Sarah Scala Consulting is your executive coach and confidential partner, helping you meet your challenges in new ways. Leadership gaps or blind spots sometimes lead to burnout and hinder effective leadership. Coaching helps executives and leaders strengthen self-awareness, interpersonal skills, and business savviness. You set the agenda in this partnership and are responsible for the outcomes. I work with highly successful people who want to become even more successful, and are willing to put in the time and work to get there.
My Compassion based / Neuro coaching approach opens up big picture thinking, widens focus, and accelerates innovation to achieve sustainable results.
Sarah is an executive coach in Boston and Cape Cod who works remotely with executives across the globe. Whether you’re based in Greater Boston or elsewhere, I look forward to connecting with you by phone or video call.
I can coach you or your team by phone or video call.
Learn more about our approach and research on Neuro Coaching in the short videos below.
Executive & Leadership Coaching Services:
Our executive-level coaching program is specifically designed to help business leaders:
Navigate organizational change
Build confidence in times of ambiguity
Strengthen interpersonal skills
Lead a global team
Build new relationships
Network effectively
Launch new products or services
Lead without authority
Transition into an organization
Lead a cross-functional team
Launch your own business
Redefine how you measure success
Prevent burnout and renewal
Women’s leadership development
Executive Coaching Process:
Starting: Our first executive coaching session will be spent getting to know you. You will share and answer many questions to provide a full picture of your work and life.
Agreement on Purpose and Goals: We will define and confirm the exact shifts and changes you seek and what success looks like. You will be offered exercises to practice beginning your shift. We will discuss ways to hold yourself accountable in moving towards changes.
Working Towards Goals and Practicing: Each coaching session will start with you sharing your progress, challenges, successes, and insights that were gained. Continued support will be provided, and you will be offered additional ways to overcome challenges and stretch yourself.
Closing of Executive Coaching Program: During our last session, we will reflect on your progress. How do you feel leadership coaching has gone? What are your next steps? Is there interest in extending coaching for new or different areas?
You will receive:
With our executive coaching program, business leaders will receive:
A personalized executive coaching package tailored to your specific issue (including intended outcomes of our coaching program)
Recommended practices and exercises to help create the desired change
Private weekly or twice-monthly 50-minute sessions, for a minimum of 12 sessions, to check on your progress, discuss new insights, and address any challenges
E-mail support
Two 10-minute “emergency” calls per month – in case you need live support between executive coaching sessions.
Limited slots available.
Learn more at our Case Study: Executive Coaching and our blogs focused on building Optimism, Resilience, and Grit
Meet Sarah Scala: Executive Career Coach
Sarah Scala has 20+ years of coaching executives throughout the nation, and to local clients residing in Greater Boston. She holds a Master’s degree in Organization Development & Adult Education and is an ICF Certified Executive Coach (PCC).
Case Studies
Executive Coaching for Marketing Leader making Big Strides
Marketing Manager of Global Advanced Textiles and Materials Company sought executive coaching as she struggled with a frustrating work environment. This client was disappointed as she felt her position did not provide her with the personal growth and satisfaction desired. The client hired Sarah Scala Consulting to provide executive coaching along with leadership development to help her move through this anticipated change.
Executive Coaching for future CEO
Sarah Scala Consulting was hired by the CEO of a family-owned business to develop their next CEO, his son. Worked to develop this client in areas of strategic planning, influencing without authority, confidence, and risk taking. The client was in an individual contributor role when we began the coaching. In just a few sessions with this client, I shared my research about Compassion coaching to give him context as to why we talk more about his ideal self and vision, than his tasks and challenges. He will become the fourth generation CEO of his family’s business.
Executive Coaching for Future President of Family Retail Business
A client company headquartered in New England, US, is a 100+ year old retail business. As part of the succession plan, the next President was identified (family member), and needed executive coaching to close gaps for his new role as President. Specific development areas identified included: Communication, influence, delegation, organization, and strategic planning. In addition to coaching the future President, the current CEO was included in facilitated meetings with the future President to provide feedback to the coachee and coach about progress.
Testimonials
See how top business leaders have benefited from executive coaching services
“During our executive coaching sessions Sarah helped me examine leadership skills I’ve built up over the years and identify areas I want to further strengthen. She provided valuable insights into how I could more effectively respond to various types of situations and workplace frustrations. I appreciated her very down-to-earth, flexible, supportive, yet absolutely non-judgmental style, which made it easy to share experiences, gain new perspectives and take away nuggets of wisdom from every meeting we had. I am happy to report that as a result of my time with Sarah I feel my skillset has definitely grown, and I believe these new tools will be instrumental in making me more of the type of leader I want to be.”
