Pat McCann is an Executive Coach & Consultant based in Wilmette, Illinois. He has over 25 years of experience working with business leaders in insurance and financial services, as well as manufacturing sales. For the last ten years Pat has coached executives and senior managers to produce exceptional results in increased productivity, business expansion, and improved profitability. He has served a variety of industries including environmental systems, IT consulting, airport design, real estate development, and residential construction.
Pat specializes in strengthening relationships, assisting executives to manage complex and difficult situations with grace and ease. Employing an array of assessment tools, including 360 feedback, he helps create strategies for production and executive performance and aids in implementing those strategies. Using a holistic approach, Pat helps clients transform situations with velocity and prepares them to deal more effectively with the issues at hand.
Pat's coaching style is grounded in listening. He brings humor and a down to earth approach to every client interaction, providing a relaxed yet professional working atmosphere. Clients report working with Pat is a pleasure and that he has an easy ability to get to the heart of an issue. At the core of Pat's work is acknowledgement, an appreciation for the courage it takes to lead effectively.
Pat is an accomplished workshop designer and facilitator. He has created and led programs for clients on staff communications and job satisfaction ("On Your Best Day"), and for the public ("The Myth of Talent", "Reclaiming Your Passionate Life" and "Man Alive")
Education
Pat has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Southern Illinois University. He has been extensively trained in the transformational technology of Landmark Education Corporation and served on the staff at Landmark in Chicago for three years. He has completed the Coaches Training Institute curriculum. He is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and is a former board member of the ICF Chicago chapter.
Representative Leadership Coaching Engagements and Clients
Pat has coached business leaders in a number of capacities, including the transition into a new company, buying a company in a related industry, and moving into the presidency of an established firm. Pat's personal experience and ontological approach to each client, allows him to successfully coach executives facing great challenges.
Among his past and current clients are:
- CEO of a Chicago area hospital corporation
- President of a custom home building company
- President of an indoor air quality contractor
- Sr. VP of an airport facility design firm
- EVP of a national real estate organization
- Candidate for Statewide (IL) political office
Coaching Value Proposition
"Any issue can be addressed, any problem resolved, in communication"
The secret to every successful coaching engagement is the communication that is developed between client and coach. The mirror held by the coach allows the client to see the impact of decisions and actions far sooner and with more clarity than ever before. That speed and clarity are hallmarks of powerful decision makers everywhere.
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