Effective leadership requires authentic engagement, transparent communication and a clear vision for you and your team.
Leaders are crucial for inspiring and mobilizing individuals and teams, and leading authentically. They provide direction and purpose, foster innovation, and promote resilience in the face of uncertainty. Leadership is not just about authority, but about empathy, inclusivity, and the ability to unite diverse perspectives towards a common goal.
Our world demands that leaders engage differently and be more people centric. With that comes the critical ability to acquire “soft” skills in the area of communication, and influencing and be able to lead teams effectively. Helping leaders gain clarity and figure out how they can navigate through their professional challenges so they can lead authentically is where step to help avoid getting weighed down by all the external and internal noise that gets in the way.
Cultivate Opportunities
Are you ready to re-engage and reconnect differently and stronger in your personal or professional life?
Are you motivated to successfully rise above your challenging experiences and create a different and better future?
Our energetic, inspirational, supportive and mindful coaching style creates an environment in which clients materialize what they desire out of their career and life, create opportunities and move into concrete action.
“What distinguishes the greatest leaders of our time, it's that success is very rarely a goal for them; it's a by-product of other goals that they have.”—Adam Grant
About Elizabeth
Liz Benfanti M.A., PCC, BCC, ELI-MP
Benfanti Coaching, LLC
Liz brings more than 20 years of strong experience in coaching, training and development in Fortune 500 and start-up companies designing and customizing high-energy leadership and communications skills trainings that lead to personal transformation and increased personal performance. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with senior leaders and subject matter experts to build and evaluate curriculum for facilitation that defines learning objectives followed by intensive 1:1 coaching in the financial, pharmaceutical and publishing fields.
Liz believes that “we are all under construction” and that coaching is a transformative tool that provides leaders with the clarity to access the answers they already know. She partners with leaders to remove internal obstacles, clarify goals and develop a roadmap for success, taking leadership effectiveness to the next level.
Liz’s coaching process is centered around asking powerful questions and listening to understand so clients reflect and and achieve greater self-awareness. She provides the structure and framework that leaders can carry with them to think more concretely and strategically.
Fluent in Spanish, Liz has travelled the world extensively, having lived in Europe and Latin America and those experiences allow her to connect and bring fresh perspectives to her coaching sessions. She is a lecturer in “Strategic Business Communications” at Montclair State University’s Feliciano School of Business, New Jersey's Most Innovative Business School.
Education: Master’s in Educational Leadership and Bachelor’s in English, both from Montclair State University, New Jersey.
Cool Facts:
Volunteered in the Peruvian Amazon to help biologists study hummingbirds in the Manu rainforest
I love to read, A LOT! Favorite book of all time “Love in the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
My favorite podcasts right now are “Coaching Real Leaders” and “Think Fast, Talk Smart”
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“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.”
—Sheryl Sandberg
Services
Leadership Coaching
Today’s leaders need to be able to connect more effectively, influence, motivate and inspire shared objectives with stakeholders. Leading ourselves and others is a continuous journey which requires our ability to be open to feedback and work on our leadership blindspots.
Areas of focus;
Executive Presence
Communication Skills
Credibility
Confidence
Leading Change & Transition
Managing Conflict
Emotional Intelligence/Leading Mindfully
Career Coaching
Are you experiencing a career mid-life crisis? Are you deciding to pivot into a new industry but are not sure if it’s the best choice or whether if it’s really for you, at all? It is not uncommon for individuals to pause and decide they desire a career makeover or a radical career change. Meaningful work matters. It’s important to frequently check in and reflect what ‘s important in the work we are doing. It helps adjust our perspective and redefine our careers in new and purposeful ways.
Areas of focus:
Career Pivoting
Career Transitions
Career Exploration
Mid-Career Crisis
Laser Coaching
Laser coaching sessions are short by nature, typically one hour sessions aimed at tackling a specific coaching challenge. Laser coaching works best for clients who have had previous coaching and are familiar with the coaching process.
“Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn't.”
—Angela Ducksworth
FAQ
“We don’t live our lives, we live our patterns.”
—Unknown
“A leader who is self-aware enough to know that he or she is not adept at everything is one who has taken the first step toward being a great leader” Marshall Goldsmith
Testimonials
“Liz is truly amazing. I didn’t expect coaching to ever play such a meaningful role in my life, but Liz has such incredible insight that I sincerely believe I am where I am, and have accomplished what I have, as a result of working with Liz. I highly recommend Liz to anyone who’s looking for “more” and “better” now.”
“Liz worked with me to honed in on specific goals and assisted me in overcoming blocks which stood in the way. Liz was very professional yet at the same time carries a tremendous amount of warmth and care to our sessions. She has been supportive, encouraging and inspirational. She is quite funny as well! As a result of my time spent working with Liz, I have made great strides both personally and career wise.”
“Liz has coached me through several important decisions in my career. Her ability to listen deeply and ask thought provoking questions helped to seamlessly guide me in the direction of my goals.”
“Liz has great talent as a coach. She’s patient, observant and to the point. She has an innate desire to help and you always feel that your needs are being attended and listened to. She’s a gem!”
“I was at a terribly confusing crossroads in my career and life when I called upon Liz to help me sort through it all. My sessions with Liz helped me to identify the noise in my life distracting me from understanding and clearly articulating my ambitions – both professionally and personally. She became my compass in the wilderness. The process was challenging but cathartic. I can’t thank Liz enough for her counsel and insights over the last two years. Without her positive and supportive coaching allowing me to reflect and dive deeper into the areas of my life that were stuck, I don’t think I would have transcended the issues I was facing.”
“What I believe” is a process rather than a finality.
—Emma Goldman
Connect
Liz Benfanti M.A., PCC, CPC, ELI-MP
Benfanti Coaching, LLC
info@benfanticoaching.com
(201) 647-4171
PO Box 235
Ramsey, NJ 07446-0235