Testimonials
Speaking
“ Judith and I collaborated as external consultants in execution of a leadership development series for a SSF Pharma company. She is a riveting speaker with practical management advice delivered with humor and kindness. She is a sought after keynote speaker and very busy executive coach. Her back to basics approach to successful leadership ensures that leaders are focused on the right things and execute with authenticity. ”
Stacey Porter, Head of Learning & Development at Roche
Coaching
“ I had the pleasure of being coached by Judith in November 2010. I went into the session hoping to get advice for a work situation and I walked out with a renewed sense of confidence and purpose that still comes up today when I quote Judith while talking to colleagues. She gets right to the heart of the matter and sums up what's really going on in just a few minutes. I received an incredible amount of value from our session and I highly recommend Judith for any type of coaching where you want to see results! ”
Michele Malaret, Vice President, Marketing Program Manager at Wells Fargo
Training
“ Judith's work with the staff at EBALDC has been both impactful and fun! Staff has commented that Judith's interactive style of training keeps them engaged and that her use of storytelling to illustrates key concepts aids staff in retaining critical information. Judith is a joy to collaborate with to deliver coaching and training to all levels of staff. ”
LaNetha Oliver, Director of Human Resources at East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
Training
“ Swords to Plowshares decided that it would be a prudent step in our organizational development efforts to bring coaching into all levels of supervision at our organization, and we were very fortunate to have the opportunity to engage Judith Wilson in that pursuit. We were able to arrange a two-day training with Judith, attended by all staff with supervisory duties, and the results have been excellent. Judith is extremely engaging, and the tools and practice sessions that she provided us have produced excellent results.
Managers now come to me not only with their problems, but with well-considered potential solutions in tow as well. Performance improvement and other personnel issues are now getting resolved productively at lower levels of the organization, which has improved performance, reduced turn over, and freed up many executive hours that would otherwise have been spent on these matters. I highly recommend Judith to any organization that hopes to get the best out of its staff while furthering their individual development. ”
Leon Winston, Chief Operating Officer at Swords to Plowshares
Facilitation
“ Judith Wilson was once my coach when I was the Executive Director of the Filipino Task Force on AIDS. She also facilitated some of our board meetings as we came face-to-face to deal with difficult challenges that lay ahead of us. Her kind, dynamic and "no-nonsense" approach was a good fit for us. When I was with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Judith lead a couple of our workshops on Coaching Skills for Managers and Leaders, and overall the participants were quite happy with these workshops. ”
Victor Hall, Executive Director at Filipino Task Force on AIDS
Training
“ Judith has done three rounds of training on coaching for my organization - one on coaching for managers, and two on using coaching techniques in career counseling. All three trainings were creative, thoughtful, customized to the audience, and a lot of fun. Judith is a great presenter, and able to adjust the level and content of her topic very well to the group. She is well-versed in a variety of techniques for coaching others, and able to come up with ideas for solutions for all sorts of problems on the fly. I would love to hire her again! ”
Lucy Runkel, Director of Student Services at SEIU UHW-West & Joint Employer Education Fund
Training
“ Judith's career-coaching skills are unmatchable. In less than an hour, she can zero in on what you want to achieve in life and help you make it happen. ”
Danielle Cass, National Public Relations & Media Communications Manager at Kaiser Permanente
General
“ Judith is an expert in the field of coaching, organizational development, leadership training, problem solving for managers and organizations, and an all around pro at supporting organizations and individuals in transition. Her wide range of experience with various types of organizations and businesses enhance her ability to problem solve. Inevitably, when faced with a challenge, she has a variety of concrete experiences to draw from. In addition, she is a creative, innovative thinker who can tailor lessons learned to new situations that fit unique individuals or organizations. I can't wait to read her book! ”
Sarah Zimmerman, Deputy Chief of Staff at Service Employees International Union Local 1000
Coaching
“ I have been very satisfied with Judith's results. I have thrown her into a couple of very tough executive coaching and team development scenarios and she has provided excellent outcomes. She has great energy, can act fast on her feet and really knows her stuff! ”
Harly Neumann, Senior Director, Human Capital at Holiday Retirement
Coaching, Facilitation
“ Judith is a sought-after resource in our organization. Employees, at all levels, find her direct, honest and sincere feedback invaluable. I frequently recommend Judith to other organizations. ”
Judy Starling, VP Human Resource at InterMune
Coaching, Training
“ I highly recommend Judith Wilson. Over the past 3 years, she has provided me with excellent one-to-one leadership coaching and training for our management team on situational leadership. I have seen positive growth in my self-confidence and technical skills as a Director.
