ENDORSEMENTS
“Rob is a sincere and focused coach. He has the unique ability to convey his broad experiences of working with other executives to personalize a plan that will help improve and set specific objectives for each leader he coaches. I hold him in high regard and appreciate what he has done for my career.” ~ Jeffrey L. Connolly, President of West Michigan Operations & Managed Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
“I’ve worked with Rob now for three years – before, through, and now coming out of, the recession. I’ve participated in a leaders’ group, regularly attended CEO Connect, and am now creating an advisory board with Rob. Over time, as Rob has come to know me and my business, the conversation has really deepened and I’ve been able to reach new insights as a result. Rob is incredibly well-connected and truly cares about the success of his clients.” ~ Megan Torrance, Torrance Learning
"The staff and delegates from the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations benefited greatly from Professor Pasick's training. Setting aside time to discuss our work environment, our backgrounds and skills, and leadership potential created a new way of thinking about our work together that will help us improve our efficiency and ability to succeed at our Mission. Working with Professor Pasick was a refreshing and delightful experience. I would highly recommend Leaders Connect to other organizations. Whether diplomatic, international, local, governmental, nongovernmental, or business, the theories and lessons from these workshops can apply to everyone." ~ Nora Gordon, United Nations Afghan Mission
“I have participated in a Strategic Leadership Group with Rob for two years. Each session provides a platform to confidentially discuss various work/life challenges running a company and learn best practices from other leaders to implement at my firm. I highly recommend working with Rob to take inventory of your strengths, blind spots and goals in a way that is structured and accountable.” ~ Kit Dickinson, Integrated Design
1. “Rob has an amazing executive coaching and management style”
2. “A real thought leader around coaching and executive leadership”
3. “Outstanding executive coach”
4. “The next era in business will be the talent economy where human capability will drive performance, Rob is the person to get your organization executing on its strategic goals”
5. “A truly gifted coach, advisor, and strategist”
6. “In an era of continuous change in business, Rob will get your
company focused and adapting”
7. “Great ability to integrate leadership development with strategic
thinking and planning.”
~Len Middleton, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
1. “Rob really helped our leadership team operate more effectively were in transition to a new business model.”
2. “Rob has a positive way in his facilitation process that engages the team members to come up with the right solution.”
3. “I personally have benefited from Rob's coaching in that it has helped me to understand the strengths I bring to my team along with the blind spots that can hinder my leadership effectiveness. I appreciate his frank and honest feedback.”
4. “I have worked on development of a leadership class linked to our Talent Management program at United with Rob who was critical in making the content of the class to meet the needs of the bank. The class was highly evaluated by the participants and helped to prepare people to step up to new positions within the bank.”
~Tom Gannon, United Bank & Trust
“I was introduced to Rob in 2008 when I started working at United Bank & Trust. He has been providing me invaluable executive coaching monthly since that time. Rob is very good listener, easy to talk with, and has a wonderful way of providing ideas and helping bring clarity to challenges that I face. Through our discussions he has also brought out ideas that have helped us improve profits. It is a pleasure to provide this recommendation.” October 9, 2009~Tim Creech via LinkedIn
“I have engaged Rob at two of my start-up companies, both small life science companies with senior management teams. In both companies, we faced team dynamics that prevented productive interactions between team members and Rob helped us understand and manage our interactions better (although a couple of team members in the first company were hopeless). I would not hesitate to engage Rob again and would strongly recommend him and his services to any who finds that they are spending too much time on team dynamics and not enough time on "getting the job done." His involvement will actually save you time!”April 13, 2009 ~Thomas Collet via LinkedIn
“Robert Pasick is a master coach. His years of working as a psychologist and executive coach give him a deep understanding of how individuals and teams can optimize performance in order to achieve sustainable goals. Rob is also an engaging speaker who combines humor with a profound insight into the human condition. I recommend him highly.” April 13, 2009 ~John Baldoni, Owner, Baldoni Consulting LLC (colleague) via LinkedIn
“Robert has been a great coach and his books have inspired me. I would recommend Rob as a business or personal coach for anyone.” April 14, 2009 ~Gene Carlson via LinkedIn
“Rob is a wise and experienced executive coach and psychologist. I always learn from his insights about leadership. His idea of balanced leadership is good medicine in today's times.” April 13, 2009 ~Wayne Baker, Professor of Management & Organizations, University of Michigan (colleague) via LinkedIn
“I have found Rob to be a great small group facilitator and one on one personal coach. His knowledge, insight, and communication skills are an asset to any organization seeking to solve issues in their business related to change, growth, or other goals. Rob also works well individually with actions to develop and improve interpersonal skills for work or life.” April 14, 2009 ~Steve Angerman via LinkedIn
“I have had the benefit of working with Rob over the past few years in Goal groups. His expertise guided me through a very thoughtful process which helped to establish balance in both my personal life and in business also. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for an executive coach or a group of executives in which to participate.” April 14, 2009 ~Mike Eller, President & Co-Owner, Populist Cleaning Co (colleague) via LinkedIn
“Rob has done an outstanding job of coaching me personally and many of the leaders and future leaders at our company. He has helped our company work through a Good to Great exercise and to develop a leadership program. I highly recommend Rob Pasick. He has helped me to be to become a better leader, at work and in the community.” April 14, 2009 ~Robert Chapman via LinkedIn
“I have known for several years and have had many thoughtful conversations with him about management and how best to use the skills that you've acquired to be more effective at leading. He's been round the block quite a few times and there's not much that he hasn't seen at some time or another. Rob's no freshly minted MBA masquerading as a consultant, he's a wise, seen-most-of-it, sort of coach that executives need. Rob has also had the courage to write about his experiences and this has greatly helped him distill his wisdom into a series of simple practical steps. I can fully recommend Rob as someone worth talking to about management and leadership issues.” April 15, 2009 ~David Canter, Sr. VP PGRD, Pfizer (business partner) via LinkedIn
“Robert was hired as an executive coach for our board of directors. I found him to be creative and thought provoking which caused me to consider new ideas based on our discussions. I would recommend him as an insightful executive coach who can assist executives with developing strategies.” April 15, 2009 ~John Anderson via LinkedIn
“Rob has been a great extension of our executive team. He has worked with senior leadership to develop and refine our strategy process as well as has provided ongoing mentoring to our entire leadership team. He has brought many great tools to our organization and has challenged us to focus our communication efforts.” April 16, 2009 ~Jamie Guise via LinkedIn
“I have known Rob for over 6 years now. Not only is he very knowledgeable in his profession, he is great and honest person that you can trust.” April 17, 2009 ~Richard Beedon via LinkedIn
“I've had the opportunity to work with Rob for nearly a year now and he continues to impress me. His breadth of knowledge seems limitless. His ability to inspire unmatched. I highly encourage anyone who gets the opportunity to take advantage of everything that Rob has to offer.” April 19, 2009 ~Vince Chmielewski, Owner, VC Web Design (business partner) via LinkedIn
“Rob is a great organizational psychologist and executive coach who provided tailored coaching to me based on personally collected observations of my company. He collected real voices of my associates and gave me practical solutions to manage the growth of the company from 4 employees to over 100 in a few years. I highly recommend him. Winston Umemura Former C.O.O. Terumo Heart, Inc. Michigan, U.S.A.”April 24, 2009 ~Winston U via LinkedIn
“I have had the pleasure of knowing Rob as a coach. Rob takes a holistic approach when he works with leaders i.e. not only does he help you identify your leverage points for getting to the next level in career, he also assists in clarifying to yourself your true passion in life.” April 27, 2009 ~Naren Balasubramaniam via LinkedIn