HOW WE WORK
CataQuest Consulting provides an integrated coaching process to inspire leaders to make the mind shift needed to achieve new, strategic outcomes. We do this by addressing real business issues while cracking open relationship dynamics for the sake of enabling accelerated business results. Through this work, leaders and teams explore how their individual, team and organization beliefs drive their behaviors, which impact results.
Our Process
Our Role
- Your guide–a person and professional who is passionate about her own personal growth and understands that process well.
- Your compadre–someone who has lived the role of leader and team member in may different settings.
- An objective party who can see your leadership patterns, behaviors and beliefs and offer you knowledgable hunches and honest feedback.
- A caring person and professional who honors and respects how deeply personal and courageous this work can be.
Providing Support for the…
- …newly promoted leader
- …newly formed team
- …leader not yet promoted due to barrier
- …leader desiring to accelerate effectiveness
- …leader in transition
BEFORE CATAQUEST | AFTER CATAQUEST | THE CATAQUEST CONNECTION |
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Coping Busy Overwhelmed Distracted |
Thoughtful Strategic Focused |
Clarified priorities leaders focus on, stronger thinking about team structure and team members (right role? Right skill? Right commitment?); more decisive, confident presence and presentation impact within organization CLIENT TESTIMONIAL:“Our meetings helped me think through issues I was facing. I walked away able to act more decisively, and that was helpful for me and my team.” |
BEFORE CATAQUEST | AFTER CATAQUEST | THE CATAQUEST CONNECTION |
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Independent views, perspectives and styles; lots of activity not necessarily all the same direction Limited relationships amongst team members |
Purposeful: aligned on team’s purpose and operating style Clarity around individual contributions and strong personal connections |
Clarified priorities senior leader and team will focus on, alignment around how team will operate together; investment and personal commitment to a shared purpose and outcome; more confident presence and impact within organization |
BEFORE CATAQUEST | AFTER CATAQUEST | THE CATAQUEST CONNECTION |
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Focused on detailed execution Drives/pushes/ demanding of others Self defeating. Stuck in certain paradigms about self Victim mentality |
Building frameworks and guiding principles to guide other’s thinking in new directions Seeking to understand others’ perspectives and build buy in to desired outcome Self empowered. Embracing new paradigms about self Leader setting vision, clarifying expectations, guiding others |
New project moving through stages of idea to funding quickly Management team has gained confidence in this leader to perform work at next level in organization and endorsed her promotion |
BEFORE CATAQUEST | AFTER CATAQUEST | THE CATAQUEST CONNECTION |
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Frustrated, tired. Lots of activity yet tried and true ways of leading self and others aren’t yielding anticipated outcomes Self defeating. Stuck in certain paradigms about self and others |
Re energized. Identified and unlearned behaviors limiting growth and demonstrating new behaviors yielding more positive outcomes Action oriented. Clarified thinking about one’s own assumptions and interacting with others more effectively (straight talk, addressing conflicts, etc) |
Achievement of business results (leads, sales and delivery capabilities) that had been elusive More decisive, confident presence as leaders CLIENT TESTIMONIAL:“I felt more energized after our meeting than I have in a while! It’s great to know that I have a ‘teammate’ to work with and to help me really make some great strides.” |
BEFORE CATAQUEST | AFTER CATAQUEST | THE CATAQUEST CONNECTION |
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Confused Anxious – lots of energy consumed by worrying |
Clarified thinking – about current situation and desired future state Action oriented |
Structured strategic search based on clients’ interests and market place needs More confident presence as leaders CLIENT TESTIMONIAL:“Your insights and perspective sharing allowed me to get ‘above’ the situation and view it more openly.” |