About
Hello! I'm Sara Ironside
I’m an Organizational & Leadership Development Consultant and Executive Coach who helps leaders and teams work better together. For over 20 years, I’ve partnered with leaders navigating growth, change, and the everyday realities of leading others. My approach is practical, collaborative, and grounded in real behavior change—with a bit of humor to keep things human.
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I focus on strengthening your leadership brand, communication, team alignment, and change leadership, and I’ve led workshops and offsites around the world. As a seasoned facilitator, I find the magic happens when we create space and intention to connect
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Lifelong learning is a core value of mine. I hold an ICF PCC certification (500+ hours) and advanced training in team and group coaching, along with certifications in Hogan, MBTI, Sundance Change Management, and the Conflict Dynamics Profile.
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I live in California with my husband and two sons and head outdoors whenever I can.
Services
Effective leaders and their teams recognize when they are stuck. They may struggle with communication, lack direction and role clarity, feel inauthentic in their leadership style, or sense they aren’t tapping into their strengths.
That’s when a partner becomes essential to help you get unstuck. Here are ways we can help...
Leading Yourself
Individual Coaching helps transitioning and senior leaders focus on the key goals that increase their effectiveness. We focus on your strengths, leadership style, and the behaviors that may get in your way. We leverage assessments and feedback to set goals and build new habits.
Most engagements last 6–12 months.
Leading Others
Team Coaching supports intact leadership and cross‑functional teams in becoming high‑performing. Challenges we address may include trust, communication, decision‑making, accountability, vision‑setting, and role clarity.
Group Coaching supports individuals who would benefit from building skills and working through challenges in a confidential, collaborative forum with others navigating similar situations.
Leading Your Business
Organizational Consulting supports your business as it evolves. We focus on change leadership, performance management programs, talent strategy, and leadership development program design.
Engagements include leadership workshops, offsites, and broader consulting services.
Our Approach
Designing the right development solution is like assembling a puzzle. Through interviews and thoughtful collaboration,
we work quickly to create an offering that best fits your needs. Below are sample steps in the process.
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ASSESSMENTS
We use a range of diagnostic tools to understand who you are, clarify your goals, and identify where to focus our support. Assessment tools commonly used in Individual and Team Coaching include:
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LIVE LEARNINGS
We design in‑person and virtual solutions to help you learn and apply insights on the job. Across all services, these may include:
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Regularly scheduled coaching sessions
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Facilitated group discussions
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Training workshops
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Leadership development programs
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Leadership offsite
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Curated resources, including videos and whitepapers, to support your learning.
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EDUCATION, EXPOSURE, EXPERIENCE
We focus on building new habits you can apply immediately on the job. Live discussions and trainings provide education and exposure to new ideas, while real experience helps you practice and integrate new skills through:
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Agreed‑upon norms for partnership
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Peer coaching to ensure you try new tactics on the job and get feedback.
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Updated expectations and performance measures
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Ongoing reflection on insights
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Periodic check‑ins on progress
