| Helena Nyman was hired to coach and support our top leadership team through a complicated strategic change. Her practical analysis and sound advice helped create clear focus, innovation and unified leadership that is essential for organizational effectiveness, sustainability and business results.
Helena Nyman has the capacity to quickly assess an individual, using their strengths to help guide them in the right direction.
The ability to discuss confidential and specific situations with a trusted third party and to receive relevant, solid feedback has been invaluable to us.
With her impressive insights and instincts in the areas of peak performance and motivation, she cuts through blind-spots and enables top executives to see and act on their abilities.
I would highly recommend using Helena, the framework she has established with her hands on approach delivers results.
Fred Festa, Chairman, President and CEO, WR Grace
Thank you so much for your support and guidance as I progress toward my peak level of leadership!
Helena has enthusiasm and passion for her work that is both energizing and infectious. I came to Helena for her help with a very few specific facets of my leadership style at work – her coaching and feedback has helped me far beyond this initial expectation. Helena consistently offers me new approaches to lead both professionally and privately, she challenges me to achieve more, and she provides fresh insights and feedback that brings great clarity to my self-understanding. Her commitment and her professionalism create an open dialogue that is the essential ingredient for driving personal improvement. I look forward to our weekly conversations as I know that I will always have at least one “eureka” moment. Thanks, Helena!
Gregory S. Freeman, Vice President & General Manager Grace Construction Products Europe
Mit Freude nutze ich die Möglichkeit mich bei Ihnen für die Unterstützung der regionalen Grace-Organisation in Europa zu bedanken.
Sie haben im Frühjahr 2009 ein umfangreiches und kompliziertes Umstrukturierungsprogramm unseres Unternehmens begleitet. Dieses Projekt beinhaltete einen nennenswerten Personalabbau mit dem Ziel der Verschlankung und Optimierung der Strukturen in nahezu allen Bereichen des Unternehmens.
Durch Ihre Unterstützung haben wir insbesondere die Aspekte der internen und externen Kommunikation in vorbildlicher und effizienter Weise organisieren können. Dadurch traf dieser schwierige und belastende Prozeß auf das grundlegende Verständnis aller hieran beteiligten Parteien und half uns auch in Zukunft in bestmöglicher Weise unsere Kunden zu unterstützen.
Hierfür nochmals unseren Dank und Anerkennung.
Andreas K. Günther
Director Human Resources Grace
Europe, Middle East & Africa
It is difficult to be brief in expressing your impact on my life personally and professionally. The insight to a fulfilling way to life, and the ability to shed the (now viewed as minor) detractors and obstacles refining my clear view of goals increasing my passion and energy to achieve them while showing me the most efficient and graceful path in getting there. How do you describe what you have done and continue to do for myself and those around me?
Your combined level of human behavior and business awareness is an invaluable asset in many aspects of my professional life. Your awareness gained through your insatiable reading habits and exposure to top world wide executives provides an ultimate conduit to the most creative and innovative ideas today.
Personally your dedication and commitment to your clients reflect great resolve while challenging those around you match your level of integrity, character and sincere love for people.
Tony Misura, CEO and President of Focus Recruiters
Truthfully, I have never met anyone who is as consistently positive in the most constructive ways when dealing with people of all ages and backgrounds.
She is remarkably intuitive and intelligent and has more energy than anyone I know personally. It is no exaggeration to say that she brings out the best in people and is highly skilled in helping people in a very supportive, caring, and innovative way. Her verbal and nonverbal communication skills are amazing, and she can focus in on the issues and get to the heart of the matter in record time. She has absolutely no pretenses and is the quintessential life and business coach. I have total admiration for her as a person and have the highest recommendation possible for her in a Business/Executive Coaching capacity. If you have any questions at all, I am most happy to speak with you and tell you more.
Janet V. Starkey, RD, CDE
VCU, Medical Center, Medical College of Virginia
I enthusiastically recommend Helena Nyman and her Business/Life Coaching courses for your firm. In my 30 years of experience as a human resource manager, Ms. Nyman's optimism, interpersonal skills, work ethic, and reliability are second-to-none. I am confident you will conclude likewise.
My assessment of her abilities stems from the fact that I have been working with her on a weekly basis for more than five years. She has been both an athletics coach and a personal life coach during this time, and I feel fortunate to have a "place" on her schedule. My most important lesson from her: Success in most endeavors is usually a combination of technical skill and personal mastery, with personal mastery being by far the most important in achieving success. This is where her skills will be especially valuable to you and your employees.
I am also familiar with Ms. Nyman's work with Senior Angels, a charity for needy senior citizens that she founded and leads. It is yet another example of her dedication to helping others achieve success. This is, I believe, her life's work.
George L. Harizanoff, HR Manager, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Commonwealth of Virginia
"I've been fortunate to be a part of a Mastermind Group that Helena moderates. She's been a wonderful leader as well as coach and friend.
