vice President, Top 5 Public University
“Coaching stimulated some questions I’d been avoiding as to why I was where I was – why I was tolerating or even enabling certain kinds of dysfunction. It stimulated a certain amount of personal turmoil for me, but it was healthy and I grew as a result.”
- Senior Administrator, National Non-Profit Organization
“I have a tendency to expect others to respond the way I think I would respond. As a result of coaching, I am now much better about being able to put myself in their shoes. It works both to the firm’s advantage and really to their advantage, too.”
- Senior Partner, Consulting Engineering Firm
“David always did a fantastic job of using what he was learning from others [in my organization] and still maintaining complete confidentiality. He walks that fine line well. I can really say things to him and trust what he does with the information.”
- Vice President, Ivy League University
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About Leadership Development…
“David coached a very talented leader and simultaneously worked with me on supervising and mentoring him. This person had a hard time with hearing criticism and with seeing how he impacted other people. With the help of coaching, he has since made an enormous contribution to our institution.”
- Senior Administrator, Major Research University
“David helped me to discover patterns in my behavior. For example, one woman would always become the victim and then suddenly turn it over and make me into the victim. Knowing that pattern, I was able to immediately listen to her and say, in my own head, ‘I can see what she’s doing. I’m not playing this game!’ I learned how to manage this and other challenging situations.”
- Senior Administrator, Top 35-Ranked University
“Career Directions worked with some of our leaders who were significantly lacking in management ability – just hadn’t had enough experience. Basically, I think Career Directions helped them become effective quickly and save their positions.”
- Executive Officer, Regional Government Organization
“In my coaching, I learned to be much more assertive and a better advocate for my staff. I was able to move outside my comfort zone and begin to ‘exercise a muscle’ that was necessary, but I hadn’t been using well enough.”
- Vice President, Ivy League University
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About Team and Organizational Coaching…
“David is someone who has been willing to be very honest with my bosses. I know that David has delivered to some of my colleagues the candid feedback that they are not in the right jobs. I trust him more because he tells the truth regardless of the circumstances or personal cost. I am confident that I can rely on David for real and reliable feedback, and the value of that in my professional life is enormous.”
- Associate Vice President, Ivy League University
“There were three separate groups with very different cultures, all competing with each other. Suddenly, they all reported to me. David helped me accept that there would have to be some initial silence and bad behavior. He also gave me skills to use – grouping them on small tasks, helping them really begin to rely on each other and to not always have to come to me. Now, I actually will say that this is the best group I’ve ever worked with.”
- Senior Administrator, Top 35-Ranked University
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About Career Transitions…
“Therese’s critique of and suggestions for my resume, cover letter, bio, and the ins-and-outs of the job search were well-reasoned, compassionate, and invaluable. Her efforts accelerated both my adjustment and job search by months.”
- L.M., Outplacement Candidate
“Therese is sensitive, professional, and responsive. She picks you up when you’re feeling down. She truly understood who I am and helped me build an impressive resume that tells my story.”
- J.D., Outplacement Candidate
“Career Directions helped us with a retirement negotiation – helped me define the basis using the right principles. They also helped the retiring person work through a very difficult departure, ending things on a very positive note. It meant a lot for us personally.”
- Executive Officer, Regional Government Organization
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About Assessments and Testing…
“Career Directions’ assessment center process has brought a new consistency to our fire and police department promotions. The competency-based approach is not ‘one size fits all.’ Career Directions has tailored its assessment centers to our organization, its mission, and its specific needs.”
- Southeast Michigan City Manager
“The instruments and tools Career Directions used helped me discover that what I thought of as never losing my cool was preventing others, like my boss, from being able to read me. In reality, I needed more intensity to communicate my needs more effectively.”
- Senior Administrator, National Non-Profit Organization
Terry understands the legal implications of the hiring process, and has steered us away from instruments that may not be valid or may be viewed as discriminatory … he has a keen understanding of the business world, and is able to extract key metrics from our position descriptions and match them up to measurements from different assessment tools
- Human Resources Director, Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing/Distribution Firm
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