Business Coaching
Tom Y. Sawyer provides business and executive coaching to people who would benefit from individual coaching specifically related to their career objectives. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who:
- Want to develop or hone their leadership skills
- Would like career support as they advance within their field
- Need assistance in negotiating salaries and promotions
- Feel "stuck" and the desire to advance in their field
- Are encountering specific problematic issues associated with their current business environment
- Are having trouble adapting to changes occurring in the business
Through a carefully structured and personalized coaching process, Tom discovers who you are, where you are in your career and what your precise needs are, then assists you in clearing the way to career fulfillment. He establishes a coaching relationship that is specifically designed to help you meet your career advancement goals, develop necessary skills, and address specific problems.
"Tom is a smart and practical business man, a great mentor, and coach. I love working with Tom and have truly benefited from the experience." – A. Gordon, Controller, Gateway Canyons Resort.
"As a business coach, I help individuals increase their value to the marketplace and navigate those tough career spots that I call 'slippery slopes, gray areas and cul-de-sacs.' The end result is a happier, more effective and more prosperous business person."
Tom is a leader and mentor with a sense of enthusiasm and integrity that naturally motivates the people around him. His belief that anything is possible will help inspire you to realize the full capacity of your potential.
Tom's Approach
Tom's approach is to provide coaching services outside your normal working environment. His primary aim is to stimulate and facilitate positive change based on your personal objectives. Because many individuals’ career struggles are rooted in an unrealistic view of where and who they are, this process begins with honest and objective self-evaluation. Once you align with where you truly are, then you can get to where you want to go.
How Tom applies his expertise to help you realize your true value:
Described by many of his clients as an "anchor of reality," Tom has a passion for helping his clients realize their career oriented dreams. In addition to the personality traits that make him a natural coach, you'll benefit from Tom's years of experience at the executive level in multiple startups, technology companies and a Fortune 100 firm.
As a conceptual thinker, planner and organizer, Tom provides adept support – including specific exercises and assignments--that will help move you towards measurable satisfaction in your career. In the process, he will be the mirror that allows you to pinpoint behaviors that have been holding you back, then help you discover suitable replacement behaviors that foster success.
"Tom was instrumental in helping me quickly develop deeper ways to penetrate a difficult national sales target. He helped me re-evaluate my approach and offered strong strategies that I could implement quickly, saving me months of trial and error. I consider Tom a "must have" anytime I need quantum leap assistance with any business project." – J. Hall, Red Spaces LLC
"I want everyone who is out there 'busting their butt' to reap the
rewards of their hard work, to be happy, prosperous and free. It is my
privilege and joy to assist my clients in this pursuit."