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What Clients Say
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Executive Vice
President
A major bank
I have worked with a Saxon-Hamilton coach for a couple of years now
and can truly say that he has helped reinvigorate my passion for
what I do ... leading others to achieve great things. It is hard
to put into a few short words the lessons of a career, but simply
put, my coaching experience brought me face to face with the reality
of my professional predicament and choice – I was a doer not a leader.
That would have been fine at one or two levels lower in the organization,
but not for running a $350 million business. The accelerated pace
of change and the dramatic growth in my business demanded solutions
that my past methods couldn't begin to support.
My coach helped translate great guidance and insight from my boss
and leader into an action plan that encompassed all aspects of my
life. As a result, my priorities and focus changed. I was able to
expand my capacity to lead ever more complex and larger challenges.
I learned to drive my agenda as opposed to being driven by the agendas
of others. Put another way, I was now at cause rather than at effect.
I am grateful for the opportunity to have had a fellow executive
at my side as coach, mentor and friend. I have a new life thanks
to Saxon-Hamilton’s strong push.
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President and CEO
A 100 year-old Community Bank
The unique thing about working with Saxon-Hamilton was how the consultant
got me to look at the world in a different way while having most
of the ideas come from me. He drew out my thoughts and helped me
organize them in a way that I could act on. Together we considered
the likely consequences of my proposed actions and the reactions
they would create, and the result was often that I reached different
conclusions than I would have otherwise.
As a CEO I am accountable to the Board, but I have learned over the
years how to temper that accountability. An element of my work with
Saxon-Hamilton was that my coach held me accountable, which nudged
me to take my accountability to a higher level.
Holding others accountable was also a challenge. I had to first assess
the clarity of my own expectations and actions before I could determine
where to be flexible and where to stand firm in terms of what I expected
of others. With my coach’s support and encouragement, I raised the
bar for my executive team and they reached a new level of effectiveness.
My coach challenged me to develop a comprehensive strategic plan,
one that would address the real issues. His probing questions helped
us define and refine the most significant strategic questions facing
the Bank. As a result, I was able to be the architect of three strategic
transitions: the senior management team, the board of directors,
and the 3rd to 4th generation of shareholders.
I so appreciate the quality and substance of the relationship my
coach and I have developed. He is a friend and confidant whose wise
counsel I trust and value.
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