
Terry Poling
Executive and leadership team coach in Weaverville, North Carolina
| Hourly rate range | $175 to $325 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Executives and Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Life coach |
| Based in | Weaverville, North Carolina, United States |
| Practice | The Poling Group |
Terry Poling is an executive coach who runs The Poling Group, Inc. in Weaverville, North Carolina. The firm works with CEOs, department heads, business owners and senior leadership teams. Its focus is Integral Leadership, which builds self-understanding, a wider worldview and clearer intentions. Services include one-on-one executive coaching, leader assessments, retreats, and team development for new, forming or established leadership teams. The firm also offers organization development and training services.
What Terry helps with
Terry Poling helps leaders and their teams change how they think, act and perform. The work covers personal leadership growth and the way leadership teams function together.
- Sustaining key change and improvement initiatives
- Building organizational capacity
- Responding rather than reacting under pressure
- Communicating with clarity and impact
- Understanding how others see you as a leader
- Helping new leaders take over an existing team
- Forming a new leadership team quickly
- Handling difficult conversations in senior teams
Who Terry works with
Clients are CEOs, department heads, business owners and other high-potential leaders. The firm also works with intact or virtual senior leadership teams. This includes leaders who are new to an organization and take over an existing team, and leaders who need to build a new team from scratch.
How Terry works
The firm uses an approach called Integral Leadership. It centers on a deeper understanding of self, a multi-perspective worldview, and noble intentions and outcomes. Executive coaching is one-on-one and confidential. Leaders can also use a range of assessments covering values, interests, style, temperament, skills and competencies. Retreats let leaders work on their growth alongside peers. Team work includes facilitation of difficult conversations, team assessments and strategic offsites.
Background and qualifications
Terry Poling leads The Poling Group, Inc., an organization development and executive coaching firm. The firm is built around Integral Leadership. Its services span leader development, team development, organization development and training. The firm states that all of its executive coaches are fully qualified and certified. It works with senior executives and leadership teams, both intact and virtual.
Terry Poling pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one executive coaching
- Confidential executive sounding board sessions
- Leader assessments and feedback
- Leadership retreats
- New leader team integration
- New team formation
Terry Poling reviews
The CoachVouch take
Builds coaching around Integral Leadership and works with both individual executives and whole leadership teams.
Best for senior leaders and leadership teams who want to grow through self-discovery and personal accountability.
Common questions
How much does Terry Poling charge?
Coaching with Terry runs $175 to $325 an hour. Message Terry from this page for an exact quote.
What does Terry Poling help with?
Terry Poling helps with sustaining key change and improvement initiatives, building organizational capacity, responding rather than reacting under pressure and communicating with clarity and impact.
Does Terry Poling work with leadership teams?
Yes. The Poling Group works with intact and virtual senior leadership teams. This includes new teams, teams with a new leader, and teams that want help with difficult conversations.
How do I contact Terry Poling?
Send Terry a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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