“Sylva has provided valuable coaching one on one for me and for some members of our management team. She is always helpful, goes the extra mile and has helped me to develop my own potential as a CEO. All in all, I would not hesitate to recommend her to both non-profit and for-profit companies.
Sylva also generously donated a huge amount of her time to provide a professional service for Child Care Resources. This helped us identify goals, develop objectives and carry through on them with regular review of how we were performing as an agency. As a result, CCR did achieve every major milestone that we set out for ourselves.”
Nina Auerbach, CEO
Child Care Resources
Nina Auerbach (CEO of Child Care Resources), Kimm Viebrock (Seattle ICF President) and Sylva Leduc (Leadership Coach). In 2007, the PRISM Award was presented to Nina and Sylva for Coaching Excellence.
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“Sylva is one of the brightest, most engaging, and most courageous coaches I know. I’ve had numerous conversations with Sylva over the years about new, innovative ways to bring valuable coaching services to leaders and organizations. She’s one person I can always count on to “give it everything she’s got” when she commits to a project or a client. And what’s she’s got is substantial - business acumen, tech knowledge, coaching and assessment skills, and an accumulated wisdom that is only acquired through a wide range of life experiences. Sylva is a rare jewel in the field of leadership development and coaching.”
Ken Kesslin
Kesslin Associates Inc.
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“It only takes about ten minutes with Sylva and you are impressed with her creativity and her ability to make things happen. She is like a Midwestern tornado. Except when she touches down things come together rather than fly into destruction.”
Timothy Berry, Founder,
Center for Positive Change
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“Sylva needs no further recommendations. She is an amazing executive coach and professional. I pulled her out of her usual corporate world and asked her to facilitate some general public candidate debates (for the 2008 elections). From the moment I met her, I knew Sylva was the proper choice. Her reviews were outstanding and contributed immensely to the entire process. The audiences loved her articulate presence. It is an honor to work with Sylva; I hope that honor continues long into the future.”
David A. Ryder
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“Sylva has walked the walk. She created a successful software company and sold it to one of the world’s largest and most respected publishers. She understands what it takes to build an organization from the ground up, satisfying customers, managing employees, negotiating with the best and create enduring value. Like all great leaders Syl can’t stop. She is putting her knowledge, experience and considerable talent to work helping other leaders optimize their operations, develop winning teams and maximizing their success. A brief conversation with Syl is all you need to understand her value to your organization. It has been my pleasure collaborating with Sylva Leduc. I encourage you to get to know her.”
Mike Kramer, President,
tsWB Strategies, Inc.
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“I worked very close with Sylva during a large re-engineering effort at our plant. She was the senior consultant advising us on all personnel issues and impacts. She was great to partner with and was very effective in helping us transition our employees through the desired transformation. She works with the highest integrity and has my highest recommendation.”
Kent Oliver
Pacific Gas & Electric
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“Sylva is thorough in understanding your needs leading to creative business solutions. Her approach to the business and industry challenges allowed Sylva to propose solutions allowing our organization to maximize its effectiveness.”
Sunshine Pegues
Sr Technical Manager
AT&T Wireless
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“Sylva Leduc is the consummate professional. Among our group of very smart and very dedicated consultants, Sylva stood out as a thought leader whose advice was sought repeatedly. Her ethical standards are exemplary, and she has an innate talent for finding just the right way to guide each individual. Wonder Woman!”
Samm Jaenicke
Global Marketing
Capgemini
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“Sylva developed a leadership program for our Professional Services organization that was right on target. Not only did she develop a program that was tailored to our specific needs she also coached each leader one-on-one a few weeks after delivering the program to reinforce the concepts. We learned more about ourselves in 2 days than we had ever known in years. We worked better as a team and became more sensitive to our individual styles and development needs. Thanks, Sylva”
Cherie Sykes Plaisted, MBA, SPHR
Concur Technologies
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“I have worked with Sylva on various projects since 2002. I was a client using her company’s software: Client Compass (acquired by Wiley & Son’s). Since then we have collaborated on a number of projects and I have found Syl to be generous, creative and fun to work with. She has provided me with valuable business advice and support and I look forward to our continuing professional relationship.”
Roberta Hill ,
Partner / Owner , Ward-Green & Hill Associates Ltd.
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Sylva is extremely flexible as a coach and will quickly adapt to what you most need at the time. She is very encouraging and supportive, but not afraid to give honest feedback, even if it means learning something about oneself that is an opportunity to grow. She is generous with her time and resources. I definitely recommend her.
