Woo
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Communicator
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Strategic
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Activator
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Arranger
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Woo • Communicator • Strategic • Activator • Arranger •
As an educator, athletic coach, and faculty developer for over 25 years, I have motivated people young and old to maximize their potential and improve their performance. Upon graduating from Doane College in 1996, I taught high school math and coached basketball at Nebraska City high school until 2001, whereupon I returned to Doane as a faculty member in the Math Department. In the 22 years I have been at Doane, I have been appointed to various leadership roles, including Liberal Arts Instructional Coordinator and co-director for Doane’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Having served in these capacities since 2014, I have overseen programming and assessment for all first year seminars, facilitated faculty workshops, provided early-career onboarding and mentoring for faculty, hosted special interest small-group discussions, and provided individual coaching to faculty members. I am a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach and also hold certification in the EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 assessments for emotional intelligence.
J.L. Vertin
Authentic connections…
…generated quickly by trust.
Why did you create Vertical Coaching?
I became passionate about Strengths-building because it had a profound impact on me. It provided me a framework to understand that my natural tendencies were not good or bad, but just natural. Instead of trying to focus on “fixing” my weaknesses, I spent more time figuring out how to turn my talents into strengths. To put it another way, Instead of focusing on my C-minus talent and trying to turn it into C+, I spent more time taking my A-minus talent and turning it into A+.
As I went through the certification process, I received several affirming comments from other attendees during the training process. The common theme: “You are good at this.” I created Vertical Coaching to expand the impact to others searching for the same vertical and horizontal growth I was.
You can count on me to:
Quickly make an authentic connection that generates trust and makes you feel at ease
Use positive body language and active listening to understand your challenges and highlight important takeaways
Identify how your combination of strengths will lead to action items towards successful outcomes
Generate enthusiasm for how you can utilize your strengths to get started on action items
Connect you with a network of resources and people that empowers you to meet your goals