Professional Development Coaching

I create and facilitate fun, effective and engaging coaching for individuals and groups that solve problems and build valuable professional skills.

Is this you?

You need to improve your leadership skills
Your recent promotion has Imposter Syndrome rearing its ugly head
Your team needs to work more efficiently together
You want to improve your professional communication, to be heartfelt and authentic
Your team is working in an international team/setting and needs cross-cultural communication/international effectiveness coaching

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I have partnered with individuals at all levels/roles in the organization, from Board Chairs and CEOs to individual contributors. I work one to one or in groups of all sizes. My intention for everyone is to have fun and experience great results! Sometimes the solution is coaching, sometimes training, and sometimes I put on my consultant hat. It all depends upon what best serves the client. I'm DISC certified, use the Clifton Strengthsfinder, and am skilled at Lencioni's 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team. Work with me to customize a program that meets your needs or the needs of your team!

Women Leaning into Leadership
Heart-centered Communication (interpersonal, team, cross-cultural)
Team Building
Emotional Intelligence
Presenting Effectively
Mindfulness & Meditation
Developing your Growth Mindset
International Transitions

Here are just some of the problems I’ve coached successful solutions for:

The non-profit Executive Director had a hiring dilemma: should she go with the capable internal candidate or the exciting, qualified but unknown outsider?

I listened carefully to her and suggested she implement having the hiring team use a rubric to track and rank the qualities they determined necessary to be effective in the position, and use it to compare candidates to get more objectivity. This doesn’t require choosing the highest ranked candidate, by the way, but it gives the team a framework to make a meaningful decision.

The Board Chair was constantly being challenged by one of the Members

The Board Chair realized she lacked strong communication strategies. I coached with her to develop new thinking and skills to diffuse conflict, and leveraged the power of non-verbal communication by asking her what she thought about changing the way the seats were set around the rectangular table. The difficult teammate always sat at the other end of the table, literally “opposing” the Board Chair. I suggested neutralizing that by getting to the meetings early and arranging the chairs in a “U” shape with the Board Chair at one end and no chair at the other. This immediately shifted the energy of the meetings, and by using the communication strategies we’d worked on, resolved the problems and made the board more functional.

The VP of IT needed his team to solve problems and work more efficiently together

Based on their needs, I facilitated a customized team building session using their DISC profiles so they could openly discuss and strategize the team strengths and weaknesses to leverage everyone’s skills, during which they realized the team members all had similar skills, and they were lacking a team members with strong communication skills! This led to some “a-ha!” moments about why they felt that they lacked effectiveness when they communicated to stakeholders outside of their department, and a rich discussion about what skills to prioritize when they seek new members.

The Nurse Manager needed staff training and coaching for intercultural effectiveness to prepare her team to work with new staff members from Micronesia

We realized the situation required training, so I created an in-service session for her leadership team as well as training for her staff members to open their perspectives, explore the cultural traits of the island the new staff members were coming from, and practice communication power skills.

The CEO of a US-based Japanese subsidiary needed to improve team morale and create better working relationships

Although at first the CEO felt that only the American employees would benefit from training and coaching, I was able to help him to see the beneft of working with all staff. I designed a 2 day workshop focused on developing empathy, communication skills, and shared expectations/processes that improved team effectiveness.

The VP needed his chefs to improve their presentation skills before working with the White House on school lunch initiatives

Group and individual coaching around communicating more effectively was the solution. Group sessions were followed by observing individual presentations and providing 1:1 coaching sessions for participants, empowering them to create and deliver more engaging and informative presentations.

My Qualifications

Ph.D in Adult Education; 30+ years of experience teaching and training in the US and Japan

Communication Professor

Certified DISC trainer

ATD Coaching Certificate

Clifton Strengthsfinder

Lencioni’s 5 Behaviors of an Effective Team

Professional Astrologer

Testimonials

Annie has a profound talent of being able to see and understand what is needed and how to bring the best out in individuals. Annie genuinely cares about the individuals she interacts with and is full of support and encouragement to assist in one's professional development.

Annie is also the consummate professional and works hard to accomplish what is needed to further an institution in it's academic growth. She is well accomplished internationally and is always looking for avenues to expand her knowledge. Annie Shibata adds talent, creativity and validity to any organization she works with.

Barbara Campbell SPHR, SHRM -SCP, CHE (From Linked In)

Annie was a tremendous help to me and my company during complex negotiations for the sale of my business. She is detailed, insightful, and a valuable asset to our team. I highly recommend her services without reservation.

Edward P. Kaye (from Linked In)

Dr. Annie Shibata is an expert consultant in the area of communications, leadership and education. She has owned her own international business (in Japan), worked as a faculty and administrator in higher education, and has been providing coaching services for several years. Dr. Shibata's background and experience, coupled with her online acumen, allow her to expand her coaching strengths to new platforms. I believe every emotionally intelligent leader utilizes coaching to strengthen their skills and gain insight into further areas of growth and self-development. Dr. Shibata understands how to support and facilitate leadership development with empathy and accountability.

Christina Royal, PhD

Some of the organizations I’ve been lucky enough to work with: