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Neena Newberry, MBA, ACC, PHR
Neena is President of Newberry Executive Coaching & Consulting, LLC (certified WBE and HUB). She works with motivated senior leaders and managers to get better results. As an executive coach, she helps her clients clarify their goals, play to their strengths, keep their developmental areas from becoming barriers, successfully work through business issues, and take action. Neena also specializes in working with women in dual career families. As a consultant, she works with organizations to strengthen their leadership pipeline and effectiveness through coaching and other development strategies.
For over sixteen years, Neena has been advising and coaching clients in midsize to Fortune 50 companies. Her credentials combine expertise in HR and executive coaching with a strong business background to deliver creative, business-driven strategies. She has helped organizations develop competitive strategies, improve operational efficiency, implement new technology, and transition through major changes. Neena has also worked with her clients to create strategies and implement programs and processes to attract, retain, and develop top talent; build internal coaching capabilities; and evaluate and manage performance.
She worked at Deloitte for a significant portion of her career, ten years as a management consultant and four as an HR executive, and was a Director when she left the organization. She was involved in Deloitte's Women's Initiative since its inception in 1993 and led the development and implementation of several talent development and retention programs. She was also involved in implementing Mass Career CustomizationTM.
Neena’s experience spans several industries including professional services, healthcare, oil and gas, telecommunications, utilities, consumer business, financial services, higher education, and public sector.
Neena has a BBA in Management from the University of Texas at Arlington, an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas, a Professional in Human Resources Certification, and is a graduate of the College of Executive Coaching. She is a Certified Professional and Executive Coach and has her ACC certification from the International Coach Federation. Neena is also certified to administer the MBTI®, CPI 260™, Leadership Practices Inventory, and FIRO-B® assessment tools.
Neena is a member of the International Coach Federation, Houston Coaches, the HR Planning Society, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Houston OD Network, the Women’s Energy Network of Houston, the Houston Strategic Forum, and the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
She was nominated and selected to participate in the Spring 2009 Business/Civic Leadership Forum for the Center for Houston’s Future. Neena also serves on the boards of the Collaborative for Children (a nonprofit focused on early childhood education) and the Houston Chapter of the McCombs MBA Alumni Association. She is also a United Way Young Leader.
Neena is known for her commitment to her clients, the caliber of her work, her integrity and professionalism.
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Executive Coaching- What is all of the fuss about?
Executive coaching – what is it exactly, and why should you care? In this world of customization, think of coaching as a development solution tailored just for you. Today you can get personalized M&Ms, custom-made athletic shoes, and computers built to your specifications. So why not work with an executive coach who can help you design a targeted approach to achieve what’s important to YOU – whether that’s going for that next promotion, being a more effective leader, or getting more of what you want from your career? More and more companies are using coaching for high potentials and executives to help boost individual performance and productivity. So, it’s no wonder that this industry is experiencing explosive growth.
Coaching may sound intriguing, but are you a good candidate for coaching? Well, here are a few questions to consider. Are you motivated to improve now? Do you have some idea of what you want to accomplish through coaching (e.g., building skills, working through a tough business situation, positioning yourself for the next level)? Are you willing to be honest and open about your strengths and development areas, and willing to hear feedback? Will you make time for coaching, and follow through on commitments? If you answered yes to many of these questions, coaching might be worth exploring.
Once you’ve determined that you are a good candidate for coaching, you need to choose a coach that “fits.” So how do you pick the right one? The AMA/Institute for Corporate Productivity Coaching Survey 2008 identified the five most common criteria by which coaches are selected: business experience (with 68% saying they use this criteria frequently or a great deal), recommendations from a trusted source (59%), interview with the prospective coach (54%), consulting experience (52%), and validated client results (48%). Interviewing a prospective coach to ensure that there’s a good match in terms of personality and expertise clearly has the strongest relationship to a successful coaching program. Although professional standards for the industry are becoming more established, anyone can hang out a shingle today and claim that they are a coach. So, be sure to ask about experience, formal training, and certifications.
So, what’s the bottom line? Partnering with an executive coach could be a powerful combination. Just remember that hiring a good coach isn’t enough. The other part of the equation is YOU – what you want to get out of it and how much you’re willing to put into it.
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Neena Newberry is an executive coach and consultant based in Houston. She is the President of Newberry Executive Coaching and Consulting LLC (www.newberrycoaching.com) and has over 16 years of experience coaching and advising clients in midsize to Fortune 500 companies. She works with motivated managers and leaders to improve their effectiveness, and has a passion for working with women in dual career families.