Teresa J. Pool is the President and founder of Transitions for Life. She is a professional coach with a passion for assisting individuals in living richer, more fulfilling lives. Her specialty is re-energizing careers; guiding executives, professionals and business owners through transformational change. Transitions for Life focuses on motivating change, supporting leaders through significant challenges, diverting career burnout, preparing for promotion and improving performance at all levels. Teresa has a wealth of personal and professional experience, giving her a unique perspective and understanding of her clients’ needs. Teresa has over 18 years in the global technology industry, holding a variety of leadership roles involving performance coaching, team development, business planning, market strategy, and change management. She has been coaching professionally since January 2000 and is certified by the International Coach Federation at the PCC level. A Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA) in both DISC and Birkman methods, Teresa specializes in improving business communication and relationships. She is an executive coach for the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Executive MBA Program. Transitions for Life’s core competency is providing one-on-one coaching services to corporate leaders, professionals and business entrepreneurs. Clients are in a wide variety of industries, roles and geographical locations: Abbot Labs, Bayer, Dell Labs, Celanese, EDS, Ericsson, Fidelity Investments, JC Penney, Novo Nordisk, PepsiCo, Purina, Sun Healthcare, United Way. Clients experience coaching via teleconference as Teresa is especially gifted in creating strong virtual relationships, with clients across the US and Canada. Common client challenges include: • Transitioning to a new career or achieving a promotion • Regaining professional edge after career burnout or derailment • Aligning life and work to personal and professional values • Creating focus in the midst of chaos • Expanding a professional business practice • Improving communication and business relationship skills • Achieving an elusive personal or professional goal Teresa takes an active role in the community, both from a business and personal perspective. Teresa is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), 2004 President of the International Coach Federation of North Texas, 2004 American Business Women’s Association Business Associate of the Year and a member of the Dallas HR Management Association (DHRMA). She has been a volunteer leadership mentor for the Menttium® program since 2002. Teresa also enables the sight-impaired to take their lives to the next level through her work as a Southeastern Guide Dogs volunteer and puppy raiser. Teresa lives in Plano, Texas, with her husband, Don, retired guide dog, Cassius, and their fifth guide dog puppy, Luckie.
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