A common element that characterizes clients of Care-Full Coaching is that they are leaders.  They may exist at any level of an organization, but they are focused on developing their leadership abilities, not just their managerial skills.  They may not yet lead an organization, but they are entrepreneurially envisioning one to launch and lead.

A second common element that characterizes clients of Care-Full Coaching is that they refuse to separate their emotional and spiritual well-being from their professional competence.  They look at life seamlessly.  They are not afraid to discuss "how they're doing" personally along with "how they're doing" professionally.  Care-Full Coaching does not provide "counseling" per se, but gives clients a confidential "spiritual friend" to help them as a whole person holistically pursue the shalom (integrated well-being) that God intends for them.

While I work with persons who are diverse in age and culture, over the years I have worked with a large number of men and women from the emerging generations - typically under age 35.  I "get it" that the world is not as it was when I was coming up professionally.  I like to work with people, however, who also know that just because everything seems to be changing does not mean that everything has changed.  We can still learn from the past while discovering the future and must use discernment to perceive which parts of our tradition should be maintained in the emerging Postmodern world.

My unique background - 20 years in business, 20 years in ministry - gives me the experience to work with leaders of both businesses and faith-based organizations.  My professional field was designing and implementing Information Systems.  That exposed me to a variety of business environments:  Manufacturing, Distribution, Medical, Accounting and Auditing, Food Processing, Construction, and Entertainment to name a few.  I understand what business people think about.  I understand the ethical challenges that sometimes confront Christian businesspeople.  I am interested in helping businesspeople integrate their faith values into their leadership and business practices.

While I have worked extensively coaching clergy who are ministering both in existing congregations and in planting new congregations, I have also worked within a broader non-profit context.  I am aware of the differences in legal operation between for-profit and non-profit organizations.  I have unfortunately found that many non-profits that provide services to constituencies do so in organizations that are poorly led and have a relationally unhealthy work environment.  Because I see things systemically, I believe that such organizational deficiencies negatively impact the services provided to the non-profits targeted beneficiaries.  Improving leadership and the organization's "environment" result in improving the organization's provision to the community they serve.

If you've identified yourself in the paragraphs above and are intrigued with my holistic view of leadership and organization, perhaps you're ready to become one of Care-Full Coaching's typical clients.