What people are saying…

Daniela Papi, Founder Pepy Ride and Pepy Tours, Skoll Foundation Scholar, Unreasonable Institute Fellow, Cartier Women’s Initiative Award Finalist, Phnom Penh

Thomas Pettersson, Business Leader,  Global Client Operations, Visa, San Francisco
“I took a class with Eleni Pallas, which was one of the best courses I have ever taken and that is in large part due to the leadership that Eleni provided. She has broad, deep knowledge and first-hand experience that she applies very effectively to discussions, presentations and coaching situations throughout the course. The most important part of teaching is in creating an environment for students to effectively *learn*. Eleni does this exceptionally well.”

Julien Vaucher, Assistant to CEO, DHL, Singapore
“The coaching experience triggered a new growth period. I was stuck with the constant analysis of issues I could not figure out and the coaching experience provided me with a stable framework to focus on the critical points and reach a closure. The framework is also useable in everyday life, which makes this experience not only professional or limited to one problem but a global and deeply personal methodology, applicable anytime.”

Urvi Babla, Manchester Business School, Manchester
“Eleni, it has been extremely enlightening working with you. I truly valued the depth of your insights coupled by your ability to create an empathic, challenging and an enjoyable tone that fosters fresh thought and practice. Our reflective yet rigorous conversations elicited awareness and clarity of thought and action. I was amazed at how easily and clearly you understood my aspirations, values and beliefs, and aligned your coaching style and content accordingly. I thoroughly enjoyed every one of our sessions and I truly have an increased awareness and understanding of leadership roles.”

Avik Chatterjee, Nanyang Business School, Singapore
“The coaching taught me new frameworks and perspectives for understanding and tackling different situations. Most importantly, the coaching made me start thinking about myself and the purpose of my life. It also taught me to take affirmative action to shape the world around me for creating conducive environment for myself. There were some very valuable insights provided by Eleni which I will carry with me through the rest of my life. I wish Eleni all the best in her future endeavors and hope she comes up with many such coaching modules for people with different backgrounds and qualifications.”

Raheel Malik, Senior Industrial Engineer with Arup, San Francisco
“Since my team is performing well, I can see how the executive management is starting to encourage me with what I am doing. I had to move to Miami to lead a new project and for the first time, I am getting the team to do the work by empowering them, delegating, training and, as a result, being quite effective. In spite of a very high pressure environment, I seem to have the ability to manage individual team members’ work-related emotional concerns and am able to regulate my own emotions. I feel comfortable with this and I am able to tap into the energy of the team members in a way that I could not previously.  Thank you for making this profound contribution in my career.”

Nick Koumentakos, VP Sales, Capital One, Washington, DC
“Eleni worked with me when my current company was purchased and my future employment was in doubt. Over our series of phone coaching sessions, Eleni provided me with a holistic approach in dealing with the uncertainty of the future and a create a strategic plan to position myself for success. Her suggestions were both practical and effective and as a result I was able to effectively land at Capital One with a comparable position. I fully endorse Eleni as a top notch coach who can help you not only identify your potential but achieve it as well.”

Kimberley Simon, Founder, Clear Connections, Toronto
“I worked with Eleni at a time of extreme life transition, when I was stepping into a leadership role unlike anything I was familiar with. Eleni’s unique mix of solid, practical knowledge and capacity to explore the potential, while preparing for great change, was invaluable. She worked with me in the ways that most effectively helped me to move forward; a skill that not all coaches have yet mastered. Eleni has a passion and deep desire to help us reach our goals and be our very best, to bring change to the world. Her commitment to me as a client, and to my goals, was apparent throughout the coaching collaboration. I highly recommend Eleni for anyone who wants to move into higher levels of more conscious leadership; to excel and reach potential, even when you can’t yet recognize what that will fully mean in your life.”

V.P., Marketing Director, Orange Business Services, Paris
“I had recently taken on new management responsibilities in my job, which included a team that I wanted to empower. Having spent much of my career hesitant about delegating, I needed to expand my skills to help my team contribute to the company at a high level. Eleni coached me during this learning period, making me aware of the limits of my initial behavior, helping me find more beneficial ways to work with my team and progress with a more shared and efficient framework. Discussions with her were critical for me to accept to get the ball rolling and really address the issues. She provided me with both attentive listening to my perception of the issues, a very skillfull questioning of my behavior and also practical guidance to progress  forward, which led me to successfully implement changes. I must also mention that she was always encouraging me and keen to point out progress, helping me further pass to the essential next steps. I now feel much more confident in my management role and I certainly would not have made such progress without the objective role that Eleni played during this critical learning phase. I would definitely recommend Eleni as a coach to any leader.”