About Barry Zweibel, MBA | Master Certified Coach

Barry Zweibel, MBA | Master Certified Coach, runs LeadershipTraction and its parent company, GottaGettaCoach!, Inc.

A former executive and corporate officer in the high-tech world, adjunct instructor at Northwestern University, and many a boss’ go-to person, Barry Zweibel honed his leadership skills in the real world of mission-critical operations. Whether presenting in the boardroom, managing the crisis of an untimely systems outage, or casually chatting over a cup of coffee, he proved himself to be a caring, capable, professional known for consistently excellent results. Since 2000, he’s been using these skills, along with his extensive coach training and learning library, to accelerate clients’ executive presence, leadership effectiveness, and strategic thinking.

Considered by many to be a subject matter expert on a variety of personal and professional development topics, Barry has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN.com, Crain’s Chicago Business, and HR Magazine. His own articles on leadership, conflict management, career planning, and coaching have been published by TheLadders, Training & Development magazine, OD/Leadership Network News, BNet, the International Coach Federation, and the International Association of Coaching. (More at: www.ggci.com/GGCI/bz-bio.htm#SME and www.ggci.com/Articles.) Several authors have cited Barry’s work and influence in their own writings about leadership, professional development, sales, and coaching, and his 17-syllable, @LeadershipHaiku tweets consistently engage and inspire those across the Twittersphere, as well.

But beyond that, Barry Zweibel has the uncanny ability to help executives get better traction with their most nagging concerns. No wonder so many seasoned executives, managers-of-managers, first line supervisors, and high-potential employees interested in shaking bad habits and making better use of their core strengths seek out his fully-customized and confidential, 1-on-1, coaching and mentoring services.

His warmth, humor, and good nature also benefit those looking to improve their confidence, creativity, charisma and work/life balance, as well.

COACHING CREDENTIALS

CDP-certified – Conflict Dynamics Profile, Center for Conflict Dynamics – 2009
MCC – Master Certified Coach, International Coach Federation – since 2007 – a distinction that less than 2% of the 40,000+ coaches worldwide have achieved.
PCC – Professional Certified Coach, International Coach Federation – 2004
ACC – Associate Certified Coach, International Coach Federation – 2002
CEC – Certified Executive Coach, National Association of Business Coaches – 2002
RCC – Registered Corporate Coach, National Association of Business Coaches – 2002
CPCC – Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, Coaches Training Institute – 2001

EDUCATION

MBA – Marketing – DePaul University – 1991
BA – Psychology – Case Western Reserve University – 1977

STRENGTHSFINDS^® TOP STRENGTHS

Strategic – He is able to see through the clutter where others simply see complexity.
Maximizer – Barry loves transforming strong ideas into superb ones.
Ideation – He is able to understand how seemingly disparate ideas connect together.
Input – He collects thoughts and ideas and takes pleasure in retrieving relevant insights.
Intellection – He enjoys exercising his brain as others might exercise their muscles.

More about Barry Zweibel at the GottaGettaCoach!, Inc. website: www.ggci.com/business-personal-life-coach/bio.htm.