Saima Geelani
Executive and leadership coach in New Jersey
| Hourly rate range | $225 to $300 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Executives, Managers and Professionals |
| Also coaches | Life coach |
| Based in | New Jersey, United States |
| Credentials | ICF Certified Professional Coach; Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP); Core Energy Certified Coach; MBA in International HRM; Harvard University certification in Communication with Impact; University of Oxford certifications in Emotional Intelligence, Project Management, and Intercultural Speaking |
| Practice | Talent Edge World |
Saima Geelani is an executive and leadership coach in New Jersey. Saima helps high achievers and mid-level managers who feel drained and stuck in reactive work. Before coaching, Saima spent more than 17 years in global HR across the United States, Europe, and India. Saima's clients' organizations have included IBM, Sanofi Pharmaceutical, and Nissan Renault. Saima runs their practice, Talent Edge World, around the Energy Leadership Index, which measures how leaders react under pressure.
What Saima helps with
Saima works with leaders who are burned out and spend their days reacting to problems. Saima helps them lead with more energy and less strain.
- Burnout from working harder without better results
- Getting out of a constant reactive mode
- Making decisions that feel less heavy
- Low team engagement and lost spark
- Leading with authenticity while keeping your identity
- Finding time for visionary work
Who Saima works with
Saima coaches high achievers and mid-level managers. Saima's clients are leaders who feel worn down by constant firefighting. Many have talented teams but see engagement drop. They have hit a point where more effort only brings more exhaustion.
How Saima works
Saima coaches energy as well as actions. Saima is an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner and uses this research-backed system to find the hidden filters that shape how a leader sees and reacts to events. Instead of teaching stress management, Saima works on the causes of drained energy. The goal is to move clients from a reactive state to a "Level 7" conscious state of leadership.
Background and qualifications
Saima has more than 17 years of global HR experience across the United States, Europe, and India. Saima has worked with organizations including IBM, Sanofi Pharmaceutical, Nissan Renault, the Euro Banking Association, and the U.S. Defense Services. Saima holds an MBA in International HRM and is an ICF Certified Professional Coach. Saima is also a Core Energy Certified Coach and an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner. Saima has certifications from Harvard University in Communication with Impact and from the University of Oxford in Emotional Intelligence, Project Management, and Intercultural Speaking.
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The CoachVouch take
Saima combines more than 17 years of global HR experience with Energy Leadership Index coaching that targets a leader's energy, not just their actions.
Best for mid-level managers and high achievers who feel drained and want to lead a team with more energy.
Common questions
How much does Saima Geelani charge?
Coaching with Saima runs $225 to $300 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Saima Geelani help with?
Saima Geelani helps with burnout from working harder without better results, getting out of a constant reactive mode, making decisions that feel less heavy and low team engagement and lost spark.
Is Saima Geelani certified?
Saima Geelani lists: ICF Certified Professional Coach; Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP); Core Energy Certified Coach; MBA in International HRM; Harvard University certification in Communication with Impact; University of Oxford certifications in Emotional Intelligence, Project Management, and Intercultural Speaking.
What is the Energy Leadership Index in Saima Geelani's coaching?
It is a research-backed system Saima uses to find the hidden filters that shape how a leader sees and reacts to the world. Saima uses it to work on the causes of drained energy.
How do I contact Saima Geelani?
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