Workshops, Consulting, & Coaching for Organizations
Through workshops + trainings, 1:1 coaching and group coaching, I partner with organizations who want to support their support their leaders to:
- Heal Burnout
- Cultivate Better Boundaries with Coworkers
- Navigate Conflict in The Workplace
- Develop their Unique Leadership Style
- Speak Up in the Workplace
- Manage Up
- Become More Confident in their Ideas & Decisions
- Find Resources to Manage Stress & Anxiety
However, I do this a little different
than your average coach
My work specifically focuses on how each clients’ intersectional identities and systems of oppression (like capitalism, white supremacy culture, and patriarchy) impact the way they’re showing up as a professional, leader, and community member in the workplace.
Whether I’ve been hired to work with leaders of all races, or specifically leaders of color, I center the experiences of the most marginalized identities in our work because when we care for those at the margins, it ensures that we’re taking good care of everyone.
I also integrate science-based tools, resources, and practices into every workshop, training, or coaching container so that your employees see real results, and can continue to use what they’ve learned after the workshop is over.
New to my work?
If you want to get to know me & my work better, here are a few ways to do so.
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The Results Speak For Themselves
Many organizations make the mistake of thinking that coaching & trainings are a gift to their employees – and while it will certainly benefit the individuals in the program, this will benefit your organization even more.
Past organizations have reported that after their employees participated in a GAC coaching cohort, they saw a noticeable increase in:
- retention
- engagement + initiative
- morale
- community + teamwork
- productivity
- leadership skills
The impact is even larger with people managers, because they will learn not only how to do this work for themselves, but how to pass it down to other folks in the organization.
Long story short, if you want to retain great employees, and also see them become more engaged, proactive, and productive within your organization – then investing in workshops, trainings, and coaching is more than worth the investment.
“My team is very picky when it comes to facilitators and Gieselle is the first person they have requested return to work with us.
When we hired Gieselle, we needed support managing a lack of trust between staff and leadership, learning how to manage difficult conversations, and resolving conflict at the organizational and individual levels.
After working with Gieselle, there was a tangible shift in energy among the team. We finally had shared language and tools to navigate conflict, and individuals who previously felt unsafe felt hopeful and open about the future of the organization.
What made our work with Gieselle special is that she tailored her sessions based upon our needs and made adjustments as needed in the moment. I’d recommend her wholeheartedly.”
– Evlyn Andrade, Executive Director, EarthCorps
Coaching & Consulting Offerings for Organizations
Gieselle Allen Coaching offers a variety of workshops, training, and retreats for your leaders & employees of color.
Workshops, trainings, and retreats are available in person or over Zoom.
Don’t see exactly what you’re looking for here? No worries – I can tailor something custom for you and your organization.
2 Hour Workshops
Rewrite Your Narrative: Personal Branding for Leaders
This workshop helps leaders create their personal brand and understand how to effectively and consistently communicate their personal brand so that they get the promotions, raises, and recognition that they deserve.
Say Goodbye to Self Doubt
This workshop helps attendees understand the root of their self-doubt (and how it relates to their identities) and gives them practical tools to quiet down self-doubt in the future.
Healthy Communication & Conflict Resolution
This workshop helps attendees learn how to approach difficult conversations in a way that brings individuals together instead of creating conflict in the organization. It teaches simple tools to ensure complex conversations are successful and that everyone feels heard in the process.
The Three Keys to Rock Solid Confidence
This workshop teaches individuals the three biggest tools they need to feel more confident as a leader so that they can see their successes instead of ruminating on their failures.
Coaching 101 for Leaders
This workshop teaches attendees real coaching tools so that they can learn how to build healthy relationships with individuals they manage, approach performance issues with curiosity, and to empower their team to improve their performance with confidence.
Speak Boldly, Lead Boldly
This interactive session supports leaders to find simple, repeatable practices that will help them feel safer speaking up. They’ll also learn ways to set themselves up for more successful conversations, even when things are tense.
“Gieselle absolutely blew us away with how well she touched on all of the subjects we requested for our bias and inclusion training.”
We were wondering how to build the framework and language for a more inclusive culture within our org for a while, and Gieselle was able to take these rather sensitive, complex and triggering subjects, and break them down to a point that warranted moments of healthy and necessary reflection for all of us. Gieselle was always thorough, organized and responsive whenever we would meet and review material. Truly, Gieselle exceeded our expectations.”
– Corporate Partner
Consulting
As a consultant, I come into your organization to help you overcome the specific obstacles you’re experiencing.
I’m experienced in consulting organizations on:
- Overcoming communication breakdowns at an individual, team, or organizational level
- Helping leaders with privileged identities be more inclusive, and safe leaders for others
- Auditing their current DEI & anti-oppression work to see what’s working and what needs to be improved
- Creating sustainable, long-term solutions for recurring issues within the organization
- Understanding why conflict is occurring within the organization, and guiding the organization to a solution
- Developing an organizational culture that feels safe for everyone
Don’t see exactly what you’re looking for on here but you’re curious if I may be able to support your organization? Feel free to schedule a call and I’ll share if I have experience consulting organizations around this issue, and how I would approach the topic with your specific organization.
