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Coaching • Group Coaching • Consulting • Workshops • Webinars
As a Business Coach, I work with highly motivated people and teams who are interested in operating with a people, planet and profit centered philosophy. 
Whether you are implementing new triple bottom line strategies or just trying to stay on top of the day-to-day, coaching of key personnel and green teams keeps everyone on the same page and meeting important milestones. If you are a business owner or manager, coaching can help you to stay focused on accomplishing your big picture projects. Personal balance is the foundation upon which I work, and you and your team will be encouraged to maintain work-family-health-recreational balance while working with me.
What Exactly is Coaching?
Coaching takes place in the comfort of your home or office, on the phone, in a 30 or 45 minute session. Coaching is not therapy and it is not consulting. It is a specific set of skills applied to elicit solutions and strategies from you, and to create accountability to keep you on track.
I have been trained at Coach U in the “core competencies” of coaching which include; establishing trust and intimacy, coaching presence, active listening, powerful questioning, direct communication, creating awareness, planning and goal setting, managing progress and accountability, and adhering to ethical guidelines and professional standards. I also bring the sum total of my professional experience, including my project management and communications skills, to the table when I coach. Group Coaching is the application of these coaching skills in a group setting (which meets on the phone.)
You can read the International Coach Federation definition of coaching and learn more on my Life & Business Coaching website. You can also peruse 101 Things to Work on With Your Coach. If you would like to test drive the coaching process, contact me for a complimentary 45 minute session.
Coaching takes place in the comfort of your home or office -
on the phone.
Meet (on the phone- low carbon footprint!) in a group coaching session with like-minded individuals to share your ideas, learn rapidly, create accountability and achieve your goals. Group coaching enables you to go deeper and move forward more rapidly than a traditional facilitated meeting. Need to achieve results with your corporate or non-profit team? Are you ready to bring people together to advance an interest? Custom group coaching is available for your company team or interest group. Contact me to co-create your group.
Current Groups:
Green Business Group Starting January 14, 2009
Fee: $200 per person, per month.
Space in Green Business Group is limited to seven participants.
What is Group Coaching?
Group Coaching is the application of coaching skills (see above) in a group setting (which meets on the phone.) The group co-creates the group coaching focus and agenda, and I as the coach, employ coaching skills to maximize learning and help meet the stated goals of the group. Sometimes I might coach an individual member (always with the permission of that person) and sometimes pose questions, insights, observations to the group as a whole. The format is designed to be fully participatory.
Creating an environment of trust and intimacy are of paramount importance and to that end there are very specific ground rules regarding confidentiality, how and when I coach participants during the call, and how participants address each other and the group. Participants are also asked to be fully present during the group coaching session- no checking email or multi-tasking during the call.
What are the Benefits of Group Coaching?
- Creates a safe, confidential, compassionate space for people to share their personal and professional challenges, achievements, goals, and journeys.
- Dedicates “you” time for personal/professional development.
- Creates accountability.
- Opportunity to network with, and get to know professionals in the same field (or across different fields.)
- Sharing of information, experience, knowledge, and resources among participants.
- Feeling the support of like-minded individuals.
- Possibility of synergistic projects, relationships and/or networks emerging.
Desired Outcomes
- You will come to the group with goals that you want to accomplish and you will work on achieving those goals with support from the coach and the group.
- Group goals will organically emerge. It would be limiting for the coach to set the group agenda too tightly and pre-suppose or pre-define group outcomes. That being said, some general outcomes are:
- Achieving your stated goals.
- Sharing of information and resources.
- Networking.
- Personal and professional growth.
- Emergence of natural synergy within the group.
- Group Coaching: two, one hour sessions per month, for six months. Maximum of seven participants per group.
- Laser Coaching: dedicated coaching time (twice per month) for participants to avail themselves of private 15 minute “laser” coaching sessions. Laser coaching means a quick, to the point coaching session on a discreet subject.
- Participant Face Book (private): includes bios, photos and contact information of all participants and is distributed to participants.
