WHY COACHING?

The benefits to you

There are many options for leadership development including training courses, workshops, and many excellent books. Coaching transcends the didactic elements of these to create an environment where the client is able to really learn and put in practice that learning and, importantly, be challenged and held accountable for forward progress. In multiple studies the return on investment of coaching has been calculated as several-fold, resulting in empowered, confident leaders who are able to make changes to their approach, achieve unprecedented results and grow their capabilities and accomplishments.
If you or your employees are …

  • Recently promoted to management or leadership
  • Recently hired into a position of leadership
  • Facing a culturally or politically challenging environment
  • Trying to do too much and feeling inadequate
  • Lacking the confidence to take your rightful “place at the table”
  • Afraid to pursue ambitious goals for which you/they are eminently qualified.

… and are willing to learn, work hard and make the changes necessary to achieve success, then coaching may provide the needed impetus and support.

OUR CLIENTS

Who we work with

COMPANIES

Our programs are designed to help emerging and experienced leaders face new challenges, drive their teams to success, and lead their organizations through structural and cultural change.

INDIVIDUALS

We provide the kind of supportive and challenging guidance to make meaningful change in professional and personal lives, including exploring new career opportunities, improving professional relationships, and developing and enhancing skills.

BUSINESS LEADERS & ENTREPRENEURS

Our strategic approach helps business leaders and entrepreneurs create and lead their organizations, and themselves, to achieve success.

OUR CLIENTS

Who we work with

COMPANIES

At Gáler Coaching for Excellence we work with emerging and established leaders who are facing new challenges:

    • Newly hired leaders
    • Individual contributors who now lead their former peers
    • Successful managers who now play in a larger arena, geography or across functions
    • New team leaders who must achieve results
    • Teams that want to become High Performing teams
    • Established leaders who, though previously successful, may have lost their edge in new environment
    • Leaders who are facing resistance in trying to change the culture or environment

INDIVIDUALS

  • Newly minted managers who lack the confidence and tools to lead their staff
  • Successful individual contributors who aspire to become managers
  • Established leaders who are struggling with a challenging work environment
  • Leaders who, though successful in a narrow field, want to have greater impact
  • Established leaders who want to explore possibilities in the next phase of their career

 

BUSINESS LEADERS & ENTREPRENEURS

  • To develop, implement and manage a strategic business plan
  • To explore ways to grow and sustain their business
  • To generate esprit des corps in their staff to deliver results
  • To evaluate and develop new hires
  • To develop leaders and potential successors
  • To restructure their organizations for greater efficiency and productivity

 

OUR SERVICES

At Gáler Coaching for Excellence we take pride in our ability to match our programs to every need and develop customized workshops to deliver results. Please click on your area of interest to see what programs are currently available.

COMPANIES

Among the challenges corporate clients face:

  • New Hire Acceleration
  • New Leader Transformation
  • Leadership effectiveness coaching

BUSINESS LEADERS & ENTREPRENEURS

Our work with business owners and entrepreneurs consists of individual/group coaching & training, and encompasses—among others—the following areas:

  • Strategic Planning
  • Managing staff for productivity
  • Assessing skills and capabilities for a growing business

INDIVIDUALS

Among the challenges individual clients face:

  • Self-Confidence
  • Navigating a difficult work environment
  • Identifying a next phase in their career

WORKSHOPS

Topics include:

  • Confidence: Your Secret Sauce©
  • Managing Your Energy, Not Just Your Time
  • Career Happiness©
  • Building Resilience to Thrive in Tough Times©

MEET OUR AMAZING TEAM

DIANA GÁLER, Ph.D., PCC

DIANA GÁLER, Ph.D., PCC

Founder

Dr. Diana Gáler works with high achieving professionals from many industries, who are unwilling to settle for the status quo in their careers and in life. They are ready and willing to work hard to make the changes they desire.
With Diana’s support and guidance, her clients are able to overcome challenges, and gain the confidence, skills and determination to be recognized and valued for who they are and what they can contribute. Perhaps even more importantly, as they grow in confidence, they allow themselves to “dream big” about their lives and careers.

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership coaching
  • Team and Team Leadership Coaching
  • Managing across Cultural Barriers
  • Communications
  • Group and Workshop Facilitation
  • Leadership Assessments

LIZ BENFANTI, ACC, BCC

LIZ BENFANTI, ACC, BCC

Coach and Training Specialist

A dynamic and energetic ICF certified coach with 20 years coaching, assessing performance needs and designing, developing and facilitating leadership and management programs. Liz has strong leadership coaching skills that impact and inspire clients to strengthen their abilities and/or shift their behavior for positive changes.