Thank you Judith for your support and continuous guidance. ”
Angel Barrios, Executive Director at Institute for Human and Social Development (Headstart)
Coaching, Training
“ It is my privilege to recommend and endorse Judith's work as both a MCC Coach and facilitator. I have had the opportunity to partner with Judith on top global accounts where she not only successfully coached senior executives but also delivered custom workshops to meet the leadership and coaching challenges of a high-caliber group. Judith is one of the best in the business! AND, she is a lot of fun to work with as well. ”
Carolyn Gundersen, Senior Client Partner at The Ken Blanchard Companies
Coaching
“ Judith is a strong coach. She has the ability to help her clients achieve their primary goals as well as work through any issues that may keep someone from succeeding in their secondary goals.”
Rick Bobertz, President at Education First Communities
Coaching
“ Judith was hired as my leadership coach. She was an excellent listener who was able to take my difficult situations and translate them into bigger issues that I could address. Judith also had a wealth of information and could guide me to using other resources. She was supportive, very interested and creative in her guidance. Her coaching certainly improved my performance and job satisfaction. I highly recommend Judith as an Executive Coach. ”
Billie Blumenthal, Religious School Director at Congregation Shomrei Torah
Coaching
“ Judith is an outstanding, practical and experienced executive coach and facilitator. As my leadership coach at American Express, Judith enabled me to successfully take on new challenges, to shape innovative solutions and to drive incredible results. Judith has a fantastic ability to ask the perfect question at just the right moment to open up new possibilities. Judith is able to build the connection and trust to share powerful insights that helped me fulfil my potential. I can easily recommend Judith to anyone who wants to be challenged to excel. ”
Martin Cropper, Head of Finance, Business Planning & Re-Engineering at American Express
Coaching
“ Working with Judith as she coached me as chief executive and consulted with my board and staff made my day-to-day work life more productive, comfortable, and engaging. Ideas flowed and successes bloomed in new and innovative ways. ”
Greg Edwards, Executive Director at Flowers Heritage Foundation
Coaching
“ I have a design and branding company I run from my home. While I have many people I hire and collaborate with, I don't have partners or employees. I think of Judith almost as a Board of Director. She's great as a sounding board for business decisions, people management questions and strategic planning. ”
Melissa Mahoney, Owner at Mahoney Artwork
Coaching
“ Judith's insight, coaching and career advice has been invaluable to me over my career. She was amazing at helping me unlock the creativity and passion that enabled me to succeed. ”
Sasha Braude, Senior Director, Campaign Marketing at Adobe Systems
Coaching
“ Judith is a wonderful coach and a true pleasure to work with. Smart, dynamic, incredibly energetic, she always has a terrific attitude. I couldn't recommend her more highly! ”
Peter Bregman, CEO at Bregman Partners, Inc.
Training
“ I was forced to only pick three attributes above, but i would add: personable, good value, on time and creative. Our goal was to provide training to a team of staff to enhance their ability to work better together and she did that and gave us the tools to keep the work going. Everyone loved and appreciated her style, her wit, and her ability to keep us focused - and I mean it, everyone loved her. ”
Juno Duenas, Executive Director at Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
Coaching
“ I met Judith over 12 years ago. She introduced me to coaching. Always at the forefront of what is happening in the coaching industry so it's no surprise she has a new book out. Look, Judith, just simply is at the top of her leadership development and coaching game. If you're ready to be transformed, want someone who is honest, direct, funny and an ally all the way then Judith is your woman. Judith has worked with executives, managers at all levels. She's a true innovator. I'm proud to call her my colleague, you will be proud to call her your coach. I promise. ”
Melanie DewBerry-Jones, Leader at Coaches Training Institute
Leadership Development Coaching
“ I learned a lot about leadership and accountability through your guidance, and I thank you for that. You never made me feel inadequate, but helped to steer my efforts to improve. Although it was a difficult process, I believe I am a better leader and a better employee having gone through it. ”
Project Lead at ChevronTexaco
Training
“ I want to let you know that yesterday I used the coaching skills which you taught us. The situation I found myself in was very hard yet ended up with wonderful results: my staff felt heard, I set clear expectations, and I was respected for 'going into the gap.' I finally felt like an effective manager for once! ”
Regional Director at a Youth Services Agency, Bay Area, CA
Facilitation and Consultation
“ Judith is truly business savvy, passionate, fun and engaging, and extremely talented as a course developer, facilitator and as a coach. She is a very good match for us and we feel extremely fortunate to have her on-board.
I worked with Judith as a consultant to us at NorthPoint Communications and it led to Level Four results in a short period of time for our Customer Service Key Account reps. ”
Organizational Effectiveness Director at a Telecommunications Company, Bay Area, CA
Team Facilitation
“ Your Strategic Team Excellence Planning workout with our team was dynamic and worth every moment. You got us to the guts of what needed to be said. Now we really understand each other, have clear expectations, have grounded agreements about how to work together, and know what each of us needs to pay close attention to, in order for us to have the greatest impact on our outcomes. ”
Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety at Gilead Sciences