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"As we move from 30 miles an hour to 70 to 120 to 180…as we go from driving straight down the road to making right and left turns to abandoning cars and getting on motorcycles…the whole game changes, and a lot of people are trying to keep up, learn how, not fall off." (John Kotter, Harvard Business School)

Don't we just know it! Being in QA, we've always been squeezed to do more in less time and now we're doing it faster, while still trying to have more to life than just work. At least that's the dream anyway.

We're here to support you as you try to get it all done, advance your career and have a life too. Vettanna, in partnership with the leading executive coaching firm, Susan Grey and Associates provides coaching and technical mentoring as you need it to increase your effectiveness, confidence and balance. Susan Grey and Associates teams their professional coaches with Vettanna technical mentors to support your leadership, management and technical growth.

Coaching, mentoring…what's that?
It's a lot like little league for grown-ups who are playing with bits and bytes instead of bats and balls. Your coach will encourage you to think for yourself and learn how to use your internal wisdom or intuition as your guide. Your coach will cheer your accomplishments and dust you off as together you analyze what went wrong. Your technical mentors will share their experience and help you see the possibilities, alternatives and consequences that you face as you discuss how to manage the inevitable consequences.

How does coaching work?
You define your coaching objectives and together with your coach you'll design your coaching plan. Each week you'll talk with your coach and set goals for yourself. In your next meeting you'll discuss your progress on your goals. Your coaching session is a collaborative effort with you taking an active role to define the issues, solutions and goals.

How long does it take?

Session 1-2	Initial assessment, co-design your coaching experience and goal setting.
Sessions 3 - 13	Coaching Sessions: 3 times/month, 30 minute sessions or calls Mentoring Sessions: 2, 30 minute calls
Session 14	30 minute evaluation and wrap up

The Vettanna coaching program is a minimum of three months for you to achieve and implement the results you want. Coaching sessions can be done either in person
(in the San Francisco Bay Area), or by phone.

What do other people say?
"After 3 months of coaching I've never felt so confident in my role as a leader. I signed up for another 3 months to help balance my life after a long career of workaholism. Through the years, we've had so many class participants ask for coaching. After my personal success with SQA, I knew that teaming our technical experts with their coaches was the right combination for your success as technical leaders." Jennifer Flaa, CEO, Vettanna LLC

Price varies by team size.

Contact us for a customized proposal! 1-866-422-0948