ICF ACC, Evidence-Based Coaching Fielding Graduate University, Published Author
http://linkedin.com/in/candicereffe
I guide clients to close the gap between where they are and where they want to be, to get the traction to live and lead with clarity, energy and purpose.
What type of coaching do you offer and to whom?
My clients want to make a difference—to lead with their values. They’re at a turning point, whether they want to change careers, accelerate their capacity to lead change, start their own business, or shape a post-career life. They want to turn the lights on in their lives and in the lives of others—their families, communities, workplaces.
Why did you get into coaching? What motivates you?
When I was a C-suite executive my coaches helped me grow as a leader and a person—with their support, the business became famous for the sustainability work I led, and I published a book of poems that explores the world of work.
Now as a coach, I create the space for others that my coaches did for me. A thinking and feeling partner, I support clients to clarify and realize their vision and potential, to increase their own and their organization’s effectiveness and impact.
What differentiates you from other coaches?
I coach clients from different walks of life and industries, from the military to health and well being, from the arts to manufacturing.
I led systemic change as a C-Suite executive, so I know how to help clients lead change through collaboration and exemplary teams. I led business strategy and innovation through the lens of social justice, so I know how to support clients to move from talk to impact. As a working artist I guide clients to turn what they imagine into reality, to navigate change with courage and curiosity.
I’ve pivoted many times in my life—and grown from that–it’s my honor to guide others amid growth and change.
What values are important to you when working with clients?
Because a trusting relationship between coach and client lays the foundation for change, I value the coach’s capacity to listen without judgment, share insights and resources, and ask questions that lead a client into fresh territory. I value the client’s willingness to be vulnerable, to explore, experiment and practice new behaviors and actions that sustain the changes they make.
What do you do for fun?
I’m always writing another book—I love getting lost in language and finding my way back. Cooking and eating with friends, harvesting from the garden, labors of love. I walk for miles—in the neighborhood and on hiking trails—and in the summer swim in open water where I feel more at home than on land.