Occupying the majority of the hours of a week, the workplace is typically a dominant fixture in most peoples’ lives. Navigating the workplace can be challenging as well as rewarding. Growth can come at many levels, ranging from communication, to skills, to management, to in-depth knowledge and expertise, and more. Integration of workplace life into peoples’ personal lives also needs to be done to ensure that balance is achieved.

Opportunities for Growth

My workplace and executive coaching follows my philosophy of melding the mind, body, and spirit. Working with all three aspects, we will work together to resolve blocks and barriers to reaching your desired goals in your career. Common coaching topics include organization, management, working with others, communication, and more. We will work towards improving your areas of growth and find resolutions to all of them.

Alignment of Passion and Purpose

Uncovering your passions and purpose can further enrich your future in the workplace. Alignment with these aspects can bring more enjoyment and reward to your career. After blocks and barriers are addressed, coaching can help you see where you belong in the corporate world and how it may fulfill you in more ways than just the paycheck.

Balance

Often our work consumes the entirety of our waking lives. For many, this has yielded negative feelings and thoughts, and even a degradation of health. Finding balance in our lives, given the many demands on our time and attention, can bring more fulfillment in your life overall. Working towards a better understanding of how your employment fits into your whole life and then adjusting it to make it so will create a much more rewarding sense of being.

Mentoring

Many of my clients look for guidance in the workplace and want to leverage my extensive business experience in their own work lives. Mentoring is woven throughout the relationship along with coaching so that you can get valuable insight from a seasoned professional. Areas of expertise include:

• Communication skills.
• People management skills.
• Managing up.
• Strategy for advancing in an organization.
• Leadership.
• Team organization and management
• Product, project, design management and strategy.
• Startup guidance, from company building, to fund raising, to strategy and more.
• Shifting to a new position in your current company, or another company.
• Discovery of and shifting to a new career.
• Interviewing, resume development, conducting the job search.

Experience

My company experience spans positions from individual contributor to manager to Director to Vice President where I managed a team of 100+. I have worked in big companies (Apple, Yahoo!) and small (frogdesign- a design consultancy) as well as a startup (Yahoo!) before it went public and after. I also have experience working all over the world and have worked through the cultural challenges it brings. After I left the corporate world, I worked for many years as an angel investor and in venture capital at Launch Capital, where I worked with many startups to build their business, obtain funding, and grow to success. My experiences have provided me with real world knowledge on how the workplace operates at all levels of management and in companies in all stages of their evolution.

Testimonials

Dave has played a crucial role in helping me refocus, better aligning my professional and personal life with my true passions and values. His own passion for personal development is evident and fuels his dedication to coaching.

Working with Dave doesn’t feel like a traditional process, but rather like a supportive journey with a friend who’s invested in your growth. His unique blend of professionalism and personal connection is a differentiator compared to other coaches I’ve worked with.

I wholeheartedly endorse Dave. His guidance can be a game-changer for anyone seeking to enhance their personal and professional life. – NS

Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Coach Shen which has had a profound impact on my professional growth. He has helped me navigate tactical challenges at the office and think about where I want to go long-term. We’ve had challenging conversations that’s forced me to be honest with myself which has helped me find a sustainable path for my career. It’s made me a better colleague. Coach Shen has helped me find confidence in myself and given me clarity for how to navigate my career going forward. – NY

I met Dave through a tech connection and thought it would be a good exercise to review some career options with him, given his broad background. But working with Dave has been so much more than analyzing work options. He has led me to examine more of what drives me, what my stumbling blocks are, and what makes for meaningful growth. He works patiently and earnestly, with wisdom and humor, and doesn’t let a single session go to waste. Highly, highly recommend working with him. – ML