Natural Wisdom Seekers: Labyrinths, Emotional Intelligence and Cultural Wisdom

by: Vanessa Downing, PHD, ACC As human beings, we tend to all be natural wisdom seekers. GroupWorks consultants have the opportunity to use what they learn to benefit clients and communities.  We recently checked in with a few of our team members to find out what they are sharing with clients and community members. Labyrinth Building Clare Sautter is a lifelong learner and recently took a creativity course where labyrinths were one of the resources offered. Clare dove deep into [...]

By |2022-11-14T12:55:54-05:00November 14th, 2022|Coaching, Coaching Leader Program Team, Emotional Intelligence, Group Works Global Team, Leadership, Professional Efficacy|Comments Off on Natural Wisdom Seekers: Labyrinths, Emotional Intelligence and Cultural Wisdom

Well-Being at Work: It’s About Leadership!

By: Vanessa Downing, PHD, ACC “People don’t flee bad jobs, they flee bad bosses.” Years of research on turnover supports that this oft-spouted cliché tends to be overwhelmingly true. And the inverse is true as well: good bosses positively impact the performance and productivity of their direct reports, and their teams quit at lower rates than their “bad boss” peers (Shaw, 2019). As an executive coach and psychologist, I’ve had multiple experiences of supporting high achieving, engaged coaching clients as [...]

By |2022-07-24T10:16:57-04:00July 22nd, 2022|Coaching, Coaching Leader Program Team, Emotional Intelligence, Group Works Global Team, Leadership, Professional Efficacy|Comments Off on Well-Being at Work: It’s About Leadership!

Creative Curations – February 2022

The GroupWorks Global team is always learning and staying up-to-date on topics pertinent to our work. Plus, we are perpetually curious! This month, we've curated an article and a podcast we think you'll enjoy. 2022 Is the Year You Should Hire a Coach (article) "According to a 2015 survey from the ICF and the Human Capital Institute, “51% of respondents from organizations that invested in coaching reported higher revenue than that of other similar organizations” (Arruda). This is a convincing statistic [...]

By |2022-05-10T11:22:55-04:00February 1st, 2022|Coaching, Group Works Global Team, Team Performance|Comments Off on Creative Curations – February 2022

Meet Vanessa Downing, Program Manager, Coaching Leader Program

The Coaching Leader Program and GroupWorks Global are proud to announce that Dr. Vanessa Downing has joined CLP as Program Manager. Dr. Vanessa Downing is a licensed psychologist and leadership coach. She received her doctoral degree in counseling psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. The early years of her career were spent as a cardiovascular psychologist working at the bedside of patients facing life altering diagnoses. Her experiences on multidisciplinary teams included navigating intense system demands while fighting for the [...]

By |2022-05-10T11:25:10-04:00December 2nd, 2021|Coaching Leader Program Team, Group Works Global Team|Comments Off on Meet Vanessa Downing, Program Manager, Coaching Leader Program

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