Robin Parker
Leadership coach for engineers and technical leaders
| Hourly rate range | $200 to $350 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Managers, Engineers and Professionals |
| Also coaches | Career coach and Business coach |
| Credentials | Professional Certified Coach (PCC); Working toward MCC; Co-Active Training Institute |
| Practice | Rob Parker and Associates |
Robin Parker is a leadership coach who works with emerging and experienced leaders, with a focus on engineers and technical professionals. Robin coaches and teaches leadership at Cornell Engineering and co-founded NeuroLead, which builds neuroscience-informed leadership and team development methods. Robin has logged more than 2,500 hours coaching engineering leaders. Clients work on leadership transitions, hard decisions, difficult relationships, and career changes.
What Robin helps with
Robin helps leaders who know what good leadership looks like but struggle to act on it when the stakes are real.
- Moving through leadership transitions
- Making difficult decisions
- Handling challenging relationships
- Changing careers
- Closing the gap between the leader you want to be and how you show up
- Moving from technical expert to effective manager
- Giving feedback that people can hear and use
Who Robin works with
Robin works with smart, thoughtful people who are good at what they do. Many are engineers and technical professionals. They have reached a point where expertise alone is not enough to get them where they want to go. Clients include both emerging and experienced leaders.
How Robin works
Robin does not hand clients a framework or tell them what to do. Sessions help you slow down and see what is really happening. Robin challenges assumptions that get in the way and helps you find choices you could not see before. The work draws on neuroscience-informed ideas about how people change under pressure. Robin offers one-hour strategy sessions, a three-hour clarity package, and a six-hour program for technical experts becoming managers.
Background and qualifications
Robin has spent several years at Cornell Engineering, coaching and teaching leadership to emerging and experienced leaders. Robin helped build leadership development programs that have reached thousands of engineers and technical professionals. Robin is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and is working toward the MCC credential. Robin trained at the Co-Active Training Institute and co-founded NeuroLead. Robin also has a background coaching individuals on the autism spectrum. Today Robin runs Rob Parker and Associates and works half-time at Cornell as an instructor and coach.
Robin Parker pricing
Programs and services
- Leadership Strategy Session, 1 hour
- Leadership Clarity, 3 hours of coaching
- From Technical Expert to Effective Manager, 6 hours of coaching
- Custom hourly coaching
- Free live events on leadership topics
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The CoachVouch take
Robin combines years of teaching leadership at Cornell Engineering with co-founding NeuroLead, a neuroscience-informed leadership venture.
Best for engineers and technical experts moving into leadership who want help with tough decisions and how they show up.
Common questions
How much does Robin Parker charge?
Coaching with Robin runs $200 to $350 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Robin Parker help with?
Robin Parker helps with moving through leadership transitions, making difficult decisions, handling challenging relationships and changing careers.
Is Robin Parker certified?
Robin Parker lists: Professional Certified Coach (PCC); Working toward MCC; Co-Active Training Institute.
Does Robin Parker work with engineers and technical professionals?
Yes. Robin has coached and taught leadership at Cornell Engineering and has logged over 2,500 hours coaching engineering leaders.
Does Robin offer a program for new managers?
Yes. Robin offers a six-hour program called From Technical Expert to Effective Manager.
How do I contact Robin Parker?
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