One of the things that I've learned throughout my interactions with Helena is that coaching in general, is only as good as the level of trust that you have with that individual. If the trust is not there, the ability to get to the most confidential and sensitive issues is not going to happen. I fully trust Helena and feel comfortable sharing personal information that has led to solving challenging issues.
Helena also has the ability to ask the right questions and challenge students in helping them solve their own problems and bring the best out in them.
I highly recommend Helena and always look forward to my interactions with her."
Sean Mitton, President & Founder, Canadian Expat Network
I have known Ms. Nyman professionally for two years. I have considerable respect for both her breadth of knowledge and diversity of skill as an agent of positive change.
She exhibits the characteristics of strong leadership- integrity, passion for optimal performance, perseverance, accountability and wisdom. She presents as authentic and engaging— you want to listen to her. She is thus well suited for the role of professional coach.
Ms. Nyman understands the nuances of varying personality styles and skillfully adjusts her approach to join with others in a respectful and meaningful way which creates a sense of safety. This sense of safety is paramount in facilitating the change process; we must feel safe as we learn to manage the disequilibrium of letting go of the familiar and opening to new ways of thinking and behaving. Ms. Nyman excels in this area of coaching.
Any individual, group or organization will benefit form work with Ms. Nyman. It is without reservation that I recommend her as a personal and corporate coach.
Tami Peckham, LCSW
I've had the opportunity to work with Helena Nyman since 2000.
Helena is a visionary coach who is able to discover and address her client's issues and needs, for professional and personal development. My interactions with Helena have improved my sense of professional direction, and ability to focus on achieving my goals. Helena is intelligent, dedicated, insightful and very personable. It is her caring personality and ongoing support for the victories in my life that make her impact so great.
I participated in a seminar that Helena offered and was truly amazed! Helena's positive energy and passion has helped me throughout all aspects of my life. I simply can't say enough about her insight and ability to help me achieve clarity in my goals, aspirations, and plans. Helena's focused and results-oriented approach helped me discover my real strengths and passions, which in turn allowed me to re-invent my business.
Helena's enthusiasm and energy infuses every coaching session with the feeling that anything is possible, and her techniques and tools have consistently helped me break through obstacles and reach the next level.
Working with Helena Nyman has been a truly wonderful experience and only wish everyone was granted the amazing opportunity to work with her.
Angela L. Edwards, President Castle Thunder Technology
One of the greatest gifts I have ever given to myself is to work with a good coach. Helena Nyman has been, and continues to be, an endless source of inspiration, motivation, encouragement and support — and much humor! She has been my anchor on a very stormy, changeable sea.
With her gentle, firm and, sometimes, down right blunt guidance, I have clarity in my purpose and a strategy to translate my vision into reality. She has helped me navigate the rough terrains, held me up when I am down and cheered me on when I am on a roll.
She has kept me accountable to myself, taught me new skills, and reminded me to value myself— without reservation!
Sarah Walsh, Telecommunications Consultant, Belgium
It is my great pleasure to recommend her with the highest possible endorsement.
I have known Helena since 2002. She is one of the most positive and uplifting people I have known. Her positive attitude creates an atmosphere where good things happen.
I have also been fortunate to have the benefit of her life coaching expertise. She has an uncanny way of getting right to the heart of the issue. She asks the hard questions that enable her clients to get past their sticking points and move to higher levels of achievement and personal fulfillment. With her guidance and encouragement, I am moving forward in two new areas of endeavor. Without her insight, I would probably not have made as much progress as I have.
I have also attended several of her workshops and have found them to be well-organized and very useful. I highly recommend her seminars. They have provided good information to keep me going in a positive direction.
If I can provide any additional information, please contact me via email at ckinnev@mcvh-vcu.edu.
Cindy Kinney, MCVH-VCU
We have known Helena Nyman for over 2 years as she had assisted us in our business venture by the Business and Life Coaching service that she provided.
We truly appreciate all that Helena has brought to the table for Integrity.
Without exception, we can recommend Helena for any Business/Life Coaching position based on her vast expertise and simply her natural born ability as a people person.
We believe that with the right position in her specialized field of coaching, there is no doubt that Helena will be able to "shine that magic light on any company who is graced by her presence."
Peter May, President & Christopher G. Nightingale, VP Integrity Billing LLC
Dear Helena,
I want you to know how much I enjoyed your Unlock Your Potential seminar. You created a special relationship with each person present and helped each of us to open up to discuss new strategies for maximizing our potential. You also helped each participant to discover obstacles we had failed to recognize in the past.
Whenever I have the pleasure of seeing you at NSA-VA, at your Writer's Mastermind Group or working with your Senior Angels volunteers, I am impressed by your ability to encourage, inspire and challenge others. Your genuine care for each individual is ever-present and it brings about an immediate connection with each person you meet.
