Ken Helman has spent over thirty-five years providing leadership for multi-faceted industries and organizations. Coaching individuals to improve business and leadership effectiveness, enhance the performance of others and successfully manage new opportunities has created significant impact on client performance and organizational success. Guiding clients to optimize impact through strategic leadership, managerial effectiveness and subordinates’ development has far reaching benefit into their respective organizations.
Integrity, credibility and confidentiality are key elements in establishing successful coaching relationships. Highly focused, Ken demonstrates that candidly discussing issues and opportunities creates the framework for a successful coaching experience and clients are willing to openly discuss motivations, concerns and opportunities. Pragmatic and results oriented, he enables clients to develop new strategic insights, enhance their and others’ development and effectively manage personal and organizational dynamics.
“Effective coaching involves facilitating the client’s ability to recognize opportunities, accept the challenges to positively enhance their skills and, most importantly, execute with ownership with the result of increased and sustained performance and effectiveness.”
Ken was a senior executive with Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Additionally, he held executive and managerial responsibilities in the energy, nuclear power and management consulting businesses. He has been providing professional executive coaching since 1997. Client industries include technology, consumer products, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, legal, aeronautical, energy, recreation and sports, hospitality, insurance, non-profit and higher education. Specific organizations include Cisco Systems, Henkel of America, Mayo Clinic, Wells Fargo, Snell and Wilmer, Avnet, Arizona State University, Headwaters Incorporated and many others. Individual clients include CEO’s, presidents, vice-presidents, directors, managers and small business owners in all functional responsibilities.
Ken is certified in Lominger’s Voices as well as Benchmarks and Executive Dimensions from the Center for Creative Leadership. Additionally, he is certified in Predictive Index and utilizes The Forte Institute Interpersonal Communication assessment instrument. Ken has a BA in Management from the University of Phoenix.
Effective executive and managerial coaching is an investment in personal, professional and organizational success.