I’m Elizabeth Freedman
Leadership Advisor |
Executive Coach |Keynote Speaker
Helping the Best Get Better
As an executive advisor and coach for the C-suite, my mission is to help the best leaders get even better so they can do great work in the world, raise the bar on their own performance, and create the conditions for success in their own teams and organizations.
According to research, two-thirds of senior leaders receive no outside perspective on their leadership skills, yet nearly all would like to become better leaders. Our work in coaching provides you with a rare, safe space for deep thinking and strategizing that helps you become the very best version of yourself.
Controller Fortune 50 Manufacturing Company
CHRO Fortune 50 company
Vice President Global Defense Company
Vice President R&D, Fortune 50 Pharmaceutical Company
CIO Fortune 50 Company
EVP Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
Chief Audit Executive Fortune 50 Manufacturing Company
Chief Investment Officer Fortune 250 Insurance Company
Head of Executive Talent Pharmaceutical Company
Vice President Global Defense Company
What else happens in executive coaching and advisory work? Commons areas of focus include:
Uncovering your blind spots and getting an accurate picture of your strengths and gaps
Raising the bar on your executive presence and influence
Improving your ability to own the room and increase followership with diverse stakeholders
Building a plan of action to engage, align, and inspire your team
Addressing challenging aspects of conflict and stakeholder management
Communicating a powerful vision and clear strategy that move people to act and execute
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Executive Presence and Influential Leadership
Selling and Influencing at the C-Suite Level
What’s on the ‘To Do’ list for today’s senior executive?
Engage the organization and create more followership
Accelerate growth, expand opportunities, and deliver results to shareholders
Drive transformation and execution of corporate initiatives
Attract, develop and retain outstanding talent on the team
Communicate a powerful vision that drives engagement and strengthens the company culture
Expand the company footprint, increase visibility, strengthen the brand, drive innovation
Demonstrate greater executive presence, influencing skills, and act as a strategic partner
Expand the company footprint, increase visibility, strengthen the brand, drive innovation
It’s a staggering list, and for leaders in large organizations, it just keeps growing.
HOW can I drive change and transformation across my team, organization, or company?
HOW can I get consensus, alignment, and commitment from a diverse set of stakeholders?
HOW can I better manage my time, energy, and calendar to focus on the 3-4 things that matter?
HOW do I improve the productivity and effectiveness of my team to create exceptional leaders?
HOW do I create better processes and systems that allow me to scale?
HOW can I be seen as a strategic partner and leader that others trust and want to follow?
Recent Articles
Busyness is Laziness: The Drawbacks of a Crazy Calendar
For many of my C-suite clients, an average day might look like something like this. Wake up at 5:00 am, hit the gym, arrive at the office ready to work by 7:00 am. Grab a cup of coffee, reply to a few emails, get a bit of work done, and put out any fires. By 8:00 am,...
The Problem Is We Don’t Agree There Is a Problem: Why You’re Struggling to Influence
Take a minute and count up the number of workplace meetings or conversations where you leave the discussion thinking you’ve got agreement, alignment on next steps, or a commitment from the audience, only to find yourself a week, or month later wondering why things...
Advice I Never Give My Clients
As an advisor to senior leaders and teams, I try to practice what I preach, which means, I try to give advice that I would actually take myself. So while my input might be grounded in experience and research, and is intended to meet a certain set of objectives, at the...
