Lynn Saboe, Certified Professional Coach, Board Certified
Helping executives and professionals achieve greatness and value at work and in retirement
What my clients say
Having been a US government and multinational industry executive myself for over 41 years, and having traveled to over 120 countries, I understand individual executive challenges, cultural challenges, and organizational demands. Please read what my clients have thought about working with me. Then, contact me at Lynnasaboe@gmail.com to see how I can help you in whatever challenging situation you face. What I hear from many:
"By having someone to bounce ideas and situations off of, it provides the opportunity to discuss and gather a perspective that allows me to think about things differently. "
Personal Testimonials:
James Foggo, Admiral (Ret)
US Navy
"Coach Lynn Saboe was most effective, a good listener, and my sounding board. I am very satisfied with the coaching experience. As you prepare for transition it is nice to have a sounding board that can help you focus thoughts on the next chapter after military service. Rather than provide me direction in what comes next, she let me talk out my perspective on the next chapter and then helped me help myself determine which path to take. Great for those in transition!"
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Rob A., Senior Executive
International Pharmaceuticals
"Lynn served as a good sounding board where I could describe concerns and voice thoughts that I might not have felt safe to say within my company. It was a worthwhile investment of my time." (ROI: His manager saw a 14% increase in his empowerment skills, and he saw an 86% increase in his ability to develop his employees)
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Jackie O., Senior Executive
Global Software
"Fantastic feedback and pragmatic pro coaching. Lynn is a dynamo. This was my first time using a pro coach and I would not hesitate to use Lynn again" (ROI: She got a big end of year spot award, which she attributed directly to coaching, and saw a 60% improvement in her knowledge of how to advance in the company)
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Jonathan C, Executive, Leader of PRIDE community
High Technology
"This experience has helped me grow so much as a leader and I see the results daily." (ROI: He noted his self confidence improved by 50%, his collaboration scores went up by 48%, and others saw a 200% increase in how he empowered them to be their best!)
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Stephanie R., Executive
International Finance
"It was nice to have accountability and Lynn helping me. I made progress while being asked questions that I may never have stopped and asked myself. Having another perspective was excellent! Lynn has a great wealth of knowledge I was eager to soak up!" (ROI: She got promoted, saw a 70% improvement in her coaching abilities, a 14% improvement in her sense of accomplishment, and a 33% improvement in her work life balance)
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Nishant M., Executive
International Finance and Security
"These coaching sessions have helped me in findings ways where I have been stuck in my thought process. You did push me to find alternate options as well." (ROI: He became 50% more confident in his coaching abilities, and 33% more optimistic about his personal professional development)
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Charlie W., Vice President
Property Equity
"I've been given very helpful tools to communicate more effectively (slow, purposeful speech, presentation preparedness, and "lead with the ask"). I've also been coached to understand the pitfalls of two habits that I've had. I think Lynn is a great coach, and has forced me to think differently about situations I am in by simply asking me the question: "Do I want to continue doing what I am doing? Or change?" This is a very effective technique to force me out of a defensive posture, and think about what it is that is not working."
(ROI: His manager and direct reports saw a 50% improvement in his developing his employees)
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Will J., Executive
Global Software
""Really good discussions. It was great to have someone with so much experience as a sounding board and guide to better improve my leadership capabilities.." (ROI: His manager saw a 29% improvement in his accountability and a 100% improvement in his primary goal, successfully challenging the status quo)
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Laura M., Plant Manager
Global Manufacturing (during six crises in her plant)
"I found this to be an excellent experience. I was able to be honest in my discussions and found it valuable to have someone provide honest feedback. I found a new way to look at things & am practicing what I have learned. It was refreshing to have someone support me and help me to find new approaches. I have been thrilled with this experience." (ROI: Her manager saw a 25% increase in her influencing skills, and a 17% increase in her effectiveness in leading the team in her plant)
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Kiko D., Senior Executive
Global Space industry
One of his colleagues wrote: "During this coaching time, he has totally turned two teams around. They appear to not only be happier,but better staffed to do the required taskings to make launch rate. This was done by analyzing the process, recording metrics, and taking action in the proper direction. Another team is also better organized and the working relationship MUCH better than before." (ROI: He noted a 67% increase in both his focus on measuring performance and managing stress. Others saw a 17% improvement in his managing his time and 34% improvement in his managing stress)
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Jeff A., Senior Executive
Global Telecommunications
"Lynn is a fantastic coach. She made me feel comfortable, asked the right questions, kept me from going off on a tangent, and fully supported me in my coaching journey. I am more confident in the areas that I had initially identified as opportunity areas. I learned that I am harder on myself that I should be and should stop second guessing many of my decisions. Her feedback around how to build higher performing teams really resonated with me. I was super fortunate to have gone through this coaching experience during the times of COVID, and will continue to leverage this guidance and her references for the foreseeable future as we adapt and adjust to this new W@H model. Lastly, I can take what I learned from working with such a fantastic coach and apply a similar framework to the conversations i have with my staff and others seeking guidance and support. Having a coach that's not tied to the company you work for allows for a very open and honest line of dialogue, allowing you to take the conversation to places where one might not be comfortable with when working for the same company and knowing the same people."
