Colin McLetchie
Colin deeply believes in lives worth living, leaders worth following, and organizations worth being a part of, all of which cultivate communities and a world worth living in. He brings his unique blend of compassionate challenge and his deep insight and presence to all of his clients. He is known for being wickedly intuitive, insightful, direct when appropriate, and supportive always. Many clients have referred to him as a “not kidding around coach,” and leaders have often chosen him to partner with because they knew they would be challenged and supported in service of their goals, mission, and higher aspirations.
After a 20+ year career in HR leadership in the software, technology, consulting, and retail spaces, in January 2014 Colin committed to focusing full-time on partnering with individuals, managers, executives, teams, and organizations to identify what success looks like and help them move forward to achieving that success – at work and in life. His areas of focus are leadership, life and career coaching, leadership and management development programs and training, design, and facilitation of team building and planning off-sites, and team, culture, and organizational development. He is a sought-after speaker, trainer, and workshop facilitator on collaborative communication, personal transformation, personal leadership, courageous conversations, resilience, emotional and relational capability, and many other topics.
With a Bachelor’s in Interpersonal & Public Communication from the University of Louisiana, Colin is a graduate of Georgetown University’s Certificate in Leadership Coaching program, one of the world’s leading programs. He is a Professional Certified Coach with the ICF and is certified in The Leadership Circle Profile 360 & Collective Leadership Assessments, Five Behaviors of a Functional Team, MBTI, DiSC, EQ-i2.0 & EQ-i360 Emotional Intelligence Assessments, SOAR (Success through Observer-Action-Results), Voices 360 Assessment & Leadership Architect Competency Model, and the CCL Benchmarks suite. He is also a Registered Polarity Practitioner with the American Polarity Therapy Association.
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Secret Superpower: “My job as a coach and facilitator is to help leaders and people see, feel, think, and believe differently, so they show up differently in service of the mission and the impact they want to have on the world. It’s an honor to get to be a partner on the journey of development.”
Blog: Hey, Leader! Your Open Door Policy Isn’t Working (and Your Job isn’t to Know All the Answers)
by Colin McLetchie
Almost without exception, when I ask leaders or leadership teams I’m working with, “What do you do to ensure you’re getting the feedback, ideas, and information you need,” they exclaim with great delight, “We have an Open Door Policy!”
Oh … goody.
So, then I ask this question: “When is the last time someone walked in your door to share an idea, offer you constructive input on your leadership, the organization’s direction, or, well, anything of real significance?”
All too often, I get a blank stare. Eyes blinking. Deer in the headlights.
“Last week?” I’ll ask.
“Last month?”
“Six months ago?”
“A year??!?”
I had one leader who looked down at the ground,
wringing his hands, and quietly whispered, “Never.”
Never.