John B. Lazar & Associates, Inc | Coaching and Consulting for Today's Ever-Changing Business Climate

Testimonials

"An extraordinary world of possibilities has now opened and continues to unfold for me each day. I've designed projects bigger than I could have ever imagined, and feel more confident and capable."

Richard S. Hartmann, Consultant

"Our executive coaching sessions for navigating the 'land mines' associated with a merger expanded into an inquiry about what do I really want in my life? You didn't back off from asking me tough questions, and demanding thoughtful answers. You challenged my assumptions, and made me come to grips with some hard truths about myself. At the same time, you helped me define who I was, recognize and validate my considerable skill sets, and restore lost confidence. Together, we formulated an action plan to which you held me accountable. Within a month of quitting my job, I had accepted a lucrative job offer consistent with my needs and my value in the marketplace. Additionally, I found ways to get the performing arts back in my life. My increased energy and enthusiasm is because I am finally living my life authentically and doing what I need to be doing. I would not have gotten to this point without your insight, insistence and unshakable belief that I could achieve what I desired. I'll never be the same again."

Rosemary Monahan, Site Manager, Scherer Schneider Paulick

"Thank you so much for your services and the propulsion it provided me in my business. Your delicate attention to details had me 'cut the crap', eliminate the drama and create clarity around all my domains. The results are truly amazing! The project called for raising over two million dollars in 30 days at the time your coaching started. As you know, the investor showed up in five days. What a clearing! I acknowledge your quiet, unassuming manner that calls forth greatness. It gives honor, confidence and respect that became an ongoing gift I not only received, but also passed along to my clients."

Nessa Baskerville Johnson, Executive Director, Jubilation, Inc.

"I was part of a group responsible for writing a highly technical training course, in a short time period, that had a critical impact on making the latest software release to our company's product line. As a group, we were independent, arrogant, stubborn and had already managed to establish underlying agendas of guaranteed communication gaps. Assigned to us as our Performance Technologist, John was able to get our motley crew to come together on format and design. He enabled us to feel the rewards of personal accomplishment while keeping us focused on our goal and deadline. The result? We made the deadline with a product that we were all proud of."

N. Jean Airey, Member Technical Staff, Lucent Technologies

"Probably one of the most valuable lessons I learned during our coaching relationship was how much fun new territory can be when I give up the seriousness, or significance, of the detours that show up along the way. Making the plan be a 'game' removed the sense of 'win or lose', 'all or nothing.' Your help in clarifying the issues and making choices based on facts and commitment proved to be critical to the success of my public relations plan ... not to mention the wear and tear it saved on the nervous system."

Belinda K. Lower, President, Stewart Company

"John hasn't changed my life - - I still have the same job, same spouse, same house, etc. What he has done is provide a structured, caring, empathetic, compassionate and affirmational coaching system which allowed me to change the way I view, organize and direct my life, and the story I tell myself and others about my life. Well, come to think of it, John enabled me to change my own life! "

Jim Kelly, Business Executive, CHP International

"You are a wonderful human being. It is amazing that you always do the right thing and that you are always contextual. I am afraid the world is going to wind up envying you...I appreciate working with you and I treasure our friendship."

Forrest Bayard, Attorney at Law

"For me, the combination of coaching with you and being involved in a learning community where we show up as peers-in-discovery has proven a winning combination. This context has created a fertile catalyst for change and has become an ideal medium in which to experiment and practice new behaviors and try on new ideas, discover new insights and applications to living. Thank you for being who you are - a gift of expansion and belief - one who has expanded my frames of reference and opened up new ways of knowing and being in the world."

Sande Churchill, MA, Ph.D., Professional Development Coach

"When we started together over a year ago, we seemed to have an awful lot of projects going on and not very many of them getting finished. With your help, that turned around and not only have we found ourselves completing projects but we are finding ourselves truly feeling a sense of organization that I don't feel ever really existed here at Loeb Equipment. Your counsel and thoughts were always appropriate, professional and caring, and if there is any time that I can provide a reference for you with any clients considering the use of your services, I would be glad to do so."

James Newman, President, Loeb Equipment & Appraisal Company

"I cannot say enough positive things about our work together over the last year and a half. Your coaching and guidance have helped me discover invaluable tools for rational decision making, effective communication practices, team building, self-awareness and self-management. The skills I have developed during this time have reaped immediate and lasting rewards for me in both my business and personal life. I look forward to our future work together."

John V. Hartline Jr., Former Vice President of Operations, Elgin Dairy Foods

"I wish to thank John Lazar for what he has contributed during the time that he was my coach on Project Millennium. Project Millennium is an alliance of the owner, three engineering houses, and a construction joint venture. It is a very large (in the range of CAN$3 billion) and complex project. John made his largest contribution during the time that the project was under tremendous cost and schedule pressures...It was a pleasure to have John as an executive coach. I would recommend him to anyone who wants to improve their effectiveness and satisfaction with their own work and personal life."

Pieter Diedericks, Project Director, Suncor Energy

"I just wanted to update you on the project you coached me to create, structure and to fulfill last February - and to thank you profusely... You coached me to reach the benchmarks I had established. You were a consummate listener, commited to understanding what it was I was out to accomplish. And then, you were a firm stand for my ability to do so. What I liked was that rather than give advice, what you did offer were questions that, by answering, helped me to distinguish what there was to do. John, you were both unyielding AND compassionate - which is a rare combination. You were always aware of my agenda as if it were your very own. Every coaching session left me feeling empowered, clearer in purpose, and that much closer to the results I wanted to produce...Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Please feel free to use me as a reference any time."

Holly Kahan, President, HBH Agency, Ltd.

"I acknowledge your quiet, unassuming manner that calls forth greatness. It gives honor, confidence and respect that became an ongoing gift I not only received, but also passed along to my clients. I'm still grateful for your 'ongoing gift.'"

Viscount Thurston, Federal Aviation Authority

"Working with John has taken our regional management to the next level of performance and helped our team evolve. I am extremely pleased with the impact John has had on our organization and our potential for growth. He's done a great job."

Jamie Rosin, CEO, Rosin Eyecare

"Business leaders are stretched to the limit to work wisely and well, to take care of their people and customers, and to keep their enterprise thriving. We all need partners to challenge our limits and work to expand our capabilities. I completely endorse the quality and integrity of the work done by John Lazar and his firm."

Darleen McFarlan, Owner and CEO, Darleen's Interiors

"To my eternal gratitude, one of the first questions you asked was, 'If your whole daily life could be just the way you wanted it to be, what would it be like?'...As a result of your coaching, my life at work and at home is a long way towards the 'someday' dream you challenged me to achieve - much sooner and also much easier than I would have anticipated. For that you have my deepest appreciation."

Patrick Heller, President, Liberty Coin Service

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