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Imagine you are in an excellent company. Whether you are the owner or a worker, you see that as the company succeeds by your efforts, there is a greater potential for fulfilling work, more opportunity for financial reward, and increased job security. You can more clearly focus on results at work that make a difference for customers, coworkers, and the bottom line. Doing so brings fulfillment, not frustration, to even a long day.

Remember that feeling when you first took your position in the company? Excited about the opportunity, hopeful for the future? Imagine feeling more like that each day when at work. So much so, that the occasional thought of work when you are not at work is not a burden and is focused on solving a problem or seeing a solution that you bring back with you when you return. Away from work you are clearly focused on and engaged with those things that bring vitality to your life. Being mostly at peace in your life, work and non-work support and compliment each other. As more individuals gain this realization through your example, everyone benefits, like boats rising in a tide.

Does any of this really sound possible? We deny the possibility of such things in our life, but coaching is a human technology that can direct us toward such possibilities. Coaching guides us, inspires us, challenges us, and helps us find the truth in life, that all these things are possible for most of us. When we include ourselves in this possibility a whole new life opens up before us. Dare to dream, and dream big, fulfillment in our life comes from such dreams.


Professional Experience

Tom Krapu is a creative, and mindful Coach grounded in Arbinger principles. He is passionate about people functioning optimally and perseveres until results are achieved. Tom's own outstanding leadership achievements and absolute dedication inspires others to attain and incorporate organizational as well as personal goals. His brilliant understanding of the dynamics of relationship creates an environment of confidence in which to excel and of clarity needed to move forward decisively. He is most definitely a change-maker.

Since 1989 Tom has had experience providing managerial
development services to individuals and companies including:

Leadership Development "Top Down" Leadership Training workshop designed for all levels of an organization to teach about what leadership is, stimulate leadership thinking, and help individuals identify personal leadership development goals. This training usually includes a business ethics component.
  Infinite Potential Blog (was Spotlight on Leadership). A source about leadership and coaching. (Free Registration Link)
Vistage Presenter WOW's executive management as an authorized presenter for Vistage (LINK), Tom has presented to groups of CEO's within the Vistage network and is available to do presentations to executive leadership groups.

Arbinger Trained and ICF Certified Coach

Fosters deep internal work resulting in profound, lasting, and results focused changes in relationships in one's life. Tom completed his coaching training through the Arbinger Institute, Tom is authorized to use Arbinger methods and materials in one-on-one coaching. He is a certified coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Managerial Development

Initiates specific work with individuals at all levels of a company who need development as managers and leaders.

 

Performs and supervises "Supervisor Referrals" within Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) where managerial or employee strengths and weaknesses are assessed and developed around their strengths and weaknesses.

Managerial Assessment

Assists in recruiting especially when a management TEAM is being developed.

Management Consultation

Actively problem solves potentially dangerous or very delicate situations where company liabilities are at stake.

Management Training: Arbinger Facilitator

Am an Arbinger trained facilitator and also present on other training topics to various personnel to improve team functioning and individual effectiveness.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

Helps companies and their employees to cope with traumatic unexpected changes in the workplace.

Career Development

Facilitates the career process, delivers outplacement coaching, and has managed a Career Center.



Benefits of Coaching

There are many reasons why your company or organization could
benefit from managerial and organizational coaching:

  • To improve organizational effectiveness and managerial competency.
  • To identify managerial strengths and weaknesses.
  • To build a more effective management team.
  • To improve outcomes of decisions to promote.
  • To reduce employment costs by reducing attrition.
  • To create a more positive and productive work environment.
  • To protect against potential liabilities within the organization.

Individual or organizational coaching can make
difficult managerial decisions easier and more effective.

Services

  • Executive and Corporate Coaching.
  • Consultation regarding the placement and advancement of employees within an organizational and managerial structure.
  • Assessment of strengths and weaknesses with feedback to the employee and management (managerial development).
  • Interventions to increase managerial functioning and effectiveness.
  • Team Building. Integration of a managerial team.

Methods

  • Managerial assessment through interview and psychological survey and testing.
  • Direct assessment and intervention coordinated with HR or lead management.
  • 360 Evaluation

Your return on investment can save you more than the
cost of these services. So why not consider discussing an
organizational or managerial problem you have today?

What You Can Expect

Some of the ways your company or organization could
benefit from managerial and organizational coaching.

  • Lower attrition, training costs and turnover within the managerial team.
  • More effective team and organizational development, maintenance, and management.
  • Greater job satisfaction and increased productivity among upper management, management team members and employees.
  • Better risk management regarding potential liabilities.


    All coaching is done in close cooperation with appropriate
    management maintaining personal and corporate confidences.


    Situations Which Warrant Coaching

  • When a "high potential" employee is being groomed for a higher position within the organization
  • When a new manager needs development, individualized development is more effective than "group" training
  • When you are facing a particularly difficult organizational decision related to promotion
  • When there are unusual circumstances with an employee or manager which require a strategic intervention
  • When an individual is demonstrating consistent difficulties in their managerial functioning

Career Coaching Services

Tom Krapu provides the following career services:

Onboard Coaching

Coaching individuals who have been recently hired or promoted to create a "soft landing" and make sure they are developing the requisite skills to perform at a high level within their new position. This coaching protects the investment of recruitment or protects the future success of internal promotions.

Outplacement Coaching

Coaching individuals in career transition. Focusing on gaining clarity of goals, while leveraging experience and relationships to make career moves under stressful conditions.

Interest Testing and Interpretation

Tom has had significant experience helping individuals and groups understand the career process and has helped people develop an integrated plan regarding their work and career. Interest testing can be an integral part of this process and Tom provides testing services as well as comprehensive interpretive services.

He has directed a University Career Center in the past in addition to having worked with a multitude of individuals in this area of career life development. In the case where interest testing is available though other sources, Tom provides comprehensive interpretive services based on extensive training and experience in the area of career development. His work has included helping individuals who are transitioning their career because of external circumstances beyond their control as well as individuals who see that their career needs a different direction.

Career Planning and Development

Career Planning and Development is a lifelong process which follows basic principles. Tom has extensive training and experience in finer points of working in the area of career development. Coaching services are offered to help assess strengths, organize and plan career decisions, and set goals for implementation. The process of career development is taught in a manner which can result in a better ability to make career decisions throughout the life span.


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