Susan Shimamura
Leadership and team coach for newly promoted engineers in Arizona
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $290 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Managers and Engineers |
| Also coaches | Life coach |
| Based in | Arizona, United States |
Susan Shimamura is a leadership and team coach in Arizona. She works with new leaders who want their teams to perform better and bring more value to their organizations. Her team coaching is aimed at newly promoted engineers. She helps corporate teams find their four COs through discovery, analysis, and discussion: Cohesiveness, collaboration, communication, and co-creation.
What Susan helps with
Susan helps new leaders build teams that perform better and add more value to their organizations.
- Leading a team after a first promotion
- Improving team performance
- Building team cohesiveness
- Strengthening collaboration
- Improving communication on a team
- Creating shared work through co-creation
Who Susan works with
Susan works with new leaders, including newly promoted engineers. She also works with corporate teams that want to perform better and deliver more value to their organizations.
How Susan works
Susan uses a framework built on four COs: Cohesiveness, collaboration, communication, and co-creation. She guides corporate teams to find their strengths in each area through discovery, analysis, and discussion.
Susan Shimamura pricing
Programs and services
- Team coaching
- Leadership coaching
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The CoachVouch take
Susan coaches teams around a four part framework of cohesiveness, collaboration, communication, and co-creation.
Best for newly promoted engineers and new leaders who want their teams to perform better.
Common questions
How much does Susan Shimamura charge?
Coaches like Susan Shimamura typically charge $150 to $290 an hour.
What does Susan Shimamura help with?
Susan Shimamura helps with leading a team after a first promotion, improving team performance, building team cohesiveness and strengthening collaboration.
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Does Susan Shimamura coach teams as well as individuals?
Yes. She offers team coaching and leadership coaching. Her team work helps corporate teams build cohesiveness, collaboration, communication, and co-creation.
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