Extraordinary leaders create organizations that breed innovation and deliver markedly better business results. They hire the best people and engage that talent fully to create remarkable results. In a study done by Willis Towers Watson of global companies, engaged employees collectively increased operating income by 19% and EPS by 28%. There is no question, great leadership matters and creates value for all stakeholders.

Only extraordinary leaders have the ability to access their full wisdom and potential and, seemingly without effort, enable others to do the same. They have courage, integrity and soul. They have a deep respect for the stewardship of their role and they mindfully focus on being the best.

My name is Sheila Madden and I have worked in the areas of executive coaching, talent management and organization effectiveness for over 20 years. I have worked inside high-tech companies as a senior executive (SVP of Global Talent Management for GlobalEnglish Corp., IBM, The Learning Company and Tandem) as well as working as an external executive coach and consultant with clients from many organizations, including these:

Areas of Specialty

I specialize in working with high growth organizations where the acceleration of leadership capability is essential to meet growth demands. My coaching is pragmatic, action oriented and results focused and always done within the context of your current strategic and operational goals. You can always count on me for direct, honest and relevant coaching delivered with kindness and empathy.

How coaching works

In your work with me, we start with what goals you want to achieve and then lay out a leadership roadmap to accomplish them, extraordinarily. We talk honestly about how to use your strengths to meet your objectives and how your weaknesses may be holding you (or your organization) back from tapping into you/your organization’s full potential. We do this with meetings driven by specific action plans and strategies because coaching is about action, not just words. We set milestones and I challenge you to try new approaches and to continually redefine what “extraordinary” means for you and your team.

When you work with me you can count on having: 

• A trusted, strategic business thinker with a passion for partnering with you to consistently achieve extraordinary results.
• Someone with an unending ability to see your full potential and the ability to coach that potential into reality.
• A confidant with an uncompromising commitment to integrity, respect and to telling you the truth with kindness.
• A partner with the ability to always see the humor in life and a knack for helping you see it as well.