GRACE AND LEIGH TESTIMONIALS
‘Brilliant and Nuanced in Their Approach’
“Leigh and Grace helped create a safe and open space for profound and sometimes difficult learning. Besides the fact that these women are brilliant and nuanced in their approach, I believe it is their deep commitment to values of social justice and meaningful change that makes the work of Leading Spirit so effective.”
New Leaf: Services For Our Community
‘Appreciate All Your Research and Planning’
“Thank you Grace and Leigh for making our first retreat a success. We appreciate all of your research and planning in making this a customized seminar for our group. We hope to have a year of academic excellence due to your help.”
Touro University
JULIE AND LEIGH TESTIMONIALS
‘Inspiring and Illuminating Retreats'
“Julie and Leigh have facilitated a series of inspiring and illuminating retreats for our Board and staff. They have a wonderful way of drawing out the best in our team and moving us forward into productive actionable next steps. The great enthusiasm and appreciation evident among our team speak volumes about the power of team coaching.”
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
‘You Inspired Us'
“Mil gracias Julie and Leigh for creating such an amazing space for CLRJ staff and board to reflect, embrace each other and share our dreams, hopes and struggles. You inspired us to move our visions for a more just world forward”
Policy & Advocacy Manager, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
GRACE TESTIMONIALS
‘Sharpened My Ability to Be Both Relational & Strategic’
“I am a better leader because of my coaching relationship with Grace. Coaching has sharpened my ability to be both relational and strategic, whether I am presenting at a national conference, facilitating a meeting with my senior leadership team or meeting with a donor or organizational partner. This increased awareness enhances my day-to-day functioning, allows me to make more grounded decisions and heightens my ability to remain in strong relationship with my team members. I am constantly struck by the ongoing learning, insight and connections that surface during my coaching sessions.”
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center
‘A Nurturing Practicality’
“Working with Leading Spirit gave me the ‘team’ I needed to help focus on what I wanted in my professional and my personal life—and understand how those two things could complement each other. We all have a deep need for someone to travel the path with us, to stand outside the realm and help us see down the road farther than we can on our own. Grace’s vision provided me with new insights into what might be around the corner and what might be inside of me that would guide me there.
In the middle of a job search, Grace helped me learn much about who I was and what I brought to a professional position that kept me moving forward. Then during the transition into my new job, Grace’s ability to ground me in my own skills and experience made that period less stressful than any other job transition I've ever had.
Grace brings a nurturing practicality to her coaching that showed me how to lay new foundations and frame new expectations of myself and of others. Translating an idea into a visual representation was an effective way of capturing my issues and focusing my responses to them. When I was stuck in the sensation of being “an outsider,” she gave me the image of the window and the party inside. Grace’s work helped me figure out where the door to the party was.”
Author and activist
‘Stronger Leader with a Clearer Vision’
“Working with Grace has made me a better executive director. When I have tough decisions to make about staffing, financial matters, board relationships or fundraising, Grace asks the right (and often hard) questions that can illuminate the path to answers.
The Foundation where I work has a stronger leader with a clearer vision because of working with Grace. I have been able to set limits in areas that I never thought would be possible before.
Grace is consistent in her guidance. She is tough when she needs to be and rarely lets me get away with things. She is supportive and complimentary while also acknowledging areas where I frequently slip up. Grace is quick to laugh and use humor in our sessions. And as she knows, I love her application of scientific laws to her work.”
Agape Foundation
‘A Sea of Calm in the Storm … Fresh Practical Insights’
“Grace Flannery’s expert support and guidance made a true believer of me about the value and power of executive coaching. Her regular sessions provided a sea of calm in the storm while also giving me fresh, practical insights into the challenges and opportunities I faced. With her support, I was able to be true to myself as a leader, serve with the utmost integrity and help the organization face some difficult choices.”
A Consultant Less Ordinary; former Executive Director, Changemakers
LEIGH TESTIMONIALS
‘Helps Sort Through the Maze … Give Clear Direction’
“Sometimes simply having someone to listen to you can make all the difference. I find my conversations with Leigh to be empathic, insightful, and invigorating. She not only reaffirms my passion and commitment to this work, but she helps to sort through the maze of my thoughts and give clear direction to my next steps. Everyone should have the opportunity to have a coach like this.”
Center for Global Justice
‘A Breath of Fresh Air
“Leigh is a breath of fresh air. She highly respects each person’s point of view and creates space for all sides to be aired. She’s able to take all of the ‘stuff’ we dump out there and help us make sense out of it and design actions that work for us. Our coaching with Leigh is one of the few environments where I feel completely safe to say what I need, be how I am and act how I feel. It’s a gift to work with her.”
A happy couple
JULIE TESTIMONIALS
‘A Great Sense of Community and Cohesiveness’
“Julie facilitated a team-building retreat for our department that built a great sense of community and cohesiveness among the staff. In a short amount of time, we were able to reach a deeper appreciation and understanding of each other. As a result, our team has become much more effective in listening to one another and respectful of the diverse and rich talents of each person.
My staff regularly asks when we will get to work with Julie again. I strongly recommend Julie as an effective facilitator and coach.”
Enterprise & Economic Development, Tacoma Community College
‘Great Actionable Next Steps’
“We are so appreciative of Julie’s gifts as a facilitator and coach! She created a playful yet focused environment for the entire staff to claim our collective strengths—and articulate our plans for moving forward the organization’s mission.
Julie quickly engaged us with her positivity, humor and intuition. She really got us to the core of the issues by asking powerful questions. As a result of our time with Julie, we feel more connected and interdependent as a team. We came away with some great actionable next steps, as well as team-building tools we’re continuing to use in regular meetings.”
GirlVentures