Ingrid and her team have been amazing to work with. They are experts and great partners in developing leadership training for our team. I lost count as to how many participants have said the training they delivered was the best they have ever taken. My organization identified a need to build strong leaders. We worked with Ingrid to develop a Compelling Leader program to address areas such as influencing, compelling conversations, and executive presence, but she brought additional areas to consider which were very complimentary to the original format. Despite participants having to get out of their comfort zone, they were completely engaged, embraced the learnings, and had fun during the training. I have nothing but high regards for Ingrid and her team!
- Willie Lee, VP of Marketing Operations, GOOGLE
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"When I reached out to Axe & Arrow I was looking for a way to bring my newly formed team together. Our Axe & Arrow consultant met with myself, key stakeholders and all the members of the team before putting together the "teaming" off-site program. Axe & Arrow implemented a 2-day event that allowed the team to get beyond the surface, dig into individual strengths and weaknesses, provide feedback where needed and set up a collective mission. The entire experience brought the team closer together and fast tracked our path to peak performance. If you are looking for a way to pull your team together, I highly recommend Axe & Arrow as your partner."
- Helen Hwang, VP, Exec Ed Industry Solutions & Strategy at Salesforce.org
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"If you are offered an opportunity to participate in the compelling leadership series, DO IT! It will improve your ability to lead, and could change your life. I found this seminar in Compelling Leadership to be very helpful, challenging me to rethink everything I thought I knew about being a manager. I found myself not just learning new, effective ways to communicate both up and down the corporate ladder, but also reconsidering WHY and HOW I want to lead. This course has been life-changing for me."
- Timothy Schierling, Big Data Analyst, ORACLE India
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"Although coaching was a leadership topic where I had previously attended training or workshops, this training had a much better focus on practicing what you were learning, as you were learning it. The final session on feedback I found to be invaluable. You are taught how to have a direct but non-judgmental discussion with another individual with the underlying driver being coaching. This series was an eye opener and completely changed the way I think about using coaching with my team.”
- Senior Director, Salesforce
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"The Power Presenter program was nothing short of transformational for our team. Our team came out with a better understanding of how to shape their material to move audiences. And our team has a richer understanding of how non-verbals add or detract from their messaging. A great experience that I highly recommend to other groups at Google."
- Director, Google
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"When I reached out to Axe & Arrow I was looking for a way to bring my newly formed team together. Our Axe & Arrow consultant met with myself, key stakeholders and all the members of the team before putting together the "teaming" off-site program. Axe & Arrow implemented a 2-day event that allowed the team to get beyond the surface, dig into individual strengths and weaknesses, provide feedback where needed and set up a collective mission. The entire experience brought the team closer together and fast tracked our path to peak performance. If you are looking for a way to pull your team together, I highly recommend Axe & Arrow as your partner."
- Helen Hwang, VP, Exec Ed Industry Solutions & Strategy at Salesforce.org
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"I was feeling frustrated, angry and burned out. I was fully disconnected from my professional goals. Ingrid gave me the language and permission to find the deeper reasons behind my thinking and behavior. Over a period of a few weeks I experienced a huge perspective shift. I stopped feeling guilty or angry; instead I felt centered and clear. Nothing else about the situation changed except my perspective, but at the same time everything changed. And the most important part of this is that this shift was not temporary. Six months later the way I see and respond to the challenges connected with my professional and personal life is completely different. I use the knowledge and insights I gained through my engagement with Axe & Arrow everyday and it has made a profound impact on my personal and professional relationships. I’ve done lots of therapy and lots of work with professional coaching; none of the issues we worked on together were new to me. What was new was the thoughtful, compassionate way we approached these patterns in my thinking and how to shift them. I now understand how these patterns served me in the past and that has made it so much easier to recognize them and shift my perspective. If you are ready for real change, choose Axe & Arrow. You couldn't ask for a better partner." Shelley Boose, VP Corporate Communications, Venafi
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"Our leadership series with Axe & Arrow came at a time when our team was struggling to see the big picture, get out from under task oriented leadership styles, and deliver on big changes within the organization. Ingrid brought in a series of workshops that completely re-oriented our department. Our leaders began a more regular cadence of check-in's focused on driving performance. Greater trust was built as a team and this allowed the free-flow of more healthy feedback. More collaboration led to better ideation and strategizing. We call Ingrid the 'Work Whisperer' around here - and couldn't recommend her or Axe & Arrow more highly.
- CHIEF OF STAFF, ELECTRONIC ARTS
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"This workshop was a real kick in the ass to take ownership over my mindset and my energy. The most powerful discovery I made in this course was that things take longer when they are energy drainers. Since we can’t create more time in a day, we can take more control over our energy levels. I left this session feeling energized and hopeful."
- ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, MCKINSEY & COMPANY
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"The Power Presenter program was nothing short of transformational for our team. Our team came out with a better understanding of how to shape their material to move audiences. And our team has a richer understanding of how non-verbals add or detract from their messaging. A great experience that I highly recommend to other groups at Google."
- DIRECTOR, GOOGLE
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"Hands down, the most fun I've ever had in a workshop. I loved the games and mini challenges. I learned so much about how to get what I want from those around me and can't wait to start applying it on the daily. This workshop was insightful, engaging and super practical. A must for anyone who wants to make a difference at their organization."
- SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST, KING
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"Working with Ingrid has by far been the most valuable experience I've had in my professional career. Not only was she intuitive enough to identify the areas of improvement that would help advance my daily work life, but the level of insight she was able to provide was immensely valuable in helping me understand what would be key for me attaining career goals!"
Angela Sanchez, Vice President of CRM, Universal Music Group |
"I am an experienced facilitator and going into the session I had a serious case of 'what am I going to learn?' What actually happened was one of the most powerful formal learning experiences since I was in graduate school. During the week with Ingrid, I was challenged, my strongly held beliefs were opened to examination and reflection, and I felt there was a real chance of failure due to the level of challenge. By the end of the week, I was a stronger facilitator and proved to myself and others that there is always room to grow. Thanks Ingrid for pushing me and sticking with me through this journey! I am still applying what I learned.”
Chris Burns, VP, Human Resources, Nordstrom |
"This storytelling workshop helped me unlock the mystery of storytelling in the workplace. Prior to the workshop, I thought storytelling was something you did around the water cooler to talk about your weekend. This workshop helped me understand storytelling arc and how to present my ideas as a compelling journey with a beginning, a middle and an end. I now see storytelling everywhere at Venafi. I understand how to use it and have found my messages more engaging as a result. I highly recommend this session.
- SENIOR DIRECTOR, VENAFI
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“I was challenged to bring a performance management program to over 300, globally dispersed managers. Our managers were effective at leading for technical results but needed to accelerate their transformation as people leaders.
Axe & Arrow hit the right note across a diverse level of needs. They used surveys, interviews and a pilot to create a highly engaging, rapid, applied learning program to meet our leaders where they most needed help. This enabled them to apply their new skills immediately back on the job. Over the course of one year, Axe & Arrow elevated the quality of four key performance conversations with 300 of our managers across the globe. Now our leaders are having more frequent and meaningful performance and career conversations and are receiving higher engagement ratings from our employees. Axe & Arrow Coaching has produced lasting results for my organization. They continually provide fresh ideas in the most current leadership practices. They also vastly increased the confidence of our managers and helped us scale our programs quickly. If you are looking for a world-class learning partner that takes time to understand your needs then you have found them." Julie Hasset, VP, Chief of Staff, SaaS Engineering, Oracle |
"I realized after taking the Goal Setting workshop that I had never set goals the right way with my team. I was doing all the work and providing all the accountability. The tools I pulled from this class have helped me co-create goals with my team members that they own. The goals are richer in meaning and more likely to be accomplished. If you are looking for a high-impact goal setting workshop, this one offers a fresh take and real results. "
- SVP, Salesforce
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"I worked with Ingrid while navigating a significant career decision. I felt like the proverbial deer in headlights, frozen and unable to effectively move forward. Ingrid brought her empathetic yet no-nonsense approach to my situation, helping me to effectively dismantle and organize my thoughts and feelings so that I could make my most informed decision. She facilitated sessions that enabled me to recognize self-created barriers that were blocking my career trajectory. She enabled me to dig deeper into my decision-making process and recognize when negative self-talk was getting in my way. Ingrid does not tell you what to do, but rather empowers you with tools to evaluate any situation, determine your course of action, and own the results. As someone with twenty years in the C-Suite who has leveraged business coaches for not only my own professional growth but that of my organizations as well, there is no comparison. Engaging with Ingrid is an investment in your future that will pay dividends."
Megan Clarke, Chief Information Officer - The OSCARS, Stanford University GSB |
"If you are offered an opportunity to participate in the compelling leadership series, DO IT! It will improve your ability to lead, and could change your life. I found this seminar in Compelling Leadership to be very helpful, challenging me to rethink everything I thought I knew about being a manager. I found myself not just learning new, effective ways to communicate both up and down the corporate ladder, but also reconsidering WHY and HOW I want to lead. This course has been life-changing for me."
- Timothy Schierling, Big Data Analyst, ORACLE India
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