I wish you continued success in your life and business coaching and training. All the best,
Gloria Thomas, President of Wizard Workforce Development
Helena Nyman is an excellent example of someone who teaches others to do what she has done in her own life. She is good at being a life coach because she has been successful at building-her own life and career. She IS what she helps others to be.
Her training as an outstanding athlete will be very beneficial to organizations and individuals who want to reach peak performance. Helena connects easily to other people; she is motivating and inspiring and brings out the best in others. And she is persistent -she won't give up on even the most challenging individuals.
I highly recommend Helena to any organization who wants to improve the performance of its people.
Susan Huskisson, Communication Training Inc., USA & Spain
It is with great pleasure that I highly recommend Helena Nyman's professional coaching services for you and/or your staff.
I have worked closely with Helena for several years to define and refine my goals, and have found her assistance in systemizing my approach to challenges an invaluable part of my professional and personal growth.
My coaching sessions with Helena always leave me feeling empowered, energized and focused. Helena has access to great analytical, organizational and planning tools that help me along the way.
She possesses genuine sincerity, excellent coaching aptitude and an ability to bring out one's best. Her approach as a coach is both nurturing/supportive and firm/challenging, depending on what the situation requires.
She is passionate about her work and is accessible to her clients when they need encouragement to pursue the course they've decided to chart.
I am confident that Helena will be an asset to your team, just as she has been to mine.
Stacy Hawkins Adams Author/Journalist/Speaker
Helena has served my needs well and she certainly delivers her life coaching services with great dedication and commitment. She is the epitome of positive mental attitude, which is quite motivating and uplifting.
I personally feel that while working with Helena, I've been able to receive strong clarity and focus from her regarding the personal and professional goals that I have defined. In fact, it is Helena's approach and dedication to my success that has enabled me to already see tremendous progress towards my goals. Because of our coaching sessions together, I've been better able to achieve my goals and pursue a more rewarding lifestyle. I've developed a new courage to take on difficult challenges and I know that the decisions I'm making are intelligent ones based on deductive reasoning and not just based upon my emotions.
I believe it is a tremendous step in the right direction to propel your business and or yourself by working with a professional to set and successfully achieve your goals.
I highly recommend the services of Helena Nyman and I truly believe she is unique in her ability to help clients achieve their defined goals. Securing a relationship with her is a definite first step in the right direction.
Andrea L. Martin, Harper Collins Publishers
ms. Nyman was brought in by my employee, Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of corrections, to teach a Business Etiquette seminar. Since that day I can proudly say that I obtained skills that have helped me be a better employee and enjoy my job a lot more. Many of my co-workers who took the seminar have expressed the same feelings.
if you have an opportunity to attend a seminar, or work with ms. Nyman as a coach, I highly recommend it.
Jackie Davis, Department of Corrections
To whom it may concern,
It has been my pleaser and benefit to know and work with Helena Nyman in a number of phases of her business/ life success coaching. Organization, uplifting encouragement, logic and love of the human spirit come to her naturally. I know her successes range from coaching world class figure skating to personal interactions to business and life success coaching and volunteer work. Helena offers a wide range of interactive skills that we find in most successful people, and presents that information in a way we all can understand and relate to.
This is a woman that lives what she teaches.
Kris C. Peters, marketing & special events manager, Melting Pot
Let's face it; our culture demands a fast pace. Each of us has 24 hours per day to balance work, family and faith. Somewhere in that mix, we find peace and joy by integrating our passions into the daily grind to the point that it no longer feels like a grind. On the contrary, it becomes a symphony.
Over the years, my needs with Helena Nyman have changed. She has witnessed my new business plan evolve, a divorce, healing, dating, family mortality concerns and successes. There are several reasons why Helena's business and life coaching plays an integral role during every phase:
• Her question/answer methodology guides me through my decision-making process based upon my own value system.
• Her calming, neutral tone places me in a "trust" environment.
• Her patience while listening to a novel-size monologue on the latest news is limitless.
• Her medical knowledge allows me to fully understand those that are close to me.
• Her ability to propose other sides of a situation offers clarity or confirms that I'm on the right track.
Frankly, I don't know how Helena does it sometimes, but I always leave our conversations with a refreshed attitude and a clear plan. I've learned that even though society demands a fast pace, I can reply with a resounding "no" and allow myself to shed tasks guilt-free. My personal culture is one I create on my own terms. Then, with a joyful heart, I can help others. Thanks, Helena!
Mary Layman, President TriMedia
I would certainly recommend Helena for anyone interested in improving their business or life by using a coach. I have attended her one day session and found it very useful and enlightening. It was one of the major reasons why I decided to leave my job at Davenport and try to become a public speaker. Helena also brought out many ideas of improving my social life which I have already used.
“Thank you for all that you have done for me and I wish you luck and continued success in being a business/life coach.”
Harold A. Gellis, Speaker |
