THE ORIGIN STORY OF TC&A Continued…
Upon working over seven years with my, (Tess) mentor and leader of his company, we were enjoying ALL of the benefits of serving our clients. We both loved the Leadership Development, Coaching and Training that we were doing and the influence we were having upon the lives of leadership. It truly was a transformational time for many who were learning more about leading themselves within their roles and responsibilities.
Then, we experienced a turn of events simultaneously. Within weeks of one another, the high-end Tech Company and the Hospital hired new CEO’s, which we knew, as we were a part of the conversations. Within a short period of time…both of the CEO’s, of the Tech company and Hospital had different ideas, plans and visions for their organizations, which was not predicted due to our conversations. And, they both made a decision about our contracts that were up for renewal - they were NOT going to be renewed! With respect, both the Tech company and Hospital made budgetary decisions versus what was going to be best for their leadership overall.
This experience was HARD. There was no exit plan, no severance package and no recourse of communication that would alter the mindsets of the new CEO’s. This period of time was life altering for both my mentor and myself. We were riding an amazing wave with integrity and great work serving our clients and within days of one another the largest contracts went away.
With decisions out of our control – my mentor and I managed the HARD decisions differently. He decided to move towards retirement. His choice was not an option for me, nor a desire that I held. I was not near retirement and I had so much more I wanted to experience in Leadership Coaching and Development. I decided to look for my next opportunity. With hours of processing and soul searching, I chose the entrepreneur path, which was to build my own Leadership Coaching business with TC&A.
I knew I could and wanted to realize new dreams for my future,
the future of my business and
the future for my family.
This was a time in my life where I needed to dig deep and choose what I wanted for my life. Instinctively, I knew I needed to create further opportunities to work with people in support of their Leadership Development through Leadership Coaching. I have always thrived in my work when serving and supporting the growth and development of others. And, I was committed to doing the work that I love.
I learned to never look back…with the exception for reflection purposes only…I was moving forward.
Can you relate to the HARD in my story? As you reflect, what has been a HARD decision that you have made? And, after making the HARD decision, what outcome did you experience?
As you reflect on what you’ve read so far, here are -
KEY Words to Remember from our TC&A story:
Enjoying, Benefits, Hard Decisions, Development, Dreams, Future, Forward
What are your KEY Words that stand out to you?
We are here to support you and/or your organization in the ongoing journey of being the leader of yourself, first. We encourage you to engage with our opportunities, listed here, and look forward to your continued growth and expansion in all ways.
With our best INTENTIONS in telling our TC&A story,