
EIN 20-3071972
DUNS 13-158-5510
CAGE 397C5
NAICS 541611, 541612, 611430
Small, woman-owned, insured, public trust govt. clearance
President: Birgit Zacher Hanson, MS, MCC
5026 Barrowe Dr, Tampa, FL 33624
813-389-9810; [email protected]
1.Composure and Agility for deep listening, inclusion, civility, psychological safety, strategic thinking, data observation & sound decision making
2. Coaching Skills for engagement, buy-in, meaningful goals and innovation
3. Commitment Management for integrity, clarity, reliability, safety and execution excellence

Master Certified Coach since 2010, 20 years of coaching and global organizational change experience; Certified Global Team Coach through GTC Institute
MS in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University, 1998
Author of bestselling Who Will Do What by When? ā How to improve Performance, Accountability and Trust with Integrity
Proven record of organizational change design and execution; Over 5000 hours of coaching Senior Executive Government Leaders, primarily at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a culture of accountability, safety, and reliability by developing leaders to develop other leaders
Measurable results: Evidence-based practices and systems in Composure, Coaching and Commitment Management; helped move VA medical centers off the high-risk list to āmost improved in the countryā; Currently partnering with 10 VA SES leaders and their organizations to create a culture of managing commitments instead of managing people and producing sustainable results;
Owns and delivers ICF (International Coaches Federation) accredited Commitment Coach Certification for Change Leaders (30hrs)
Owns and delivers 5-Week Online Commitment Management Course based on developed methodology of Who Will Do What by When? ā How to improve Performance, Accountability and Trust with Integrity
Uses a validated, customizable Value-Centered Leadership Assessment and Culture Survey; Qualified and certified in many assessments, including MBTI I and II, Leadership Circle; LSI I and II; 360s
Fluent in Spanish and GermanHere's some stuff

In my nearly 2- years as an executive coach I have never been more focused on or grateful for the opportunity to support a leader on a mission to lead change.
By partnering with Dr. Walker, direction of āSonnyā Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jacksonā¦. Read more here.
Executive coaches, available to VAās senior leaders through the Corporate Senior Executive Management Office (CSEMO), proved to be an attraction during the VA Patient Experience Symposium held Feb. 5 -7.
Many of the more than 300 conference attendees stopped by CSEMOās table, which featured information on its Executive Coaching. Read more here.
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