Retreats & Courses
The Confidence Catalyst
This six session program can be offered as an intensive virtual “retreat”, or as a weekly course. This program is designed to quickly and efficiently help attendees release the stories that make them feel less confident, and introduce them to new tools & resources that help them feel confident.
Say Goodbye to Negative Self-Talk
This six-week course helps employees of color learn science-backed strategies to get rid of the unhelpful thoughts that keep them stuck in cycles of procrastination, analysis paralysis, or fear of failure. This will help your employees make better decisions faster, and with confidence.
Say Goodbye to Burn-out
This six session program can be offered as an intensive virtual “retreat” or as a weekly course. This program is designed to help your employees make better choices around what needs to happen, what needs to be delegated, and how they can create better boundaries with themselves to ensure that they’re not overworked – while still getting everything done.
“After working with Gieselle, I have personal power and I love the work that I do. And, having Gieselle as a coach, you will never feel alone or crazy.
I am putting myself in situations that are uncomfortable and challenging knowing that I will grow from them and learn more about myself. Working with Gieselle is worth the investment in money and time. As BIPOC, it is a complex weave of roadblocks, issues, systems, etc that we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Sometimes all at once. She is strong, direct, loving, kind, empathetic — all the qualities that you need in someone who can help you maneuver in this journey of life as a person of color.”
– Eleanor V
1:1 Coaching
I work with leaders or emerging leaders at all levels within organizations to support them in growing into the professional they want to be.
My clients have included CEOS, Executive Directors, all the way down to entry-level employees.
I work with clients in 3, 6, 9 and 12 month containers. We can talk about what time frames work best for your organization and your employees.
If you’d like to get a sense of what coaching with me is like, you can check out a session with one of my former clients here. (TW: this session mentions sexual assault at the 30 minute mark. If that is triggering for you, please stop the recording before then.)
“Working with Gieselle was one of best decisions I’ve ever made.
She is compassionate yet very straight forward. She knows how to help you cut through the bullshit to get to the root of what’s going on. The results and breakthroughs you get really last because she coaches you to figure it out for yourself. I know how to integrate, problem solve and listen to my intuition now. That’s one of the biggest gifts I could have ever gotten from Gieselle. Because of the mindset work I did with Gieselle, my relationship with myself is night and day from before. My relationship with my work is different too. I have more confidence that I know what I’m doing and can do it.”
– Kat M.
Group Coaching
cohort lengths are 4*, 7, or 10 months
Group coaching is the perfect choice for organizations who want to support a smaller group of BIPOC leaders or employees in a much more in-depth, transformational way.
I’ll work intimately with your leaders over a set period of time to help them create and meet their leadership goals, cultivate their unique leadership style, build confidence, and become a tour de force in your organization.
If you want to invest in leaders in a way that ensures that your organization and leaders experience serious results, group coaching is for you.
*I recommend a 7 or 10 month coaching program for best results. It takes time to create the results you truly want for your employees. The four month journey is a great beginning, however many individuals need a minimum of 7 months to truly get the full benefit of this work.
“Group coaching with Gieselle is so much more than a “mastermind.”
“It is a deeply loving, supportive and nourishing community. The amount of self-trust I have built here has completely changed the course of how I interact with the world. I cannot recommend this program enough!”
– Rebecca A.
Custom Designed Experiences
Looking for something a little different than what I’ve laid out? No worries at all – we can discuss a different experience that includes a mix of any of the below:
- Workshops, Trainings, + Retreats
- Group Coaching
- Executive Coaching
- 1:1 Coaching
- Consulting
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of leaders of color do you typically support?
My leaders of colors run the gamut. I work with CEOS and Executive Directors, all the way down to entry level employees.
As far as identities go, I have extensive experience working with folks who hold the following identities:
⚡Black
⚡South Asian
⚡East Asian
⚡Chicana
⚡Latinx
⚡Indigenous
⚡Mixed-race
⚡White-presenting/ Light-skinned
⚡Neurodivergent
⚡Queer
⚡Non-binary
⚡Gender questioning
⚡Children of Immigrants
⚡Parents
⚡Immigrants
⚡Non-Native English Speakers
I work with leaders in a multitude of industries:
🥳Executive Directors
🥳Tech Leaders & Employees
🥳Artists
🥳Lawyers
🥳Physicians
🥳Non-profit leaders
🥳Entrepreneurs (new business owners, experienced leaders with teams, solopreneurs, etc.)
Do you work with our type of organization?
I have extensive experience working with all kinds of leaders in many different organizations. I’ve worked extensively with partners in the tech and non-profit space and can speak easily to the leadership struggles leaders of color face in those environments.
If I’m not familiar with your specific organization or sector, we will have a conversation for me to learn more about what your leaders experience, and I will ensure what we discuss is customized based upon that.
We want to include allies in this work – is that possible?
It is possible – I actually have lots of allies who religiously read my newsletter, listen to my podcast, and purchase recordings of my workshops for folks of color. They get a ton out of it.
I’ve also had corporate partners host workshops to help their allies support folks of color or people with marginalized identities better. At the end of the day, as always, if you’re curious – let’s have a chat and see if what you’re looking for is a fit for what I do.
We don’t have a big budget – how much does this cost?
It honestly depends on the organization and its needs. I would say that if my work feels like a good fit for your folks, schedule a call to discuss with me what we can make work within your budget. We can usually find a way.
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