Nicole E.

As a high performer, I had lost sight that not all individuals are wired the same way and what motivates me, may not motivate my team. Working with my coach helped me understand that everyone is wired differently, and different people need different things to be effective. This invaluable insight has not only improved my leadership skills but also my ability to collaborate effectively with my team and teams across the entire company.

With Exponential Results’ help, my team is now functioning well and producing the desired results. My team feels empowered to make changes, provide valuable feedback, and grow together. I have gained a deeper understanding of what motivates individuals and how I play a critical role in their success. In addition, the model has allowed me to understand that I must slow down and meet my team where they are.

As a result of working with Exponential Results, I am a more well rounded leader, am self-aware and have become a more effective communicator.

Thank you!
EVP, FirstBank

Christian W.

Our IT team has grown rapidly over the years. Due to the size of the team, reach over 400 teammates, and the speed of growth, it has become increasingly difficult to create alignment and accountability. My Exponential Results coach was able to point out changes that I needed to make to tear down defensiveness, create collaboration and generate buy-in to our strategic vision and goals. Karen has pushed me to make uncomfortable changes and accelerated my growth as a leader. She provided the support and accountability I needed to make some of the most effective changes in my professional career. Within the a few weeks, we have already observed a 50% increase in time spent on our highest priority work. Thank you, Karen.

Christian W.
CIO
FirstBank

Dave B.

I needed to expand the leadership capabilities of key team members for succession roles and usher in the next level for our rapidly growing business. The organic development of our leadership team is integral to the maintenance and expansion of our culture, which is at the core of our value proposition to our employees.

I recognized that I did not have all the tools I needed to fully empower key team members to be their absolute best and true selves as leaders. As Karen began to work with these team members, it was clear there are alternative paths that can help support the leadership development we were looking for.

Velocity helped my team members grow substantially in ways that we had not seen progress in before. Additionally, by working in tandem with the Velocity team, I was able to understand other gaps in team members that I might be able to work through with the Velocity team.

The growth and development of this employee empowered me to make systemic changes to my organizational structure that has set the stage for our next level of growth. By leaning into the program and galvanizing my leadership to engage and embrace these practices, we are now a much stronger organization as a result.

Kyle H.

I have worked with high performing teams nearly my entire life and became overly focused on the team’s outcomes. My leadership approach was essentially the same for everyone; I had lost perspective on the fact that high performing individuals are each motivated and empowered in different ways.

With Velocity’s help I gained a much deeper understanding of what motivates different individuals, how to meet them where they are, and to provide the type of support they need. Velocity Leadership’s model of using behavioral queues and measurable goals resonated really well with me. It helped to ensure I was focusing on the right things and allowed me to build lasting change.

The people I work with are now more empowered and encouraged to continue growing. I have moved past letting the results speak for themselves. I learned the importance of helping each individual find what drives them and what allows them to perform at their best.

Luis G.

My opportunity was communicating more effectively in executive level meetings. My Exponential Results coach challenged me to identify the root cause of my issue. Like many leaders, I had attempted to implement improvements and while it worked temporarily, there was no permanent improvement. My coach helped me realize that I needed to change my personal beliefs about myself while implementing physical changes in order for improvements to be sustained for the long-term.

With my coach’s guidance, I realize that I had been struggling with imposter syndrome, feeling like I didn’t deserve my success and position. After this realization, we worked together on a gameplan to update my beliefs and corresponding behavioral patterns to implement practical actions and ultimately, improve my performance in executive level meetings.

Now, I show up confidently and readily speak up and contribute. Additionally, my presentations at these meetings are more succinct and resonate well with audiences. Furthermore, these changes have benefited how I lead my teams and functional areas.

Luis G.
President of Loan Review
FirstBank

Derek L.

I began my work with Velocity Leadership during the middle of the pandemic in 2020. With all the chaos brought on by COVID, my team scattered around working remotely from home, and an increasingly troublesome level of “burnout” setting in among my team members, it goes without saying that I was in need of some coaching. I needed to find ways to connect with my team members one-on-one and be a resource for them, and I needed to find ways to motivate them and battle the burnout. My leadership style up to that point in my career was a more casual approach that I would sprinkle in as needed, and did not have a lot of structure to it. That approach was not going to cut it given the circumstances.

With help from my coach, I was able to implement structure and processes that allowed for regularly-scheduled, impactful one-on-ones with my team members. I was also able to implement a variety of tools to help battle burnout and raise the spirits of the team during weekly meetings. The biggest surprise to me was the outpouring of positive feedback I received from virtually all of my team members around the tools I had implemented. It was clear that the one-on-ones were much appreciated and meaningful to my team members, and our weekly team meetings took on a more positive, upbeat vibe as a result of the tools implemented to combat burnout. That positive vibe is still there and going strong almost four months later, as are my one-on-one coaching sessions with my team members.

My coach at Velocity Leadership helped me by asking the right questions and getting me talking. I believe the sign of a great coach is someone who can not only give sound guidance and ideas, but can ask great questions to help me arrive at solutions on my own as well. Additionally, she has helped me create the structure, deadlines, and accountability that I need to be a more effective leader. My coaching sessions with Velocity are upbeat, efficient, and concise, and my coach does a great job providing positive reinforcement and praise anytime I have a “win”.

My main goal when I started coaching with Velocity was to make myself a better leader for my team, find new ways to show up for them, and help them grow and thrive. While coaching has had a positive impact on me personally as well, the truly exciting part has been to see the impact that my coaching sessions have had on all of my team members, and how the things we work on during my sessions have bled through into the culture of my team as a whole. I’m engaging with them more regularly and am using structure that is producing positive outcomes, morale during meetings has improved, and we are functioning at a higher level, which is awesome to be a part of.

Derek L.
Executive Vice President

Jarrod L.

My areas of opportunity were to improve my leadership effectiveness, specifically to drive team performance. I knew my team was capable of exceptional performance, and I wasn’t tapping into their individual capabilities; essentially, I was using the same approach with each person, rather than individualizing based on understanding their unique behavioral drivers.

My Velocity coach challenged me to learn and utilize these individual behavioral drivers and techniques to meet team members where they are, lean into their natural motivations and tendencies, and facilitate an elevated level of engagement and performance. Through the accountability provided by our regular coaching sessions, what was initially uncomfortable actions have now become second nature. She helped me learn and apply all these things which had a domino effect, ultimately raising my level of leadership effectiveness.

Now, we all experience the positive impact of this within my team, and the exceptional results are becoming reality at a company level. As a result of my executive leadership coaching work, I am a more well-rounded leader, with many tools and behavioral skills at my disposal, the benefits of which have also spilled over into my personal life.

Jarrod L.
Market President
FirstBank

Gina M.

After sixteen years of leading teams - I realized my leadership style was no longer effective. I was anxious, unfulfilled and angry. My coach Karen helped me realize that some past life events had a hold on me, manifesting negatively in my professional life. Karen helped me identify the events, the significance, the barriers created, and the triggers associated. I was able to acknowledge behavioral patterns, and that provided me the ability to reprogram and rebuild upon my leadership brand. I have been able to achieve goals that were once tremendously difficult, and results that seemed only a dream. My breakthroughs have been life changing - I am incredibly grateful. Thank you Velocity!