“The Leadership at my hospital provides a good variety of professional coaching. I had the opportunity to take the Emotional Intelligence Assessment and work one-on-one with Sarah. I have had other coaching experiences in the past and I’ve often felt coaching can be about pushing a one size fits all change. Sarah’s approach is to allow you to be yourself and take pride in your accomplishments, but also to better ‘polish’ some facets of your skillset. I believe this work with Sarah has been by far the most helpful, effective, and lasting I’ve participated in. Sarah builds great rapport, is non-judgmental, and helps you discover potential new practices. She provides concrete supportive tools, writings, and videos as specific topics or experiences come up in conversation. She allows you to lead as you explore different ways of thinking about management and outcomes, and is committed to making sure you feel like you are getting something from every session. Through working with Sarah I have a renewed commitment to my goals, coupled with a sustainable and effective practice to better shape my leadership skills. ”
“I know Sarah both as a facilitator and as a coach and she is phenomenal in both roles! She is warm, outgoing, and the most positive person I have ever met. Her personality draws a person in and when she talks to you, you feel like the most important person in the room. As a facilitator, her presentations are engaging, inspiring, and one leaves with tools and tips that can be implemented immediately. As a coach, she is empathetic, knowledgeable, and asks questions to help promote thoughtful discussion. I highly recommend using Sarah as a coach, facilitator, for leadership development, or any other need for your organization or as an individual. She is amazing!”
“Sarah’s coaching helped me develop grit and resilience in the workplace. She helped me identify what skills I wanted to strengthen, and also what frustrations to let go of. Every single conversation I had with her was productive. Sarah’s executive coaching directly strengthened my skills as a leader and an individual both.”
Assessments
The following leadership assessment tools we use for executive coaching include:
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
EQ-i 2.0 / EQ-i 360 Emotional Intelligence
MSCEIT Emotional intelligence test
Hardiness Resilience Gauge Assessment Thomas Kilman Conflict Instrument
Leadership Report (MBTI + FIRO-B)
Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation
What our coaching clients say:
“Sarah provided her skills to our family owned company in moving the succession of leadership from one family member to another. By improving communication and understanding each persons way of operating. Sarah’s coaching made the process much easier, and helped open doors to the future of the company. She is strongly recommended to any business or organization needing assistance in change of leadership.”
- James Snow, President, Snows Home & Garden
“I had the fortune of meeting Sarah through a professional networking group and the pleasure of experiencing her coaching. She is deeply knowledgeable, engaging, and thoughtful. Sarah's coaching and guidance has enabled me to not only to reach my professional development goal, but hit my reach goal! I would strongly recommend Sarah for coaching, if you're truly interested in making strides and want to partner with a supportive, highly energetic professional passionate about coaching.”
- Faith Ochsner, Sourcing Partner, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
“If you are looking for someone to be enthusiastic about your career or company personnel needs, look no further than Sarah Scala. Under her guidance, my goals were shaped with confidence. She helped me develop a stronger network and management skills. In addition to the professional direction she provides her clients, her active lifestyle is a reminder that it is possible to have great success, health and wellness.”
– Patrick Tierney, Former Civil Engineer, Michael Baker International, Boston, MA
“I enjoyed working with Sarah on my business and career coaching. Sarah truly listened and understood what I needed, and had the flexibility to do adjustments. She helped me vastly on goal setting, utilizing resources, and negotiation skills. I highly recommend Sarah to anyone who is starting or accelerating a career, and wants to do it right. “
– Liwen Yang, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
“Thank you Sarah for listening last night. It was helpful to hear me talk about me and this morning several positive thoughts and ideas came to me. I can move on and be positive.”
- PH, President, Consulting Firm
“Sarah is very focused on supporting me to achieve my goals. She recognizes the importance of finding your values and aligning values with the best opportunities. Sarah listens to all of my insights and provides a fresh perspective from a neutral position. Sarah shows genuine compassion and new ideas to move forward towards my goals.”
- Patty Miske, MBA, New Hampshire
Get Started With Executive Coaching
Sarah Scala Consulting works to help business executives shape their leadership skills. Contact us to learn more about our programs and get started with executive coaching today.
