I am offering professional development services to help you develop your voice and grow your skills in the collaborative and dynamic tech universe.
My experience in Technology leadership has shown me that it will take many of us to build a future for all of us. There are many corporations that are shaping our futures while being guided by a handful of voices saying the same things. That will never do.
My goal in offering this service is to improve your experience with your career such that you are an empowered creator of the future you want to live in. Your voice is important. Your participation is vital.
There are many corporations that are shaping our futures while being guided by a handful of voices saying the same things. That will never do.
Themes you’ll hear me talk about a lot:
Collaboration, Change, Humanity
I work with each coaching client to co-create a plan for your specific engagement, but my approach to coaching builds off of a few key elements. As a User Experience professional that has spent the last 20+ years in technology, I have built and successfully coached teams on how to get things done in changing environments while working with people that don’t necessarily share the same goals. Importantly, I have had to learn how to do this (and help others discover and practice how to do this) by being true to myself and embracing my culture and identity.
Collaboration
There are a lot of individuals, teams, departments, customers, and communities between where you are now and where you want to be. Their actions impact you and your actions impact them.
I work with you to understand that complexity, devise strategies to navigate or change it, and identify how to measure effectiveness so that you can adjust your approach as needed.
Change
Your company and the environment it operates in is constantly shifting – some industries more than others, and with some periods of time being more dynamic than others. This normal level of change is compounded when it comes to technology professionals. You need to stay current with your organization’s internal and external dynamics as well as with technology changes to comprehend how those forces might impact your career.
In addition to external changes, you are changing and growing as a human. We will work together to build an intentional strategy to align your personal growth with your career aspirations. That strategy will form a foundation to an execution practice for anticipating and responding to external elements of change.
Humanity
Who you are, what’s important to you, your thoughts, feelings, abilities, and ambitions are all important determinants of what is “right” for you. Too often society has tried to force us into a mold of highest acceptance for the masses. The problem is that socially defined norms do not honor our humanity or individual value.
I am a firm believer of radical inclusion. That it will take all of our unique talents, messy styles, and self-centered perspectives to build a world that enables as many people to thrive as possible. This includes you. We will work together to express your voice in a way that people hear it to allow your influence to flourish.
…socially defined norms do not honor our humanity or individual value… We will work together to express your voice in a way that people hear it to allow your influence to flourish.
Specs: Coaching Engagements
All engagements
- Minimum of 3 months-long
- After the initial 90-minute scoping call, we meet twice each month. 1-hr per meeting (recorded and auto-transcribed).
- I am available between meetings via WhatsApp.
- I will provide monthly email summaries. You will have occasional homework.
Example Co-developed Tools by Specialty
The examples below are meant to illustrate the types of tangible tools that we can develop during the course of your coaching engagement. These tools are helpful to organize your thinking into workable plans to get you where you want to be (e.g. promotion, more satisfied with your current career, finding a new niche). These lists are not meant to be exhaustive, but examples of what’s possible.
Please note that all coaching agreements will be designed to respect corporate confidentiality.
For example, a mid-career product development professional (e.g. UX professionals, Product Managers, Engineers, Data Analysts, Researchers) may need tools like:
- Development plans, annual performance planning, performance tracking templates
- Product strategy development framework
- Product measurement plans and experimentation approaches
- Stakeholder experience health maps (internal and external)
Another example, a people-leader (new or developing) coaching engagement may yield:
- Staff growth plans
- Budget strategy and planning frameworks
- Informal coaching and team skills health and mapping templates
- Quest design for team development
Pricing
Email me if you have questions or to get started.
90 Days
Minimum engagement. Recommended for those with a specific challenge or limited bandwidth.
Coaching focused on a defined issue, for example:
- “I am a new manager and feel lost”
- “I do not know the best approach to managing KPIs”
- “My leader asked me what I want next and has shot down everything I’ve shared with them so far”
If your current leader is not very helpful in guiding and supporting your development, this is a good option to choose.
$3,000 per engagement
6 Months
Support for ongoing change. Recommended for those with more nebulous or numerous challenges.
Coaching for major shifts that play out over an extended period of time, for example:
- “I moved to a new industry and I’m not sure what to pay attention to or how to be most effective.”
- “I need to support my team’s strategic development in a systematic way.”
- “I need a new approach for operating given a major organizational shift.”
If you are building or executing a long-term strategy, then this is a good option to choose.
$5,400 per engagement
Career Sprint
For early career professionals. Recommended for those early in their career that need a more flexible pricing option.
A lower cost engagement to support a defined stretch assignment. Think of this as support for “career firsts,” for example:
- UX Researchers executing their first strategic project.
- Product Owners creating their first MVP iteration plan.
- Developers building their first stakeholder impact plan.
Pricing for this engagement is determined after discussing your ability to pay.
Pricing starts at $500+
Please email me if you have questions or if you would like to get started.