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Thomas I., Rear Admiral
U.S. Navy
"I feel fortunate to have started before the pandemic broke so that we could seamlessly consider those issues with established trust. I wanted a coach with a different perspective, and found Lynn's to be very useful. In particular, the psychological analysis of employee concerns during the pandemic helped me stay on the leading edge of mitigating impacts to my team. I found Lynn's coaching technique to be well-suited to my personality. She challenged me to make at least one definite change each week. Defining the step to take helped put it into an achievable context. She drew out my beliefs and opinions pretty quickly. Sending reading material helped gave me a chance to chew on some of the ideas before discussion. I am very satisfied with the coaching and greatly appreciated this opportunity to work on leadership with Lynn during these extraordinary times!"
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Erin H., Executive
Semiconductor industry
"I think the coaching experience has helped me to be confident in my strengths. This has enabled me to be more open and honest in conversations with my team which will help us to continue improvement. Lynn has really helped me walk through various scenarios and improve my communication style/technique to provide the clarity my team needs to move forward". (ROI: Her manager saw a 21% increase in her focus on driving innovation, and those around her saw a 13% increase in her enterprise thinking)
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Chuck G., Senior Executive
Department of Defense Cyber Security
"She really helped me with upbeat, thoughtful discussion, great tips, and helped me navigate some rocky shoals. We started in January 2020 and during this time period I brought in a new Deputy Chief, Technical Director, Program Manager, Technical Manager, and Technical leader, all key leadership positions. She helped me maintain perspective during a time of significant change. As a result, things around here are really looking up."
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Elaine W., Senior Executive
State-level Healthcare Industry (throughout COVID-19)
"Lynn is a great coach. She has a good understanding of the curveballs life can throw, and offers excellent insights. This experience served as a great reminder for the things in my professional behavior that I once was very good at, and have let diminish over time. I really appreciated remembering to coach people according to their personality types, giving appropriate feedback, setting serious goals for myself, and checking myself to see that I am working to accomplish them. I feel better about myself for having done this". (ROI: Her boss saw a significant shift in her managerial strategies. She measured that she had personally improved by 225% in her ability to measure performance, and others observed a 51% improvement. She measured a 67% improvement in her own coaching capability and others saw a 33% improvement in coaching others. In her own goal setting she felt she had improved by 75%.)
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Dave H., Executive
State-level Healthcare Industry (throughout COVID-19)
“Lynn was great. She listened and gave great insight that helped. Lynn was easy to talk to and had past experience that helped in relating to the challenges I faced.” (ROI: He rated himself with a 21% improvement in tolerating conflict, and 29% improvement in actively focusing on his personal professional development).
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Jonathan M., Senior Executive
Finance Industry
"Lynn has been fantastic! My biggest weaknesses were giving feedback and working on my own career. Lynn helped me practice both. We did mock feedback sessions that helped me find the right words to give meaningful feedback in the right context. Context matters. I've learned that place, timing, and preparation are all important. I feel much more comfortable about setting the context. I also feel much more comfortable about giving meaningful feedback because Lynn has helped me find the right words that allow the person to receive the feedback. We also worked so much on my own career, which had taken a backseat to my daily routine tasks over the past many years. We worked on building my confidence, coming up with an elevator speech, and practiced interviewing skills. I feel much more confident and comfortable about selling myself now." (ROI: He assessed a 43% increase in his abilities for, and optimism about, his professional development).
