Client Testimonials

— Shannon Cole

Principal

“I found the coaching sessions to be very thought provoking and allowed me to think about how to leverage my strengths in my career. JL has the ability to make people feel comfortable in the situation which allowed for an open and honest conversation. I would highly recommend these coaching sessions to anyone who is looking for growth in their career.”

“J.L. has a unique gift for listening and picking out details from our conversations that I would not have noticed as significant. He was then able to ask questions to help me think more deeply about my strengths and how they might work for or against me in my current work. J.L. also challenged me to pay attention and shift my focus to strengths I don't naturally lean on. I left my sessions feeling recharged to look at my work in a new way.”

— Katie Bevins

Director of Student Support Services

“J.L. is a great listener, he has the unique ability to help you understand what you are saying by wrapping the Clifton Strengths around it. He was able to help me understand myself as a professional and as a husband and father. I was able to take what we discussed along with his suggestions and make major contributions to my professional and personal life.”

— Cory Bohling

High School Principal

What did others think of JL?

“JL is an effective communicator and I feel safe to talk to him and trust him. He is also a great listener! JL gives good feedback while keeping you towards your goal.”

“J.L. does an amazing job of listening to what you are saying and then being able to demonstrate how my strengths impact what I am doing professionally and personally. He helped me see how I can strengthen areas that would be highly impactful in my job and at home.”

“He's very good at relating my strengths into practice, but also how my approach may be viewed by colleagues. He gives suggestions on how to improve my approach (that is still natural to me) but may come across better to my colleagues.”

“I felt that you asked great questions that really made me think. You have the ability to make people feel comfortable in the situations which led to a more open and honest conversation.”

What did others take away from Vertical Coaching?

  • I was asked to think about things differently. I'm now thinking about how to leverage my strengths in my career and also how to work on the things that are not strengths.

  • Understanding my talents and how I am using (or ignoring) them! It helped me set a vision and plan for my next steps and how to leverage/prioritize my strengths for that work. It also gave me permission to use strengths that I am under utilizing.

  • I am a rookie to the strengths assessments so it helped me be aware of how to approach my colleagues on issues, or how my colleagues approach issues. JL did a nice job of talking me through my strengths and how to use them to my benefit.

  • The two primary benefits that I got through this process was the validation for what I do well and the understanding that what I'm not great at is ok to not be great at it. It is who you surround yourself with and being creative to overcome any deficient areas.

  • I was challenged to think about situations differently and how to handle the situation using my strengths (gave me courage). The questioning JL used really helped me to reflect.

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