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership Coaching
  • Career Coaching
  • Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Leadership and Communications Training

MEET OUR AMAZING TEAM

DIANA GÁLER, Ph.D., PCC

DIANA GÁLER, Ph.D., PCC

Founder

Dr. Diana Gáler works with high achieving professionals from many industries, who are unwilling to settle for the status quo in their careers and in life. They are ready and willing to work hard to make the changes they desire.
With Diana’s support and guidance, her clients are able to overcome challenges, and gain the confidence, skills and determination to be recognized and valued for who they are and what they can contribute. Perhaps even more importantly, as they grow in confidence, they allow themselves to “dream big” about their lives and careers.

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership coaching
  • Team and Team Leadership Coaching
  • Managing across Cultural Barriers
  • Communications
  • Group and Workshop Facilitation
  • Leadership Assessments

LIZ BENFANTI, ACC, BCC

LIZ BENFANTI, ACC, BCC

Coach and Training Specialist

A dynamic and energetic ICF certified coach with 20 years coaching, assessing performance needs and designing, developing and facilitating leadership and management programs. Liz has strong leadership coaching skills that impact and inspire clients to strengthen their abilities and/or shift their behavior for positive changes.

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership Coaching
  • Career Coaching
  • Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Leadership and Communications Training

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WORKSHOP VIDEO SAMPLE

See a video excerpt from one of Diana Gáler’s leadership workshops

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TESTIMONIALS

Read what others have to say.
Read more Testimonials HERE.

“Working with Diana proved to be a life-changing experience for me. In a world of constant change, she helped me navigate through 4 bosses, 3 department changes, one promotion and multiple other organizational changes within the span of 12 months. Her coaching helped me tackle some of hardest personal obstacles I have struggled with for years, helping me find my voice and demonstrate my value in a large and shifting organization. My professional growth accelerated, and looking back to where I was, I can’t believe how much progress I have made. Diana’s knew instinctively what I needed, and helped me manage difficult professional challenges and relationships. She worked with me to develop a personal brand that I feel good about, that isn’t about self-promotion but about letting people know what motivates me. Working with her has been an inflection point on my professional journey, and I would strongly recommend her to anyone who is looking to grow in their career!”

Nadya Babigian

Executive Director, Novartis

“Diana Gáler has a calm way of asking smart questions that dive deep into the heart of the matter, gently but surely getting you to directly examine the truth that you may have been avoiding. She helps bring clarity to complex situations, helping you decide for yourself which is the right path. I love working with her and wholeheartedly recommend her to others.”

Renee Wills

Co-Founder, Client Lead, Brick City Greenhouse

“Diana Gáler was the perfect coach for me as I worked through a significant transition in my career. She provided excellent information and insight, and, most importantly of all, she challenged my perspectives and assumptions which provided me with broader views of my own experience and the organization within which I was working. Now that I am in another position, I can anticipate returning for additional coaching in order to help me reach even higher levels of excellence. I highly recommend Diana for executive coaching.”

Patrick Love

Vice President for Student Affairs, New York Institute of Technology

TESTIMONIALS

Read what others have to say.
Read more Testimonials HERE.

“Diana really helped my transition to a new organization. The new role was an adjustment for me in many ways – a more senior level of responsibility, and as a remote role within a growing organization. Diana helped me gain confidence and helped me see the potential and expertise I bring to the table, as I transitioned to a new organization. She also helped my harness this experience and expertise to navigate and educate on processes and needs to be able to grow. In short, working with Diana helped me find my feet during an unusual transition and was an invaluable sounding board for me to test my thoughts and actions. I would absolutely do this again with Diana!”
Shubh Goel

VP, Commercial, Odonate Therapeutics

“Diana Gáler has a calm way of asking smart questions that dive deep into the heart of the matter, gently but surely getting you to directly examine the truth that you may have been avoiding. She helps bring clarity to complex situations, helping you decide for yourself which is the right path. I love working with her and wholeheartedly recommend her to others.”

Renee Wills

Co-Founder, Client Lead, Brick City Greenhouse

“After spending about a third of my career in biopharma at the Executive level, I was given the
opportunity to have executive coaching from Diana Galer via TLD group. I initially chose Diana for her
background as a senior leader within another major biopharma company and recognized immediately
how relevant her professional background was in informing her coaching.

She gave me the opportunity to improve my self-awareness with a thorough collection of feedback from
other leaders in my organization. This improved self-awareness led to positive identification of
development opportunities for myself. A stand-out aspect of her coaching is that she gives her clients
the time to rehearse critical communication points and she gives active feedback persistently until the
client is satisfied that he or she has mastered that communication point. By this method, Diana gives
her clients ownership of their challenges and ownership of their solutions.

Diana took me through a full life cycle of a career change within the company from one leadership
position to the next and along every step of the way gave me genuine insights and constructive
feedback. The outcome of this excellent coaching exceeded the expectations of the company’s most
senior managers.”

NW

Executive Director, MD, PhD, major Biopharma company