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Mary E., Executive
Finance Industry
"I really valued how the coaching sessions drove accountability in practicing (my own) strong coaching behaviors and to build new habits".
(ROI: She rated herself with a 31% improvement in showing her curiosity and 17% improvement in balancing work and home life.)
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Juanita R., Senior Executive
Cosmetics Industry
"Lynn provided some very concrete frameworks and tools as well as valuable perspective on key areas I wanted to work on. I have a much better focus on team development and career pathing, which is much appreciated on the team. (ROI: Juanita's manager formally reported seeing an 80% increase in her team building skills)".
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Prasad T., Executive
Cosmetics Industry
"It was a great experience to hear from a neutral person with no agenda. While talking, you do lots of introspection and reflection which was helpful for me." (ROI: After coaching, he reported a 29% improvement in the clarity of his leadership role, a 33% improvement in the key competencies he displayed as a strong leader and a 50% improvement in knowing what he needed to do to advance within his company.)
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Dolly M., Executive
Retail Industry
After coaching, Dolly was seen by her manager as a great leader who was very supportive of him and other senior leaders. {ROI: She measured a 29% improvement in the clarity of her leadership role, a 33% improvement in her knowledge of how to be a strong leader, and a 25% increase in receiving recognition for her good work.)
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Kevin B., Executive
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
"Having never participated in Executive Coaching before, its hard to imagine a better first-time experience than what I had with Lynn. She is quite adept at ensuring measured progress throughout the sessions and providing excellent off-line work items to focus on before the next session. She is easy to communicate with and provided to me exactly what I was looking for which was a different perspective on how to tackle a multitude of challenging problems. I appreciated our time together and would not hesitate to recommend utilizing her skills."
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Clarence J., Executive
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
"Dr. Linda Saboe, as my first ever Executive Coach, was awesome in her methodical approach, application of principles, and coaching style. She challenged me to consider new ways of thinking, like an Executive, while at the same time encouraging me to be deliberate and forthright in decision making. Her flexibility and accommodating style really set the tone for our 10 sessions. Each nugget of knowledge she passed on has been used in some way. One key principle that took hold was “I give myself permission to change”. Considering my work ethic, professional development and years of federal service, and plans for the future, Dr. Saboe’s arrival onto my path came at the most opportune time. For that, I am eternally grateful."
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Eric Fielding, PMP, CPLP
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Executive
“During the months we worked together to provide my coaching, I was consistently struck by the objective and yet heartfelt feedback Lynn offered in every one of the nine sessions. Her professional and experienced coaching manner-in my view-is one where I could easily come to practical pathways to solve problems in an effortless way, without any slight indication that the guidance she was offering was forced or heavy-handed. In fact, the opposite was quite true. I consistently felt in every session that her reflective listening and advice approach demonstrated genuine concern and objectivity simultaneously, which is a difficult balance. In addition, her valuable real-world experience made it easy for me to accept her reactions to my commentary as totally credible, which can be challenge for me because I have so much experience and normally I am the one giving recommendations. It is precisely for that reason that a coach or mentor of mine would necessitate having experience and wisdom, and she certainly is a person who possesses those personal attributes. Moreover, I was extremely pleased with the way our conversations managed to bridge the gap between professional and personal challenges so that recommendations and approaches could be considered and implemented to solve all sorts of challenges in my life, at work, at home and for my 5 volunteer jobs. She greatly helped me understand the important priorities on which I should be focused, and now I feel better equipped to let go of low priority items. Without reservation, I will highly recommend her coaching services to anyone seeking this type of professional support, and on a personal level, I consider her my coach as well as my friend. I hope to have more opportunities to work with her next year.“
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Jamie S., Executive
High Tech Software
"By having someone to bounce ideas and situations off of, it provided the opportunity to discuss and gather a perspective that allowed me to think about things differently." (ROI: His ability to prioritize increased by 31%, his manager and others all saw improvement in his ability to communicate vision as well as prioritize).
