Why Coaching?

Welcome! Carol Ross and Associates is a coaching firm that helps individuals and organizations get where they want to go — faster, easier, and with transformative results.

Coaching for Organizations

Do you have a scarcity of leaders who can take your business to the next level?
Tired of "one size fits all" training that doesn't deliver sustainable change?
Are your leaders pressed for time, yet responsible for raising the performance of the organization?
Interested in how executive coaching fits into the big picture?

"When a leadership training initiative is followed by one-on-one coaching, phenomenal results can be achieved... There are three venues in which training can take place--one on one, one to few, and one to many. Most training takes place in a one-to-many environment--managers come together …to learn some management concept. Then organizations…expect these managers to apply what they learned …with their direct reports. And yet, that is too big a leap for most managers because they have not yet integrated their learnings into their personal behavior repertoire. …They immediately become frustrated with their success rate in applying what they have learned with their people. The interim missing step is a one-on-one coaching relationship where they can solidify and personalize what they have learned before using it with their people. Before learning received in a one-to-many environment can be applied in a one-to-few situation, one-on-one coaching is essential."

— Ken Blanchard, Co-Author, The One Minute Manager

Think of coaching as the high-octane fuel that makes things run smoother and faster inside of organizations. Carol Ross and Associates is a seasoned group of coaches and organization development consultants, combining the best of consulting with the ongoing support of coaching. We specialize in bringing out the best in individuals and organizations by tapping into both sides of the brain. Coaching is a complement, not a replacement, to your other performance enhancement programs. Our goal is to help you integrate coaching seamlessly into your existing programs.

"Carol's engineering background makes her uniquely positioned to see both the left-brain and right-brain perspectives of any situation. In looking at problems, she's able to respond by coupling the "soft skills" with an analytical approach."

— Wendy Bohling, Former Research and Development Director, Avaya

Learn more about Coaching for Organizations.

Coaching for Individuals

Already competent in your field and now want to have more satisfaction and meaning?
Figuring out to have more time for yourself when there's already too much on the plate?
Want to feel more confident and less stressed out?
Has life become the turnip instead of the juicy mango?

Carol Ross is a certified professional coach who has traveled the path from competence to meaning, from having part of a life to having a whole life, from reacting to choosing. In the process, she's become more alive, creative, and purposeful in her life.

"I look forward to our coaching sessions and am amazed at how Carol can help me separate the pertinent issues from the minutia. The sessions are thought-provoking and I go away from each one feeling like I have learned something about myself. Carol is helping me focus on what is truly important in my life and as a result my quality of life has improved significantly."

— Cindy Hood, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology

"Carol helped me see how others perceive me as opposed to how I perceive myself. My confidence grew and I started noticing the way others interacted with me. I honestly feel different when presenting to my upper management, in daily interactions with fellow workers and in dealing with my boss. Thanks Carol."

— Susan Koeppel, Six Sigma Black Belt, Caterpillar, Inc.

Learn more about what coaching can do for you, both personally and professionally.