Nina Auerbach
CEO, Child Care Resources
Seattle, Washington
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I couldn’t have asked for a more rewarding coaching experience. Sylva knew when to push me, when to back off, and when to coast. She has an uncanny ability to say the right thing at the right time. On several occasions, her direct, thought-provoking questions resulted in some big “aha” moments for me. Just when I thought I had something solved, she would ask me a question that would truly take me to the next level of an issue we were discussing. Her flexibility was also an asset.
Sylva is consistently exceptional, from her keen strategic insights to her amazing communication skills. She is a consummate professional and a pleasure to work with. She is a true leader and innovator in the field of executive coaching and leadership development.”
Jonathan Dariyanani
Attorney, San Francisco, CA
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I HAVE BECOME A BECOME A BETTER BUSINESS LEADER… “I had the recent privilege to spend several months working with Sylva Leduc of Sage Leadeship Strategies as a management coach. I am convinced that because of Sylva’s guidance and help I have become a better business leader. My style is more collaborative and inclusive, and I am a more effective communicator. I also find that I am able to coach and advise others, including my supervisor and my colleagues, in ways that help them work more effectively in a team. As a result, I am happier and more productive in my work. And the organization for which I work is more successful. I heartily recommend Sylva and Sage Leadership Strategies.”
Richard Penny
Executive Director of Development
South Seattle Community College
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Sylva is excellent at looking at a particular situation and using her keen analytical skills to see both the personal and professional strategies that are needed to attain the desired goals. Her energy is intensely focused and you know she is giving you and your world her full undivided attention. When I discuss a challenge or concern with Sylva she has the ability to assist me in seeing the 360 degree viewpoint that I may have otherwise missed. Hire Sylva and be ready to attain your goals.
Eileen Hannegan
Author, Know Your Truth
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“The leadership development I have done with Sylva over the last year has had a dramatic effect on my working relationships. I learned how to work on tough issues with my peers in an effective way. Part of this effectiveness is in knowing who I am talking to — and it’s usually not the person I want them to be, but who they are.
Many of the people management issues that I faced at work were easy for me to dismiss as not important enough to address. I discovered that what I was doing was avoiding conflict and not really providing people with clear expectations and operating rules. Since I recognized this I have been able to improve communication and have healthier relationships with my peers and those I supervise. What pleases me most about the work we all did with Sylva is that she was able to get us talking together in a meaningful way. Her facilitation taught us how to meet, talk, and make decisions about important issues, like our vision and mission. We were able to come to agreement about where we were headed as a group. Now, even though she no longer facilitates these discussions, when we meet, the lessons we learned still guide us in our working together. I’m sure in the future when we hit a bump in the road in working together we will call on Sylva to help get us back on track.”
David H
President, Bodypoint Designs
www.BodyPoint.com
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A THINKING PARTNER… “Working with Sylva has not only helped me clarify my own professional goals, but it has helped me to strategize according to Performance Professionals’ company vision and purpose. The role of CEO is new to me. I have been transitioning from a more “academic” arena to the business world – which has required some basic MBA skills. Sylva has provided me with a platform for learning those skills on-the-job. I have needed a thinking partner – a learning partner – who is willing to reflect my truth and offer me feedback and criticism in an evolutionary way. Sylva meets me from that place. I look forward to our weekly sessions, knowing that by the end of our time together I will be clearer and more confident in my professional decisions… helping me lead Performance Professionals to success.”
Shelly Loewen, MA,
Learning Specialist, Founder and CEO,
Performance Professionals Inc.
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DEFINITELY A TALENTED AND POWERFUL COACH…
“As a fellow coach, I can recognize the talents and skills of another great coach when I see them — and you are definitely a talented and powerful coach! There are a few things that leap out when I consider the shifts I have made over the last few months in our coaching relationship.
First, I have gained more confidence in my business leadership abilities. I have learned through working with you more about what I am not willing to do, and how to handle tough situations with clients with compassion and boundaries. I have also figured out how to implement administrative aspects of a coaching practice that I was going around in circles with in my head.
Second, through your validation and encouragement, I have been able to see how to evolve my practice to include more of my target niche. Through brainstorming and creative discussion, I have been able to create a new business name that incorporates everything that I do. And in doing so, I had tension, stress and procrastination fly out the window! I have also learned how to use my strengths to incorporate additional tools and techniques in my coaching practice, such as the value of assessments for some clients.
Last but not least, I feel that in working with you I have been empowered to find even more of my power and passion in my work. And as a bonus, I have developed a wonderful relationship with a fellow coach, which is a core value to me.
Thanks for everything you do, and your commitment to my success!”
Melanie L. Strick
CEO, Success Connections
www.successconnections.com
