Sheerline Associates

7 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 “Coaches need to have the proper training and experience to be effective and I recommend working with a credentialed coach. The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is an excellent place to find a coach – there are more than 34,000 credentialed coaches in the ICF database, with 5% at the Master Certified Coach (MCC) level” reports Sabia. SheerLine Associates will often work with senior leaders who want to improve their team’s functioning and cohesiveness. Sometimes the solution is for all the team members to work with a coach and SheerLine has a network of ICF-credentialed coaches that they tap into when needed. Other times, a leadership team offsite may be the right solution for the executive team. In those cases, SheerLine partners with Principal Consultants from business author Patrick Lencioni’s firm, the Table Group. They lead executive team offsites to establish team cohesiveness, clarity, communications, and sustainability for optimum team effectiveness. We apply Table Group Organizational Health principles to both the executive team and to the coaching of individual leaders. “While we generally work with individuals, CEOs can struggle with their team’s dynamics. This is when we collaborate with Table Group Consultants,” says Sabia. “We’re all about partnering with senior executives to help them create and lead healthy organizations where they and their people can thrive and grow,” says Carol. “In the future, we hope to spread the word to many more CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, and Founders that coaching can help them to intentionally develop themselves to be the best leader they can be and strengthen their organization’s culture at the same time,” states Carol. “It’s lonely at the top, and we’re here to create a safe space, a framework and a foundation of growth for senior leaders. Why do it alone when you can partner with a coach?” concludes Sabia.