- Initial Inquiry: participants are asked to answer a number of initial “thoughtful” questions to gauge the needs and desired outcomes of the group, this information is collated and shared with the group in advance of the first session.
- Logistics Coordination: collating of welcome information, clearinghouse/distribution of group information (not minutes of sessions but rather specific requests), and reminder emails.
- Recording of Sessions: sessions will be recorded and distributed to participants.
Andrea Dean LLC, in partnership with Tracy Solomon, provides triple bottom line (social, environmental, financial) business consulting. Both Tracy and Andrea have learned about business eco-sustainability in the trenches- Tracy as Sustainability Coordinator at Kona Brewing Company and Andrea Dean, as Business & Sustainability Manager at Volcano Island Honey Company.
Initially, we focus on five key areas for financial savings and maximum impact: Energy Conservation, Water Conservation, Resource Conservation, Green Purchasing and Waste Reduction.
Products
Initial Consultation
We meet with you to learn more about your business and to discuss your green vision, goals, challenges and expected outcomes.Phase 1: Eco-Opportunities
The Eco-Opportunities report outlines all of the possible green business strategies that could be considered at your business. The Eco-Opportunities report will be delivered to you for review and includes a follow-up consultation.Phase 2: Eco-Audit
Based upon your goals, the Eco-Audit provides assessment, feasibility and financial analysis of the strategies that you want to consider seriously. The Green Vision workshop is recommended prior to this phase to include the ideas, enthusiasm and concerns of your team up-front, creating ownership and facilitating the implementation later.
Phase 3: Eco-Vision
We work with your team to develop a comprehensive eco-strategy to be integrated into your existing company strategy. Includes short-term and long-term goals and a plan for implementation.Phase 4: Implementation- Coaching and Implementation Support
As you move into the implementation phase Implementation Support is available to help you through the rough spots. Implementation Support available only for clients that have completed Phases 1-3. Coaching for key personnel is recommended to keep the green program on-track through completion.Rates based upon complexity and size of business,
Just Plain Consulting
If you don’t fit into any of the products above, we can customize to meet your needs.
- Consulting: $150/hour.
- Rates for custom projects quoted based upon the scope of project.
Green Vision Workshop
The Green Vision workshop is designed to get all the people in your company (or certain teams) thinking about people, planet and profits. Get all of the ideas, enthusiasm and concerns of your team on the table. Tap into the passions of your people and allow it to reinvigorate their work and meet your green goals. Create ownership of ideas and clear the path for smooth implementation. This is the first step in developing a triple bottom line strategic plan.
- $1,500 for a half-day workshop. Includes planning time with client, pre-work for participants and post workshop summary report.
Webinars are dynamic, live and interactive with participants meeting together on the phone and viewing a presentation through a website. Contact me to design custom Webinars and Training for your team.
Green Business 101 - for Hawaii Businesses
Learn the basics:
- What is green business? What is triple bottom line business?
- Examples of sucessful businesses (large and small) applying these principles.
- Menu of triple bottom line strategies that you could apply in your business .
- Importance of using a framework (such as The Natural Step) in developing a strategy.
- Resources to get you started.
- Sharing among the class and plenty of time for Q & A.
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 10 - 11:30 am (Hawaii Standard Time)
Greening Your Event - for Hawaii Event Managers
Bringing people together for music, culture, education and art is an important contribution to local and global community, and just plain fun! But this contribution to humanity should not come at the expense of our environment.
Learn how to green your event:
- Waste reduction, management and recycling
- Carbon footprint
- Alternative energy and transportation fuels
- Green purchasing
- Water Conservation
- Local Foods
- Sharing among the class and plenty of time for Q & A.
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 3 - 4:30 pm (Hawaii Standard Time)
Presentations
A straight, informative presentation delivered with wit and verve or a presentation delivered with a touch of performance art- combining music, art and photography (and sometimes a costume!)
Topics
- Triple Bottom Line Business
- Green Business
- How Hawaii Eats / Eating Locally Grown Foods
- Sustainability- what does it mean and how does it apply to you?
