Marianne Schmenk, Coach and Consultant
Developing Leaders Elevating Teams Creating vibrant Communities
Personalized coaching and training services, creating greater impact by transforming the way we live and work together
1:1 Life and Leadership Coaching
Have you ever felt stuck? Is there a gap, either in your personal or professional life, between where you are and where you want to be?? One-to-one coaching provides individuals with a structured, personalized space to reflect, grow, and achieve their goals. By setting actionable goals and staying accountable, my clients gain confidence and move forward faster. Through coaching, individuals gain deeper self-awareness, learn their strengths and habits, and uncover blind spots and self-sabotaging behaviors. Coaching helps leaders gain confidence and build stronger communication skills, leading to improved team performance and professional outcomes. I empower individuals, unlocking potential and leading to the life they wish to live.
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Team Coaching
I help teams get back on track. During our work together, teams move beyond individual performance to create an enhanced collective effectiveness aligned with organization goals and customer needs. By focusing on customer needs, teams gain clarity of purpose and a deeper understanding of their impact. We focus on relationships and team members learn to surface and address dynamics that can undermine their effectiveness. Teams learn to navigate conflict constructively and leverage diverse perspectives improving problem solving. They set goals and get comfortable holding each other accountable for greater success. The end result is increased employee satisfaction, resilience, agility, and sustained effective performance.
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Trainings and workshops
Navigating the ever-changing and complex world around us--even business as usual--requires staff and individuals who possess strong relationship building as well as critical thinking skills, and emotional intelligence. I offer engaging, dynamic, and interactive workshops to teams and leaders in such areas as effective communication and integrating coaching skills while leading staff. I provide support to new supervisors through sessions on giving feedback and holding staff accountable, effective time management, managing conflict, project management, and others. Workshops can be geared to specific individual and organizational needs. Group sessions can be combined with 1:1 coaching for plenty of practice time and follow-up, making sure it sticks!
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Relationship Support
Aging is a natural part of life, and with it comes many challenges. I support family members struggling to cope with the effects of aging and changing relationship dynamics. Together we explore difficult topics, available options, and resources, to successfully navigate changing roles, while preserving important relationships. Using assessment tools, we explore and learn about different communication styles and ways of approaching conflict that impact how we show up for one another. Each person in the conversation is given voice, and participants are provided skills for continuing the conversation beyond our time together. I recognize and support that families come in all shapes and sizes.
do you want more for yourself, Organization or Community? Are you ready to take the next step Toward Creating the Future you Desire? Let's Connect!
Still unsure? Ask yourself, "What will it look like if I do nothing?"
In both our personal and professional lives, the ways we connect and communicate are crucial to building the world of our dreams--communities where all boats are lifted and everyone thrives.
A little about Me
*M.S. in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution with a concentration in Collaborative Organizational Systems, Creighton University School of Law
*Associate Certified Coach, International Coach Federation
*Certified Systemic Team Coach, Coaching.com
*B.S. in Organizational Administration, Miami University
*Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt*Training Certificate, Association for Talent Development*Instructional Techniques, Langevin Learning Services
With over 30 years of diverse work experience, I utilize my expertise in leadership, organizational systems, coaching, and community building to help individuals and teams in the not-for-profit, for-profit, and government sectors work together to create the best value for their customers and stakeholders. Organizations and communities face increasing challenges today that I believe are best solved through innovation, creativity, effective teamwork and collaboration. I am committed to fostering the creation of successful, engaged and supportive communities and organizations where diverse voices are welcome, continual learning is encouraged, and everyone is empowered to realize their full potential. It is no longer possible to “go it alone.” Rather, it is with a collaborative mindset that we take on our greatest challenges, flourish, and create better outcomes.
Through my coaching and consulting work, my focus is on strengthening relationships, whether between individuals or groups of individuals. In my experience, when something isn’t going as we would like, the problem is somewhere in the relationship between the parts, not in the parts themselves. When relationships are strong, individuals have the courage to ask for help, hold each other accountable, or bring up a new idea; challenges become opportunities for growth and innovation. Team members build confidence working through conflict and engage in more effective communication.
Utilizing simple, proven tools along with group work and 1:1 coaching, teams I work with achieve increased productivity and effectiveness, creating higher value for all stakeholders. Because we are most effective when we consistently work from our strengths with ease, I provide access to and incorporate mental fitness work into my coaching practice. This work has been proven to lead to long-term mindset shifts, reducing stress and improving relationships in our work and our personal lives. This results in more creative and productive problem solving by leaders and teams, and positive shifts in the always elusive work-life balance!
Change is not easy, no matter the circumstances. I get it. Letting go of our “safe place” for the unknown is difficult, even when we know the place we are in is no longer leading to the outcomes we want. As your coach and partner, I will help you identify your challenges and barriers to change—to take the steps to get from where you are to where you want to be. My mission is to provide the support and encouragement needed for you to perform at your best.
Please reach out to discuss how we might work together to help you reach your goals. The initial conversation is always free with no commitment required.