Marian Olah
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Seasoned ICF Master Certified Executive Leadership Coach and Leadership Development expert with 20+ years of global experience and a deep passion for, and great pride in, supporting leaders to become more effective in their roles, unlock their potential, and thrive.

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Bio

As an ICF Master Certified, and EMCC/Senior Practitioner accredited, Executive Leadership, Team, and Group Coach and Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development Leader, I bring 20+ years of global cross-industry experiences, 4K+ individual and 200+ team/group coaching hours, 800+ facilitated workshops, and a powerful combination of expertise in executive and leadership development, manager training, assessments, learning strategy development and implementation, and workshop design and facilitation to catalyze personal, team, and organizational transformation.

I take great pride in enabling C-suite, SVP, VP, GM, MD people leaders, HiPo and individual contributors, as well as teams and groups, to develop the necessary skills to become more effective leaders and team members, unlock their potential, and thrive while aligning with organizational objectives and driving business results.

My client portfolio spans a wide range of sectors, including Fortune 500 companies in IT, finance, fin tech, oil/gas, biotech, pharma, hospitals & physicians, healthcare, manufacturing, electronics, architecture, insurance, accounting, military, ad tech, publishing, telecommunication, travel, retail, higher education, and non-profit.

I served in L&OD leadership roles in architecture, healthcare, and higher education, worked for the United Nations, and held tenured Assistant Professor and Adjunct Instructor positions, teaching leadership skills to students in engineering, IT, biochemistry, and architecture.

I am passionate about developing people and described as an empathic, direct communicator with a light-spirited sense of humor who is able to both provide and receive immediate, targeted feedback. I am known for my perceptive and supportive coaching style, combining curiosity, transformational listening, and a commitment to my clients’ potential, values, and ambitions. I create high-impact learning experiences in coaching sessions and workshops that transfer back to my clients’ work and personal lives, resulting in the desired mindset shift, behavioral change, work effectiveness, and improved performance.

I am a dynamic team and workshop facilitator with international classroom and online delivery experience for diverse cross-cultural and cross-functional audiences. I also custom-design engaging leadership development and manager training programs and initiatives that align with organizational objectives, drive business results, and engage employees.

I enjoy traveling and am a skilled communicator in multicultural environments – visited, worked, or studied in 35+ countries and speak 4 languages (bi-lingual English and Hungarian, intermediate Russian and Spanish). I draw on these experiences to help my clients elevate their global leadership perspective. I also love going to the opera, theater, and ballet. I live in New York City.

Notable Client Achievements

  • Country CEO of global beverage company overcame a limiting belief and started motivating his team during restructuring.

  • SVP of Engineering earned her seat on the Executive Team in a music technology firm.

  • SVP of Business Development at a pharma company got to the next level in his career.

  • VP of Technology at a computer company developed her team into a high-performing team.

  • Director of Product Management created a brand new business unit at an electric company.

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Work History
Skillsoft
Executive Coach
Perkins Eastman
Global Head of Talent Development
NYC Health + Hospitals
Director of Leadership & Organization Development
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Credentials
  • ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC)
  • EMCC Global Individual Accreditation - EIA Professional Designation
  • Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching® Certification in progress
  • CPC – Certified Professional Coach – Coaching for Transformation – Leadership that Works (ACTP by ICF)
  • MBTI® Steps I, II, & III
  • TypeCoach Certified Professional
  • The Hogan Assessments
  • ESCI 360 – Emotional and Social Competency Inventory
  • Licensed SLII® Trainer – Blanchard®
  • Korn Ferry Leadership Architect™
  • Coaching with Internal Family Systems Certification (CIFS)
  • Appreciative Inquiry-Based Coaching
  • Emotional Response-Ability® Coach Certification
  • Certified Conflict Dynamics Profile® Administrator
  • The Neuroscience of Personality
  • Conversational Intelligence®
  • MBA in International Business and Strategic Marketing
  • MA in Curriculum Development and Instructional Design
  • BA/MA in English and Russian Languages and Literatures and Adult Learning
Industry Specialties
Accounting, Architecture Planning, Biotechnology, Financial Services and more
Functional Specialties
Human Resources, Management, Strategy Planning, Consulting and more

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