Joe
Sr. VP, Fortune 500 Company
“Eric is the consummate coach. He takes the time to ask insightful questions, seeks to understand what is going on with the individual he is coaching, and provides timely individual feedback.
Eric is willing and able to coach at a high level and he also has the ability through his vast experience to coach in the weeds.
Eric is a unique coach because of his frequent touch points and because he gives his time to help those who he is coaching get better.
Eric is the perfect coach for those who have direct reports. He takes the time not only to learn about you, but he also seeks to understand your direct reports. Because of this he is able not only to help you get better as an individual but as a coach as well.”
Ben
Sr. Director, Fortune 500 Company
“Eric is the best coach I have ever worked with in my career. He made me want to get better every day. He has the ability to balance challenging and encouraging me.
I became much better at providing the “why” behind my strategy and direction. I became much better at modeling and inspecting effective coaching. His coaching helped me become more open to trying new things to grow as a coach.
He is a very authentic and servant leader. He inspires people to become better at what they do because they trust him. He made me very comfortable “owning” my results and development by holding myself accountable.
He made work fun!”
Jeff
Sr. Director, Fortune 500 Company
“Being coached by Eric was instrumental in my development as a new Regional Business Director. Eric is an outstanding listener and is skilled at helping you to arrive at a solution on your own, but with his support and constructive challenge.
We had many valuable discussions around “what did you learn from that.” I credit Eric’s style in the way that he coached me with some of the early success I achieved in the role.”
Aimee
Director, Fortune 500 Company
“Eric’s coaching style is very consultative. When faced with a business challenge, he asks very deliberate questions that stimulate and challenge me to think critically and come up with potential solutions.
Eric is an inspirational leader that leads by influence and example. Eric’s greatest leadership quality is his ability to inspire people to want to exceed what they may perceive as their capacity. Eric is able to inspire above and beyond discretionary effort from the people he works with, not because they have to, but because they want to.”
Gbubemi
Sr. Director, Fortune 500 Company
“Eric is an excellent coach who has the ability to bring out the best in leaders. His approach is very balanced in regards to examining the business as well as the human issues in leadership. This approach has helped me to better examine not only what is happening but why it is happening. This approach has resulted in me implementing a big picture approach to my business; part of this philosophy is managing my business from an analytics aspect but also inspiring and motivating the members of my organization who are expected to move these results in a positive direction.
Through my coaching discussions with Eric he has always reinforced the importance of providing specific and actionable coaching to the members of my leadership team. Eric’s philosophy is that that fastest way to improve performance is through a strong focus on coaching, I adapted this approach and it paid huge dividends!
Eric’s approach to leadership and coaching is based on his interest in learning before acting. His style is not a “one size fits all” approach. Eric asks thoughtful questions to get the very best understanding of leadership challenges; he is a great active listener who always brings the conversation back to solutions.”
Art
Sr. Director, Fortune 500 Company
“My experience being coached by Eric was exceptional. I felt challenged, supported and aligned with the approach he took of coaching to core competencies.
My coaching effectiveness evolved a great deal as a result of Eric’s coaching. My ability to engage in empirical coaching situations on a consistent basis improved a great deal. Additionally, I routinely execute situational leadership in many coaching applications.”
Patrick
Sr. Director, Fortune 500 Company
“Our coaching sessions were comfortable because they were very natural. Eric’s coaching is non-judgmental and he’s an excellent listener; which all led to organic conversation. Eric truly values and is an advocate of coaching. He sees situations from every angle before jumping to conclusions.
I continually learned from Eric, but he specifically taught me to lead more through appropriate questions. This helped me as I coached my team to find its own answers, as well as increase accountability. Additionally, my team has benefited from similar coaching that I have provided as a result of Eric’s modeling of the behavior.
My relationship with Eric as a leader came with a high level of trust. He approached all circumstances from a position of helping while teaching in every moment. As a result, he inspired me to want to do more and be a better coach.”
John
Director, Fortune 500 Company
“When Eric coached me I knew that he was vested in me. I knew that he cared. This helped me be receptive to his coaching and want to apply it. He did not want to change me but wanted to make a better version of me. Eric used questions in his coaching. He allowed me to work out my own answers. This was far more powerful than just giving me the answer.”
Steven
Director, Fortune 500 Company
I learned the most about coaching from Eric in my 25-year career. While I was a leader on his team, he created a coaching culture across the entire area. We all had the expectation that we would be coached to maximize our potential and, as a manager of others, we would elevate our own coaching skills for the betterment of others.
Eric models a thoughtful approach to coaching, first seeking to understand the situation, and then helping individuals find their own answers. I have strived to copy that approach with my own teams.
Eric’s genuine leadership presence is apparent from the very beginning. He truly cares about people and is vested in making others be the best they can be.
Barnali
Director, Fortune 500 Company
