Bill Pullen, MCC
Bill is an executive coach and organizational development consultant who provides executive coaching and leadership development services to both public and private organizations. His work focuses on developing current and emerging leaders, building leadership capacity within organizations and aligning leader behavior with organizational strategy and mission needs. He has delivered coaching and leadership development services into a wide range of organizations in including; Fannie Mae, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, QintetiQ-NA, Marriot International, Booz Allen Hamilton, Booz & Company, CH2M HILL, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Department of Transportation, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Homeland Security, F.D.I.C, National Archives, International Trade Administration, PBS, Network for Good, and American Red Cross, and SHRM.
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Bill has managed teams of coaches for; The International Trade Administration, National Archives, Department of Education, CH2M HILL, and Booz Allen Hamilton. The coaching program he designed and managed at the International Trade Administration received the Metro DC ICF Prism Award in 2009.
Bill is Director of Training for the Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance
Program and George Mason University. He is active with the International Coach Federation assessing candidates for coaching certification. He is a member of: International Coach Federation; International Consortium of Coaching in Organizations; Association of Coach Training Programs; Society of Human Resource Management and American Society of Training and Development.
Coaching and Consulting Approach
Bill is known for his straightforward, insightful approach to helping people and organizations identify behaviors that promote or detract from leader effectiveness. Taking a systems approach, he uses a cycle of assessment, challenge, and support to accelerate development, enhance performance and build leadership identity, presence, behaviors and skills. Through the use of various assessment instruments he is able to give targeted feedback and create development plans that align with the needs of both the individual and the organization. His approach reinforces coaching and feedback, by creating a cycle of action and learning that leads to sustained, effective improvement in performance.
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Training/Educational Background
Bill has a Masters in Organizational Development from Johns Hopkins University. He is a Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. Bill is currently enrolled in Coaching Excellence in Organizations though the Newfield Network and Institute for Generative Leadership. He is a graduate of The Coaches Training Institute. He has received additional training in multicultural leadership and organizational and systems relationship coaching. He has completed the Co-Active Space Leadership Program. He has a B.S Degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa. He is certified to administer and provide feedback on the following assessment tools; Hogan Personality Inventory; Team Diagnostic Assessment, The Leadership Circle, Benchmarks, 360 By Design, Executive Dimensions, and Prospector.