Sandra Dillon

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30+ years of leadership in large companies and start-ups in the energy, chemical, and security industries. Sandra helps people at all levels improve their leadership behaviors, achieve greater team performance, define a career vision, and develop a clear path to get there.

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Bio

Sandra Dillon is passionate about coaching and empowering both individuals and teams to meet challenging goals and deliver results. As a seasoned change agent, she deploys her skills as a leadership and life coach, financial coach, and business consultant to help leaders increase their leadership capacity and behaviors, build better teams, and positively impact the organization. Her business experience includes full P&L responsibility for a $400M business and $1B portfolio management with a specialty in building a business from ground zero or turning around underperforming business units.

Sandra brings to coaching and change leadership an uncommon blend of business acumen (MBA), technology (chemical engineering), and enthusiasm for leadership. Her expertise includes: Leadership Coaching (first-time managers through seasoned executives), Change Leadership & Management, Team Building, Sales & Business Development, Strategic Analysis & Development, Communications, Conflict Management and Project Management,

Sandra has led vision/mission/goal setting, coached leaders to increase their influence and achieve professional goals, facilitated personal development surveys, and promoted engagement across generational cohorts. She has also coached teams to collaborate and drive performance towards their business plans through effective change management processes. Sandra has worked with hundreds of clients who are early in their careers through senior-level executives, helping them achieve their leadership and career goals. Sandra takes an exploratory approach with her clients to identify and remove roadblocks to achieve breakthrough results. She can expand your self-awareness, increase your leadership capacity, help you create a personal brand, and market your expertise.

Notable Client Achievements

Provided leadership coaching to a sales director in the security hardware industry and 1:1 sales coaching to his 7 direct reports to deliver a 25% increase in revenue of $10 million in one year.
Coached a major refinery leadership team through the 5 key leadership behaviors which facilitated delivering an aggressive annual business plan and achieving a significant increase in leadership ratings from their teams.
Provided consulting services and coached a Fortune 500 cross-functional chemical leadership team on competitive performance to deliver against their aspirational targets.
Coached 500+ clients on career strategy and with job search activities that aligned with their core values and personal criteria and built upon their strengths and professional experiences.

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Work History

TPC Group

Vice President, Business Performance & Analysis
Vice President & General Manager, Performance Products
Vice President, Specialty Polymers & New Business Development

Mobil Chemical Company

Personal Care Business Manager
Marketing & Product Manager

ExxonMobil

Technical | Engineering | Manufacturing Positions

Credentials

Myers Briggs Certified Facilator
Success Principles Certified Trainer
Financial Master Coach
7 years as a Professional Coach
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Master in Business Administration
Master in Life Coaching
Over 5,000 coaching hours
Over 500 clients served

Industry Specialties

Chemicals, Construction, Environmental Services, Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering and more

Functional Specialties

Business Development, Customer Service, Marketing, Operations and more

FAQ

Describe your coaching style.

I serve my clients with a consultative coaching approach. Depending on the needs of the client on a specific issue, I switch between providing information and insights, challenging their mindset, breaking limiting beliefs, asking powerful questions to provoke new ideas, and brainstorming as an equal co-partner.

Describe your experience working with experienced managers

The leadership needs and capacity vary significantly at the experienced manager level. I meet my clients where they are in their leadership and professional journey. We define the gap-to-goal and then create a plan to get there. Client engagement is a balance of dealing with immediate issues as well as improving specific leadership skills to carry forward.

Describe your experience working with individual contributors or others, not in people manager roles.

Individual contributors, many of whom work on teams, are leaders not by organizational structure but by their need to influence processes and people to achieve business outcomes. I coach individuals on the key leadership behaviors that get results like how I would coach a manager. I meet my clients where they are in their challenges; we unpack and deal with the current issues and develop a plan of execution. Intentional practice builds leadership capacity.

Describe your experience working with new managers.

Transitioning from an individual contributor role to a first-time manager requires knowledge and practice of the 5 leadership behaviors that drive performance. My coaching provides a confident foundation for future leadership success.

Leadership Coaching

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25 Minute Session

An efficient session to keep you moving forward. During this session, we can cover a variety of important topics.