“Working with Shawn Simon was a great experience as it provided me an opportunity to work more efficiently, understand the mindsets of people in my network, sharpen my lifelong learning skills. The sessions with Shawn allowed me to be a better leader and manager and to use the skills that I learned in my daily interaction with my team and my peers.”

“Extremely powerful experience with Shawn. The focus and dedication to hitting the topics that were relevant to me and impactful to my growth were addressed and reinforced throughout the engagement.”

“Shawn's coaching has helped me become a better leader. After soliciting and interpreting peer and employee feedback, I am leveraging opportunities to speak up as an executive leader. I have also focused on the proper leadership style (push vs pull) depending on the opportunity at hand. Engaging strategies to up level my leadership have also been a significant result of my time with Shawn. These strategies include strategic delegation, communication, and responsiveness. Finally, with Shawn's coaching, I continue to refine my presentation abilities. Specifically focusing on pace and audience engagement have provided me with improved feedback during our coaching engagement.”

“ I understand more around my communication style and how others may communicate, which was a significant theme in my 360 Feedback results. I have put more focus on the idea that Activity<>Results and the importance of delegation based on the level of decision making needed. This has provided me the opportunity to focus my strategic thinking/planning to higher priority, executive level, items and decisions. I also took my coach's recommendation regarding increasing the engagement of my team around setting goals and themes for the next year which helped to bring the team together and align our objectives. “

“Responsibility Management and the focus on leading efficiently: Building Trust, Networking and Feedback Handling”

“Helped me be a better listener, think through and understand my reaction to stimuli, and more effectively persuade others.”

“Coaching has given me the ability to approach things in a different way and listen to my team fully I think this has allowed me to focus on how to embrace a leadership role, when I did not have the luxury of mentoring. I was able to come into the position add take things I learned in a short time and try to implement them into my day to day.”

“Coaching has given me the ability to approach things in a different way and listen to my team fully I think this has allowed me to focus on how to embrace a leadership role, when I did not have the luxury of mentoring. I was able to come into the position add take things I learned in a short time and try to implement them into my day to day.”

“Executive coaching with Shawn has benefited my organization by providing me the tools to support prioritization, effectively support my team with decision-making, and, more importantly, support my strategic thinking and executive decision-making.”

“It's an interesting exercise to put objective numbers to something that I really feel to be an invaluable experience. I think the themes of the coaching I received and the way the lessons have been woven throughout my everyday work experience has made me a more impactful leader and has raised the bar for my function within the organization.”

“This coaching has helped me in positively influencing others to extract more work. Understand behaviors, methods of communication with executives, Carrying out difficult conversations etc.”

There was a time years ago when I struggled with what might be holding me back from the next job and promotion. I was unaware of what "changes" I needed to make to be seriously considered for promotions that regularly passed me by. My performance and results at work were consistently outstanding, and I was routinely invited to work on key projects,and provided innovative solutions to client challenges. However, there was still something getting in the way of that next promotion I was not sure what was getting in the way. I was not clear on why I was not asked to interview, or if I did, why I was unsuccessful in landing the next promotion. 

Not until I began working with my coach Shawn. I begin to identify what might be holding me back.  After working with a coach  over a period of 8 months and gaining some stakeholder feedback, which was coach facilitated, it was determined that my "executive presence” was something that the leadership team had some reservations about and especially at my ability to operate, lead, and behave at the next level.

My coach and I worked over a course of a few weeks on identifying when my  "Executive Presence " was low, less effective or distracting, and what exactly I was doing or not doing, that could possibly detract from my efforts . This involved taking notes in a journal over those weeks and catching myself when I might be operating with lesser than optimum “Executive Presence”.  Once my coach trained me to recognize this and learn to read the audience for signals, after gaining feedback from my peers, and observations from my coach, I began to see dramatic changes. I was able to get to a point where I could fully recognize for myself when I was falling short and recognize what I was doing or not doing, that detracted from my overall executive presence in small group, large group and 1:1s meetings. 

Together with my coach, I then developed a plan for myself that enabled me to communicate and present more appropriately. I learned to hold my humor to more appropriate times , to be more serious throughout presentations, and to be conscious of demonstrating that I was always taking the "high road " on all decision making and to read the audience. Most importantly I learned to notice and coach myself.  I learned to be aware of knowing the right thing to do and noticing when I may be off. That was a game changing step for me because I now catch myself and course- correct. 

There was a lot of continued practice, journaling and feedback for months afterwards on my behaviors.  Eventually my presentations and interactions had the highest level of professional “executive presence " and finally became the way I did things with little thought. I entered a new phase of professionalism which turned into promotions and opportunities to do more and take on more impactful positions and responsibilities. To this day I am still practicing what my coach Shawn instilled in me and forever grateful for what my coach helped me do for myself!

“I’m writing to offer a reference for Shawn Simon, my executive coach.  

About a year ago, I was fortunate enough to be sponsored for a coach by my company.  I had the opportunity to interview multiple coaches and specifically selected Shawn for three main reasons:  1) we established a fantastic rapport immediately; 2) his executive healthcare experience stood apart from the crowd; 3) psychology and neuroscience are at the foundation of his coaching.  

Where I needed guidance and support was to build my personal courage, confidence, and executive voice at the table with senior leaders.  The sessions I spent with Shawn were always extremely valuable, and his neuroscience teachings (SCARF!), in particular, truly helped me have an “a-ha” career moment and become the “master of my kingdom.”  If it would be helpful, I am be happy to speak with you personally about my experience. “

Kind regards, and happy holidays- Brendan, 

“Thanks for a great workshop.  The FDL’s for urology gave me some great feedback as the content was on a much different level than any of the phase 2 content delivered in the past. Our leaders will be better skilled at influencing without authority and leading with greater impact. 

Also, I started reading more on neuroscience of engagement and Crucial Conversations.  Excellent read this far. Thanks for sharing.”