IMPACT Consulting Inc.

"Thanks Lisa, it was a great session yesterday. In only 2 hours of coaching, I have already a complete different perspective on Business Development. I wish I had a coach 10 years ago!"

"While I was a bit reticent and first, and even felt embarrassed that I was in need of a business coach after being 25 years into my career, I think almost anyone could benefit from a coach, and especially in a case like mine where the expectations of leadership for my business performance changed fairly dramatically and quickly."

"I find my way of doing business has fundamentally changed, and I have seen some great results from that."

"Your coaching style is a perfect blend of sound advice, persistence, and real concern for your coachees."

"Thanks again for all your help and support over the past year! The High-Potential team project was such a great experience and opportunity..."

"I was so inspired after our meeting yesterday. I am really looking forward to us working together."

"I really appreciated the opportunity to review office matters and get your views on the more contentious items. Your ability to provide valuable suggestions simply during the course of general conversation was definitely a plus. Also, as I mentioned earlier, in many cases I just needed a “kick in the pants” to complete a task that I knew had to get done and you were a pretty good “kicker”. Thanks for the help and confirmation that I was generally on the right track."

"Hi Sandra, Great message! I kept it to read because your newsletters are always high quality. When you get so many junk emails a week – you have to pick and choose which ones are worth reading."

"My superior was raving about the group and how everyone hit a huge home run!! Thanks for your coaching along the way - I am sure they will say you were a big contributor to their success. "

"Thanks for your help yesterday and for the notes. You were a hit! Everyone loved you – you were so easy to talk to – you made them feel comfortable, etc."

"Sophie, many thanks for your attention to detail and the thoughtfulness you've put into this. It's a pleasure to work with you."

"Thanks, Lisa. I really appreciate the feedback and felt that everyone today tried their very best. My colleague's response was encouraging, and I feel (for the first time) that we might get through this. Thanks for your help..."

"I am happy with my progress as partner but still struggle with people side and patience. Getting better and increased self awareness. And you changed my view on executive coaches…I tell non believers this all the time when I was going through my gender issue."

"Hi Claire, I enjoyed the meeting today and found it very valuable. Thanks for the article!"

"I saw your handiwork all over my staff members' preparation and participation in my meeting with him today. I am very encouraged."

"I would like you to know that Lisa has been a great counselor. Your recommendation was bang on. She has helped me greatly. I had no sense of how I approach this new stage in my career. I know have a focus, a direction and a plan. Still lots of work to do, but I can see a path."

"It has been nice working with you this year.You have made me "Look in the Mirror" and realize I have some soul searching to do… I'll keep you posted on how the search is going…"

"Thank you for doing the call today on your vacation and for simply listening to me. I did not realize how much emotion was built up inside over this issue yet, I had wanted to put it behind me and just let it go. Now, I feel it truly is behind me."

"I wanted to let you know I was thinking about you and all the help and guidance along the way. Sandra you have been a very positive influence and I share my success with you."

"Thanks for the great hour yesterday. I've been thinking a lot about what we discussed. I sometimes worry too much about what people think. Sometimes you need to take a position as a leader even if it is not popular with everyone. Our conversation helped me do that."

"You are an outstanding coach."

"I wanted to thank you for your coaching advice. Our meeting ended up lasting two hours and went much better than I expected... I accomplished more in my one meeting than others have in the last 10 years."

"I closed the deal and we will be getting started next week. Thanks for the advice on how to keep it moving."

"I tried to talk to my boss about a promotion twice before in the past, but could never go through with it, then you and I talked and set my goals and I knew I had to do it, and I think I finally went through with it because I committed to you that I would."

"I enjoyed our conversation and the opportunity to share your experience and insights as a successful entrepreneur (and great person) yourself. As I reflect on our meeting, I am trying to define exactly the qualities and competencies I am looking for in my staff."

"I was out with (a client of yours) tonight... and she told the table that you changed her career and put her on the right track."

"Thank you again for your support - we're meeting with the HR team tomorrow to start working as a team on the recommendations and am encouraged that this year's process will prove positive."

"Once again, thank you for all of your comments, advice and suggestions... I value the relationship we have. Thanks Claire."

"Your support is great and I learn from you on how to better facilitate these types of meetings, especially to ensure alignment of all parties without having a "right" / "wrong" approach. "

"I just wanted to share a piece of good news with you. I won a proposal today. I wrote the proposal myself... went over the next day to do a walk-through with the CFO and won the work. I'm pretty sure I owe a part of that little success to you and your coaching!!"

"Sandra—an amazingly insightful coach, an expert on organizational behaviour, an active listener, a role model in her interpersonal communications, and a really nice person. As a client I appreciate her deep honesty and her willingness to challenge my thinking. I always emerge from a meeting with Sandra fresh, and with actionable ideas. In short, work with her if you get the opportunity!"

"In the spirit of giving, I am passing on your wisdom to others I have counselled or am counselling to leadership positions within the firm. Most notably our very talented young women."

"... sometimes when I am making a decision and thinking an issue through, I think “What would Sandra say?” Not because I want you to tell me what to do, but because you helped me clarify my thinking."

"Thank you so much for having this book sent to me. I received it today and I am really looking forward to reading it."

"I want to sincerely thank you for your time today. It was extremely helpful both for me and our group as a whole and great to meet you in person."

"I appreciate the feedback and as discussed I agree those are the right areas on which to focus. I showed them to my wife and she agreed as well, so they must be right!"

"Thanks for this reference and notes. I feel ready for my meeting…"

"...you are an excellent listener. Spot on."

"Sandra, I always get good things from our meetings."

"I always feel re-energized after our calls and look forward to them."

"You deserve kind words, you have helped me a great deal in a short period. Keep pushing me out of my comfort zone and into personal growth"

"I will definitely suggest Sophie to others! Meeting with her has been remarkably conducive to some very positive shifts for me."

"Thank you again. Our conversations these past two days have actually changed me from dreading this meeting to looking forward to it."

"I wanted to let you know I have recently accepted a new senior role. I am now in a much better place and excited to move on in my career. Thank you again for being a catalyst of change in my life."

"Lisa is an excellent fit for me. Thank you for recommending her. We had our first formal session today. It is going to help."

"Overall, I found the coaching exercise to be very positive for me. I learned a lot about my views ,strengths, weaknesses etc from the initial evaluations and the discussions we had always challenged me to think differently and re-look at my beliefs and perceptions. The approach that you took during our discussions was very valuable in helping me to think on a broader scale. This was very motivating and energizing for me… I think that you did an excellent job coaching and giving feedback and you no doubt know this business very well. The whole program that I was involved with was executed very well."

"I enjoyed my coaching very much. I want to thank Lisa and Impact Consulting for such a positive experience."

"I won! ...wanted to let you know right away... you have been a big help to me through this process. Now our work really begins."

"Sandra - my staff is crazy about you. Whatever you are doing you are making me look good so keep it up!"

"Thank you for joining us this morning at our meeting. I think it was very valuable to have you there to help the team understand the feedback - and we had some great discussion on our next steps. I am very encouraged by today's discussion, level of commitment and openness. Thanks again for your support throughout this process!"

"I nailed this interview. And without looking at my notes. Thanks again."

"Thanks again for the time you spent with me today. Your insight was amazing and I really appreciated your candour."

"I did it!!! I've been appointed as a partner!!! I would like to thank you for the support provided over the last year. I realized a lot of things in terms of career management and I will definitively be a better coach for other talented women. "

"You have a great process, effective tools, and a very constructive approach to facilitating. I really look forward to continue to benefit from your expertise and insights."

"You're a big part of my success..."

"The hard work has paid off! Thank you so much!!!!"

"...thank you for the voicemail on the change in role. I'm excited about this. And thanks for your support and contribution over the last couple of years. It has been significant, and appreciated."

"It took a couple of weeks to get everything finalized, and I'm still working out my last day here, but I will be starting the new job in August. Thanks a lot for your help – I found our last discussion very helpful as I thought through everything and made my decision."

"The 5 year plan discussion went really well, thank you for your advice. I outlined the process (set the goals, identify the route to get there, addressed our requirements to take that route)... and have asked the other board members to think that whole process through. Many thanks for assisting us - so much appreciated!"

"I would like to thank you again for answering lots of my questions yesterday, and your information is so valuable for me. You are just like my dream role model who is both successful at the career side and the family side. I am really interested in learning these special skills from you…"

"...three times in the one hour conversation, she referred to the benefits of her coaching sessions with you. You obviously made an impression, as she is not one to distribute praise flippantly. Thanks for your help."

"Hi Claire… Just wanted to say it was great to meet you in person today - I was left with some good suggestions and lots to think about and reflect on."

"Thanks for sharing Sandra, and for coming in yesterday. I think it was really helpful for the group. I sensed a different body language in the room just from having you there. I think the fact that we went out and worked with you demonstrated somehow that we are “putting our money where our mouths are”."

"This very specific guidance is so helpful, especially the advice about coaching the team on solving their own problems."

"A member of our last Women's Coaching Group wrote me a wonderful email today. She said it had been a long time since she had had positive thoughts about her career and she is happy that I was part of it. Thought you'd want to know. You have done good work."

"Wanted to reach out and let you know that you were my Lionel Logue (The King’s Speech), Claire! I review the notes I made during our sessions often – and they continue to pay dividends."

"Just wanted to let you know that this week we started having calls with our manager group every morning. We plan to have these calls for six weeks... So far, I think it is working very well. I will keep you updated..."

"... sometimes when I am making a decision and thinking an issue through, I think “What would Sandra say?” Not because I want you to tell me what to do, but because you helped me clarify my thinking."

"Sophie is fantastic! We’ve made huge strides together and I’m really looking forward to where things move from here."

"Hi Claire... Just wanted to say it was great to meet you in person today - I was left with some good suggestions and lots to think about and reflect on."

"I want you to know that you have made an impact on my life. There are many times when I think about things you have said to me…."

"Just wanted to let you know that this week we started having calls with our manager group every morning. We plan to have these calls for six weeks... So far, I think it is working very well. I will keep you updated..."

"I was out with (a client of yours) tonight... and she told the table that you changed her career and put her on the right track."