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Anne S., Senior Executive
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
"I learned so much from Lynn about how to understand and work with colleagues who didn’t share my leadership style. And I appreciated the tips she gave me on how to manage my energy and deal with junior analysts who wanted me to solve their problems— I learned it was my role to enable them to solve them, which helped me a tremendous amount. Most of all I really appreciated her encouragement.”
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Julie Bawa, Executive
U.S. Federal Healthcare (HHS)
"It has been a pleasure working with Lynn as my coach in past few months. From the beginning, she was focused and efficient in utilizing our coaching sessions to develop goals that would help improve my leadership skills and recognize areas for growth. We have had meaningful conversations that have assisted me with self-reflection and self-awareness. She has guided me in multiple ways and aided in solving difficult problems. I especially liked how she was able to help me identify solutions to difficult problems that would ultimately be of my best interest. I have also learned some new approaches in having difficult conversations with colleagues and management. My time with Lynn has been extremely valuable and greatly appreciated."
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Jose L., Executive
U.S. Federal Healthcare (HHS)
“I feel privileged to have had Lynn as my first professional coach. As a result of her expert coaching I have expanded my knowledge of meditation and mindfulness, and I take actions that are practical and helped me to maximize my organizational skills. In addition, she was supportive during a period of change in my working environment, and encouraged me to trust myself and to stay focused on my goals and new direction. Lynn was able to strike the unique balance of active listening and sharing her wealth of experience with helpful insights in the resolution of conflict and sensitive situations. Thankfully, she was also very flexible and was available to talk whenever I needed a sounding board. Lynn also sees the best in you, and builds on your personal strengths to provide guidance in the development of life-long skills that will help you to stay focused on your goals.”
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Charmaine Houston, Senior Executive
U.S. Federal Healthcare (HHS)
"I was extremely fortunate to be able to work with Lynn as my executive coach at this point in my career. Lynn is an active listener who helped me distill broad areas of concern into manageable action items. Her knowledge of specific techniques were not only applicable to immediate issues, but also provided resources that would be helpful in the future. Although all of our sessions were virtual, it was easy to build a rapport with Lynn. Her thoughtful insights have been a source of encouragement, and served as a catalyst for my professional growth."
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Adan Cajina, Executive
U.S. Federal Healthcare (HHS)
"I entered my coaching sessions at a time of change in my professional government career as I accepted a detail assignment at another agency. I was now working as a member of a leadership group in charge of making strategic decisions with professionals from other disciplines, organizational backgrounds, with different point of views and personality styles. Though I was a firm believer in the value of teamwork, I realized upon my immersion into this work, I still had a long way to go in applying group theory into practice. Lynn helped me do all this, and smoothly coached me in applying the concept of group dynamics. At the end of our 6-month sessions, I feel more at ease in working in groups, more adept at holding discussions; I have improved my communication style, and become more confident when presenting my views. Lynn made the difference and her lessons on mindfulness helped me achieved better balance on my daily work as well as personal life. Overall, Lynn’s ability to guide me through understanding how to manage the complexity of human interactions vastly improved my demeanor and productivity in my daily work. I highly recommend Lynn!"
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Arica N. Young. International Trade Administration Executive
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
"I had the opportunity to work with Linda Saboe through a management coaching program offered at my place of employment. From the outset, I found her a great listener and problem solver. Together we identified a set of priorities that I wanted her assistance to improve and/or resolve, as well as possible options. Over the course of a few months, we met regularly via telephone. Within that timeframe, Linda coached me to create, enact and start fine-tuning techniques to make me a stronger manager and employee in our organization. I was pleasantly surprised that working via telephone was not only easy for scheduling purposes, but that we could still build a strong rapport and sense of understanding. I appreciated her insights from more than 30 years of a government career and I truly felt she cared about my ongoing career success. Just like a top-notch athlete needs knowledgeable and caring coaches to have a successful career, so does any professional. Such coaches do not tell you what you ought to do, but rather, help identify all your resources, strengths and weaknesses to encourage and enable you to come up with a winning personalized career training program -- and that sums up my outcome of working with Linda."
