LEADER COACHING

The Z Leader Model

Our coaching method is grounded in a whole human philosophy. We see a person as an entire human who brings all sides of themselves into their professional life.

Our Z Leader Model supports the development of a leader's ability to manage self, others, teams, and businesses. We work with our clients to build skills and capacity based on their personal goals.

We leverage assessments and interviews to gain a whole human understanding with the client on their starting point. We take the time to understand our client's values, goals, fears, and “shine points” - where they find the most joy in their work and life.

Respect and trust are at the heart of our practice; we do this by being direct with our clients. We will support our clients and provide honest feedback when needed. Our goal is to help our client open the aperture on their perspective of their life and leadership practices.

Phase 1 - we assess and align

Phase 2 - we build the plan

Phase 3 - we do the work

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Coaching Programs

Executives & Senior Leaders

Our executive leader coaching program is fine-tuned to focus on executive performance and strategic business consulting. Packages are custom-designed based on the senior executives' unique business needs.

Our experienced certified coaches help senior executives navigate complex organizational challenges, provide strategic business guidance, and help leaders execute against their personal and organizational goals.

Emerging Leaders

Our emerging leader coaching program is focused on helping you or your employees develop skills as managers and business leaders. Our program supports leaders to set intentions for their career development, reflect on real feedback from their peers and colleagues, and build critical business and leadership skills that will help them thrive as members of a team. The program is relevant for top performers and those who may need extra support.

Law Enforcement & Military Transitions

Our transition programs are focused on helping individuals transitioning from law enforcement or military careers into the private sector. We help leaders set goals, identify skills they need to learn, or unlearn, to be sucessful in their new roles. Our coaches help transitioning leaders understand the nuances and differences between the public and private sectors and support smooth launches into new careers.

Teams & Cohort Coaching

Our team coaching programs are for organizations that want to increase leadership performance and capacity with multiple leaders or a whole department. We have standard and custom programs available. These programs focus on building leadership, business, and professional skills in your management teams. Programs involve both group and 1 to 1 coaching elements to ensure all involved expand their capacity and uplevel their skills as business leaders. These programs build cohesive top performing cultures.

Coaching Program Features

Our programs are built to guarantee value.

Along with weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly 1:1 sessions our clients have access to the following program features.

Assessments

Reflection Journals

Planning Tools

Just in Time Support

Tools & Templates

Group Sessions

Our Coaches

All of our coaches are certified in the Z Leader Coaching Model and have decades of experience leading teams and businesses.

Consultant & Executive Coach

Liz Rice

Elizabeth Rice (Liz) is an experienced security operational leader and business consultant with a tremendous track record of building high-performance teams and businesses.

She is a natural coach, mentor, facilitator, and teacher and used these skills to develop her team of over 3,000 healthcare security professionals working in hospitals across the country.

She is a strategist, a problem solver, and a master consultant and has supported numerous executives in the design and implementation of enterprise-shared services in Fortune 500 organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, Wells Fargo, and the Washington Post company.

She has held titles such as Senior Vice President of Security Operations, Vice President of Security Strategy, and Director of Consulting Services for various organizations within the industry. She has built security organizations, designed processes, created academies, defined security standards, and built new security operating models.

She has been recognized as a SIA Power 100 Woman, helped her organizations receive multiple Equity in Action Awards from Kaiser Permanente, and has been featured in Security Magazine and The Security Podcast.

Liz is passionate about helping, building, and advancing people, teams, and business operations.

Consultant & Executive Coach

Lisa Terry

Lisa Terry, CHPA, CPP, has over 30 years of experience leading healthcare security, police, safety, and emergency management programs.

Lisa has served as the Chief of Campus Police and Public Safety with WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina, Chief of Police and Public Safety with Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, and Director of Hospital Police and Transportation at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Lisa previously served as the Chief Development Officer for Vistelar Conflict Management Solutions.

Before that, she served as Vice President of healthcare for Allied Universal®. As 2024 Chair of the ASIS Healthcare Community Steering Committee and as a former board president and guidelines council member of IAHSS, Lisa has been fortunate to collaborate with some of the country's greatest minds in healthcare, security, and policing. She shares her knowledge, strategies, and lessons learned for successfully preventing and mitigating violence in her books: "Preventing Violence in the Emergency Department" and "The Active Shooter Response Toolkit for Healthcare Workers.”

Lisa is passionate about helping people succeed in their careers and life. She has helped dozens of leaders excel in their careers and transition from law enforcement to private sector roles.

Consultant & Executive Coach

Deirdre Fike

Deirdre Fike has over 30 years of experience in Law Enforcement and Corporate Security leadership roles.

Most recently, she was the Vice President of Investigations and Intelligence at MGM Resorts International, where she led strategies for internal, fraud, cyber forensic, and security investigations, as well as the Workplace Violence Program and Emergency Management.

With over 28 years in the FBI, she retired as Assistant Director in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office, managing national security and criminal investigations. Her career also includes leadership roles in Anchorage, Sacramento, and FBI Headquarters, where she led crisis management, SWAT operations, and global inspections.

Post-retirement, Ms. Fike served as Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Kaiser Permanente.

In 2017, she received the Presidential Rank Award for her service in the U.S. Government's Senior Executive Service. She currently co-chairs the Domestic Security Alliance Council, representing private sector interests in partnership with the FBI and DHS.

Deirdre has dedicated much of her career to building leaders and supporting individual transitions from public to private sector positions.

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