testimonials

“I have worked as a manager of international development programs for over fifteen years, and chose to settle in Vancouver for family reasons – but did not want to just “settle” for a job that didn’t quite meet my interests. Working with Ann, I identified ways to combine my passion for international issues with the Vancouver job market. I drew on her experience to strengthen my capacity for communication – no more getting flustered and upset when I feel others don’t “get it”! At my last meeting with Ann, I had to congratulate her: it’s not everyone who can interrupt me when I’m on a roll, and still be right in sync with me. I recommend Ann for intercultural communication, her capacity to listen and to guide, to coach me along as we discovered my strengths, identified them explicitly and built on them to work on my needs. I continue to refer to the insights I gained or developed with Ann, and have shared them with others. I believe it makes me a better manager as well as simply happier in the development of my activities.”
Anne Catherine Bajard
International Media Support

“For the past two years I've been struggling to identify what was lacking with my present career choice, and to clarify a newer, more authentic career vision for myself. However, it was not until I met Ann that I felt I made any significant progress. She used careful, incisive questioning and her capacity for deep empathetic listening to help me to see how my thinking style was clouding my perceptions. The result is that I now find myself opened to possibilities I hadn't been able to consider before. I plan to continue working with Ann down the road. She is able to challenge the stories I tell myself in ways that leave me speechless with gratitude.”
Adrian

“Our team's session with Ann was invaluable! I came to the realization that some of the more challenging communications that I have had in the past were because my response to something that was said was not the most empathetic. Ann has a delightful and entertaining way of conveying the different ways to communicate. There is no doubt in my mind that responding empathetically leads to better rapport with others, both at work & in your personal life.”
Kathy Payne BCom, CHRP
Recruitment Manager
TELUS Consumer Client Operations

“I have been working with Ann Rice of Sterling Executive Coaching since Nov 2006. Over this time, Ann has coached me in various areas surrounding my role as a first line manager. She challenges me by asking intelligent and engaging questions, and helps guide me towards my goals of choice. She is a great listener and always has interesting insight to add to our coaching conversations. I truly value her non-biased perspective and her openness to allow me to take our coaching sessions in any direction I wish to go. I would highly recommend signing up for Ann Rice/Sterling Executive Coaching”
Caroline Day
Manager, Americas Customer Assurance Renewals

“I have benefited more than I had dreamed possible from my work with Ann. After many years of unsatisfactory professional work, I came to her desperate for career change, frustrated that I was unable to see where to go and how to do it. Within two sessions with Ann, I had achieved clarity, new confidence, and a way forward, with Ann as a completely supportive ally in my process. After only four sessions, I am confidently on my way and seeing Ann less frequently to check in and keep momentum going. Ann is a supremely gifted listener. She has helped me, with positivity and respect, to hear myself — my truest self and my deepest longings for meaningful work — and to identify steps to make them real in my life. My work with Ann is one of the most exciting and moving events of my life, the results of which I have no doubt will last the rest of my life. I am profoundly grateful to her.”
Helen Mendes