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Tim Lynn, Senior Executive
Director - Office of Law Enforcement and Security
Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of the Secretary
"During the transition into my new position as a Senior Executive for the Department of the Interior, I was fortunate to have established a connection with Lynn. Lynn quickly made me feel at ease, even though our meetings were all virtual. Lynn was always a supportive and reassuring presence to provide me feedback on managing difficult employees, what to expect from my new role as a Senior Executive, how to improve morale within my program area, and to provide goals for not only myself but how to effectively communicate new ideas and encourage critical thinking within my staff area and Senior Executive associates. I will attest, I endured some very difficult times during my time as Director, and Lynn always was there to provide a listening ear, and offer various ways of support to navigate through those tenuous times. Having retired from 30 years of federal service, Lynn was also there to assist me with that transition. And what a transition it is! I would highly recommend Lynn to anyone who is considering a professional career coach, regardless of whether you are just starting a career, or at the highest levels of management. Having Lynn in your corner will help build the confidence needed to take on great challenges!"
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Paul Morris, Executive
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
"Lynn was absolutely the right executive coach at the right time in my career. Lynn helped me evaluate certain career opportunities and provided helpful feedback in order to position myself for future success. Lynn was also instrumental in suggesting techniques and facilitating the brainstorming of potential solutions to address several important and timely issues related to personnel and resource constraints. Always the consummate professional, Lynn was very pro-active in scheduling our coaching calls and holding me accountable. My sincere thanks to Lynn for her outstanding approach to coaching which had the effect of making each session feel like you were speaking with an old friend who wanted nothing more than to help you."
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Troy Meyer, Principal Inspector General for Auditing, Senior Executive
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
"I am extremely grateful to my executive coach Lynn Saboe. When I met Lynn, I was drowning in my first senior executive position. Lynn was familiar with my career community, and provided me with insightful and constructive feedback. She helped me improve my leadership skills, better manage the expectations of my supervisor, and deal with my difficult employees. Lynn is professional, informative, trusting, intuitive, and easy to engage in meaningful conversations. Every session I had with Lynn was positive, and provided me with a clear plan until our next session. Her practical suggestions and encouragement were exactly what I needed to succeed as a senior executive."
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Laura M., Executive
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Enforcement & Compliance | International Trade Administration
"Lynn Saboe has set a high bar as my first professional coach. She was quick to pick up on my changing professional goals. She was enormously supportive of my new direction and provided clear, practical, and useful advise to help me achieve my new goals. Thankfully, Lynn was super flexible and was available to talk when I had free time. Lynn was the perfect professional coach."
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John McNellis, Senior Executive
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Space, Strategic and Intelligence Systems
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
"Engaging Lynn Saboe as my executive coach enabled me to leverage my forty year career in the aerospace and defense industry to successfully transition to a senior government leadership position. Lynn brought significant government coaching and management experience to our discussions, posing the hard questions that led me to create an action plan that anticipated the organizational and cultural challenges that lay ahead, and to turn these into opportunities to effect positive change from day one. Her guidance early on provided the insight necessary to resolve a difficult personnel matter with exceptionally positive results for both the individual and the organization. What I most appreciated about working with Lynn was her ability to listen and effectively challenge me to develop executable plans that fit my style and experience, and to implement these plans in just two months. Thanks to her support, the quality and speed of my transition was substantially enhanced."
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Cindy Stockman, Former Senior Official
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
"I was most fortunate to make the acquaintance of Lynn Saboe during my transition from a career in the federal government to the private sector. While having been quite successful in my 31-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I was very unsure about how my experiences and skills would transition to the consulting world. The uncertainty was beginning to paralyze my actions, and I was starting to lose confidence in myself. Through Lynn's coaching, I was able to find my way forward. She expertly guided me through my own self-discovery, helping me determine my strengths and coaching me on how to parlay those abilities into private sector parlance. Lynn was absolutely the most instrumental part of my transition. Without her knowledge and skill, I fear I would not have had such a positive outcome in taking the next step. Lynn also taught me that making the transition does not end with getting the next job; rather, this will be a journey, one that I intend to take with Lynn as my coach."
