Testimonials

• Cindy Charlton, Executive Coach

  Diane, I wanted you to be aware that my client did not give up…got clarity around her motivation and continued to work on many things.  You and your work were a big part of this, and so I wanted you to know about your impact.  Thanks for your help with this client  and your guidance..it […]

• Francine Ward, ESQ.

  Diane is a coach’s coach. I used her to get through a challenge and found her style similiar to my coaching style–direct, to the point, yet caring. If you are looking for someone who really cares about helping you get to a different place, yet unwilling to play games, then Diane is for you.

• Judy Wade, Executive Talent Director, Wellpoint Healthcare

  Thank YOU, Diane!  I learned a lot from you in just three hours and really enjoyed our time together.  Thanks for being so generous with your toolkits and your time.  You went above and beyond for me.

• Mary Wright

  Thanks for all your help. It will take me a while to digest all the information from today’s session! You have been instrumental in helping me focus – and move forward the action!

• Mike Moran, Executive Coach

  Your work on the last day of the program was truly the highlight of the session.  It was so helpful to actually “see” coaching concepts that are difficult to grasp through a didactic presentation.  Most notably, I was able to see clearly the difference between the client’s desire for transformational change versus performance or skills […]

• Anonymous

  Diane has a very open and engaging style of communication. She is very balanced in listening and offering ideas when asked. Diane helped me focus on the one key area I wanted to work on and helped me create specific actions in each session that further helped me test out my on behaviors. This helped […]

• Rick Hancock, Gestalt Institute of Cleveland

  As part of my application process for coach certification through ICF, Diane has reviewed my work as coach and supported me by clarifying essential differences between specific  ICF core competencies.  In particular, she highlighted key distinctions for me between skills required for “co-creating the relationship” and those for “advancing the action.”  I believe that the […]

• Claire V., EdD, MBA, SPHR

  I specifically chose Diane Foster as my Mentor Coach because of her vast knowledge and experience in Organizational Development.  During the few months that spanned my work with her, Diane became a trusted partner and Coach as I went through a major job transition and move to another state. Diane is a very good listener […]

• Shannon Jordan, Career Development Specialist, Qualcomm

  I truly enjoyed our coaching. You have a gift and I ended our sessions really appreciating both the insight and momentum I’ve gained in the last 6 months. Thanks again. P.S. Thank you as well for the ICF certification guidelines. I definitely have enough hours for the ACC if not the PCC, depending on how […]

• Ph.D, Executive Coach Mentored by Diane

  Diane, I really want to thank you again for your time, expertise, guidance and sharing. Your coaching advice has permeated my mind in some subtle ways and I find thoughts and ideas from you floating gently into my mind during sessions now. I absorbed some stuff consciously from you, but it seems also subliminally, as […]

• Ann Polya, President, The Polya Group, Author of Brain Fitness

  Thank you for your very useful mentor coaching –including your 5 step marketing plan and all our discussions that help me clarify what I am doing and set up tactics to get there. I find it less daunting to set overall strategies, but your queries and prompting helped me prune my niche coaching down to […]

• Chuck Schroeder, Executive Coach, and former Executive Exelon Corporation

  As a senior executive, I was highly impressed with Diane’s abilities in her role as Mentor Coach during my coach training at the College of Executive Coaching. Her knowledge of the skill sets required for coaching is impressive and she demonstrated the use of these skills in developing new executive coaches. I definitely recommend her […]