Are you ignoring all the red flags and pretending that everything is alright when it’s not? Building trust and transparency in your business, team, or community means allowing people to show up authentically and vulnerably. In this episode of Building Better Businesses with Catalyst Consulting, we have Barbara Gallen, the principle at Inspired Action Coaching& Consulting. She helps people create their best life, best work, vibrant health, peace of mind, and abundance. Listen in to learn why a coaching program should be about you and your problem rather than the coach trying to sell their program to you. You will also learn the unmatched power of building trust and transparency with your team, clients, or the community around you.
Barbara Gallen bio:
Barbara Gallen is the principal of Inspired Action Coaching & Consulting, a firm that works with individuals, leaders & teams in phases of transition and growth. In addition to working with individuals & executives, Barbara has more than 20 years of experience in leading, training & advocating for non-profit & community benefit organizations. She’s raised a lot of money & marched in Washington a few times. Barbara is mother, a grandmother to 3 grand-girls, a sister, a friend & mentor. She is a Martha Beck Institute trained Wayfinder life coach. At heart, Barbara is an entrepreneur. In addition to coaching & consulting, she has served on the boards of numerous nonprofit organizations and as the chief development officer for a variety of charitable and service organizations. A native of Philadelphia, Barbara has lived in Lancaster, the garden spot of Pennsylvania for 40 years.
What You Will Learn:
· [0:53] Get to know Barbara, her love for connecting people, plus a fun fact about her.
· [3:29] How she helps people connect to what’s around them and get to their true purpose.
· [8:46] How to build trust in your team by allowing people to show up authentically.
· [12:16] Barbara on her career experience and how it allowed her to start her own business.
· [15:45] She explains how she helps people discover their why without telling them what to do.
· [21:47] The steps you’d require to go through to become a part of Barbara’s coaching program.
· [29:21] The power of building trust and transparency with your team, clients, and community.
· [35:48] Why you shouldn’t ignore your intuition and fear to avoid hitting a wall in your journey.
· [37:41] She describes her involvement with the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy.
Standout Quotes:
“If there’s no trust and people don’t feel safe showing up as who they are, then you’re not getting their best.” [8:55]
“In most cases, the mind that creates the problem is not the mind that’s going to solve the problem.” [19:45]
"Do not underestimate the unmatched power of trust and transparency." [29:26]
Check out Barbara:
-Email: barbara@barbaragallen.com
-Facebook: @InspiredActionCoachingConsulting
-Instagram: @live_inspired_action
-Website: barbaragallen.com
-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-gallen-b9a29311/
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