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Stefanie B., PhD, Senior Science Editor,
Autism research
"Lynn Saboe saw me through the most difficult days of my career, and perhaps my life. I began working with Lynn four years deep in a hostile workplace. I knew a change was necessary, but I was stuck in a holding pattern of lost confidence, doubt, and fear of uncertainty. As a specialized neuroscientist and academic researcher, I felt limited by my background and feared taking a wrong turn. Lynn helped me navigate through all of this, from my moments of disenchantment, to acceptance, to a new position that I love. Her patient and respectful approach helped me identify my strengths, advocate for my rights and values, restore my confidence, build a vision for my future, and take risks far outside my comfort zone. Lynn persisted through my initial fear and resistance, provided encouragement, offered feasible strategies, and pushed me when necessary. Had Lynn not pushed me to focus forward at one particular key moment, I would have missed the career opportunity I now enjoy every day. I am truly grateful to have Lynn as my Coach."
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Frank Burns, Senior Executive
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
"As I move into a new year, I realize that I made more progress last year in keeping resolutions and making progress toward goals than I had in previous years. On reflection, I realize I have to attribute much of this success to my coach, Lynn Saboe.
I am a former Federal health and human services executive, who learned in retirement that I lost much of the support I had for many years from others in keeping me focused, organized, on track. I had to relearn the organizational skills and habits of my early professional days, when I was more "on my own" in advancing my career, my goals, my life. And, I had to apply them to a new set of circumstances and activities that were not defined by laws, regulations, and strategic and performance plans. I attribute my ability to do this to Lynn, and yet, it seems she did not teach me. She guided me to identify for myself what I needed to know and do, to figure out how to do it, and to get it done. Even though my retirement circumstances and activities have become more "personal" and "less professional," Lynn has helped me realize that many of the tools and techniques I employed to organize my professional life, activities and goals still apply. Through a strong, effective coaching relationship, she has kept me moving forward, acting on my decisions, and focusing on what I myself say is important to me."
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Carol Malysz, Vice President
Professional Consultancy
"As a personal and executive coach, Lynn is a very insightful sounding board and advisor who helps her clients determine the best options for moving forward, personally and professionally. She is experienced, energetic and resourceful and provides her management savvy and political know-how to help her clients master challenging organizational situations. Additionally, Lynn is adept at helping identify and leverage key relationships and resources to achieve successful bottom-line results. She is passionate in her commitment to helping her clients make decisions that lead to more fulfilling careers and lives."
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Joe Landry, Senior Executive, Senior Director / Strategic Initiatives
ICF International
"I worked with Lynn as my executive coach for about six months and looked forward to every session. As other co-workers often see the world with a similar point of view, Lynn is able formulate a unique viewpoint and act as a sounding board to produce additional insight. Often executive coaches are thought of as 'sparring partners' since they can help play the role as devil's advocate to ensure you think through all possible scenarios to avoid and/or solve problems before they occur. Lynn is an excellent thinking partner who has the ability to work by your side and enhance your decision-making while taking into account your personal effectiveness. A few sessions with Lynn and you will begin to look forward with a new sense of clarity, producing more efficient and effective results."
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Christine Mason, Ph.D., Executive Director
Center for Educational Improvement
"Lynn gave me very strategic insights as I was in the midst of narrowing the scope of my responsibilities and attempting to achieve significant funding to sustain my operations. During the past six months, Lynn's support helped me to focus in on a few key factors, improve my negotiating style, and structure win-win strategy planning sessions. My sessions with Lynn led me to consider dynamics that were critical for the evolution of my company. I appreciate her availability and recommend her highly."
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Amanda Smith, Owner
Professional Bridal Consultancy
"Five years ago I started my wedding coordination company and have had mild success. Recently, I felt I had hit a wall and needed to reevaluate how I was reaching potential clients, building relationships with other wedding professionals and pricing my services. Lynn has helped me get on the right path by helping me develop the right wording for marketing materials, layout a more sound way to estimate and quote service prices and continues to push me to get out of my comfort zone."
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Pratima Subbarao, Chief, Strategic Initiatives / Office of Human Resources
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
"Lynn Saboe was my executive coach for over six months during a time when I needed to deal with a variety of issues related to team dynamics within my office. Her knowledge of large government Agencies minimized the time for her to become knowledgeable to help me. Her thoughtful interactions and powerful insights proved invaluable for me to examine and tackle my challenges in very beneficial long term ways and led me into new ways of thinking. The coaching relationship had a very positive impact and I would recommend her strongly as a coach for HR and Strategic Planning executives who are dealing with tough personal, organizational, strategic or tactical career challenges."