About Barbara Nelson Coaching
About Barbara Nelson
Barbara Nelson provides business coaching to a select group of lawyers and law firms. Her one-on-one support services enable her clients to effectively break through barriers affecting business growth, profitability, and work/life balance. Key to her success has been an ability to create close, trusting relationships with her clients and her commitment to a programmatic approach to sharpening vision, maintaining focus, and creating results.
As a coach, Barbara is open, direct, and challenging, but she also brings a unique, creative perspective and sense of fun to her coaching. As Barbara puts it, “Life is short – struggle is optional.”
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Profile
With her unique experience, proven approach, and effective client relationships, Barbara Nelson is an emerging leader in business coaching for lawyers. In addition to one-on-one coaching services, Barbara offers a range of group coaching offerings under her brand Successfully Solo™. Barbara also speaks publicly, conducts firm seminars, and publishes articles on a range of topics.
Barbara brings a track record of sound business thinking and strong implementation skills based on over fifteen years of management and consulting experience. As a dynamic business strategist, Barbara developed a specialty in assessing opportunities for change and focusing resources to achieve results.
Barbara began her professional career after obtaining a Master’s of Business Administration at the University of Chicago School of Business. Over the course of her career she completed extensive leadership and quality management training including “Principle-Centered Leadership” from the Covey Institute and Black-Belt training from the Six Sigma Academy.
Barbara is an active member of the International Coaching Federation and continues to build her coaching skills via training and practicums to complement her client experience.
The notion of “working to live” rather then “living to work” motivated Barbara’s exit from the corporate world. Her program-based coaching practice is aimed at supporting successful lawyers in their desire to achieve their professional goals at the same time they create a lifestyle they love.
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What Makes Barbara Different?
Three aspects of Barbara Nelson’s coaching services serve to set her apart:
- Experience/Expertise
Barbara’s background in business management and strategy together with business coaching certifications from industry leaders like Successful Professionals™ give her a unique set of skills, perspectives, and experiences to deliver highly effective advisory services to her clients. - Programmatic Approach
Her approach provides a proven, structured foundation for targeting key practice management challenges. Barbara is able to highly customize the use of these tools and processes to give each client the support they need at the time they need it. - Client Relationships
Barbara is unwaveringly committed to the success of each and every person she works with, and in turn, her clients trust and feel confident sharing their challenges with her. This open advisory relationship lies at the heart of Barbara’s value to her clients.
The bottom line is that Barbara will help you get the results you need to take both your business and your life to the next level… and you’ll enjoy the process.
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