What Clients Say
Pat’s up front, no-nonsense approach gets sales leaders focused on what’s most important to achieve right now. Currently, Pat is coaching eight Area VPs in developing the requisite leadership skills to excel in the face of explosive growth while supporting ever-expanding sales and service.
As a seasoned Coach, Pat brings a deep understanding of the tenets of good, sound leadership along with his insightful, analytical mind. Pat readily grasps the corporate culture and has the uncanny ability to identify and focus on critical issues while adapting to client needs.
Because he’s an astute listener, Pat is able to pick up on nuances others would likely miss or neglect to mention. This allows leaders to clarify and prioritize issues and gaps that might otherwise be left uncovered. Pat’s framework and process have a unique way of placing the onus on the individual that, in turn, engender ownership of personal development.
– Ivan Lubogo, Sr. Vice President of Sales, Inspire Medical Systems
Our leaders relish the opportunity to work with Pat Caldie. His candid, hands-on approach creates trust and a sense that he’s in your corner. Pat’s experience coaching C-suite executives through complex transitions uniquely qualifies him to help leaders evolve and manage increasingly demanding roles.
To stay ahead of our (nearly 90-degree) growth curve, Inspire Medical Systems needed an independent examination of leader performance from a proven resource. Pat’s process began with a holistic assessment of individual strengths and weaknesses. This information set direction for goals, objectives, and action plans that helped me master new skill sets quickly.
Year-end re-measure revealed significant improvements in my performance. Pat’s analysis and coaching enabled me to effectively:
Delegate tasks to expand team skills
Communicate proactively across businesses, and
Build alignment through thoughtful, deliberate action.
All interactions with Pat offer learning opportunities and anyone can benefit from his perspective. If there’s a new interaction or important conversation, I will continue to pull Pat in to mine his expertise.
– John Rondoni, Sr. VP of Research, Development, and Ventures, Inspire Medical Systems
When employee count exploded from a handful to 500 in five years, eight regional Managers were promoted to VPs and their leadership skills had to keep pace. Having worked with Pat Caldie in the past, he was the first person I considered to coach Inspire Medical Systems through our “hockey-stick” growth trajectory. Pat earns trust by being direct and honest. His respectful, candid feedback and consistent process bring “blind spots” to light that would otherwise be difficult to address internally.
He helps leaders stretch their skills, strengthen relationships, and positively influence the larger organization through his well-integrated executive coaching. Pat’s pragmatic one-on-one tailored approach gets leaders performing in their new roles quickly and effectively. These impressive results have led to additional executive coaching engagements within Inspire Medical Systems.
– Steve Jandrich, VP of HR, Inspire Medical Systems
Return on investment is great. Profit and growth improve many times greater than what you’d get if you did it on your own.
A very effective leadership coach, Pat Caldie was already a known quantity, having worked in many different divisions within our company.
Pat begins by getting to know each leader separately to determine what is working and what isn’t. He asks the right questions and people feel comfortable being candid with their answers. Pat’s very open and honest without casting judgment or upsetting anyone.
Pat doesn’t just “coach-and-release.” He conducts follow-up sessions so if course corrections are needed, he’s there to ensure continued progress. We hit our growth and process goals much faster than we would have without Pat’s help.
As a side benefit, Pat becomes a sounding board who is honest and straightforward but disarming. When necessary, he challenges attitudes and behaviors and he’ll tell you when he disagrees with you. Plus, if Pat doesn’t think it will work, he’ll tell you up front rather than spend your money.
– Dave Adams, retired General Manager, Ecolab
I think of Pat as a great therapist that doesn’t make me cry.
I’ve worked with Pat over multiple executive coaching engagements. He approaches each engagement with curiosity and without assumptions, taking the time to fully understand the people and situation at hand before encouraging change. Pat is invested in getting his clients to understand how their words and actions are perceived by others. This enables participants to focus on areas where change will have the greatest immediate and enduring impact. Pat’s constructive approach to coaching has been very effective for me and my co-workers and I believe Pat’s efforts have made me a better listener and manager.
– Scott O. Schryver, Senior Vice President, Finance Industry
The style of the person who coaches you is important. Even more so if that coach is virtual rather than local. I genuinely like working with Pat. He has the requisite breadth and depth of leadership knowledge to be an instant asset. With effective coaching and guidance, he gets right down to practical business applications. Pat works hard, wants you to be successful, and sincerely cares about your development. As a bonus, he’s a fun guy and fun to talk to.
Pat is a good listener and a good observer. Most importantly, he is trustworthy. You can share with Pat and feel confident that he will work in your best interest. He helped me identify areas for growth, then challenged me to focus and execute on improvement in those areas. Along the way Pat has had opportunities to observe my performance: no worries. He provided timely, direct feedback that was actionable and appreciated. If you get off track, Pat has a nice way of making you feel good about getting back on track.
Our company’s rapid growth is challenging leadership to have a strong growth mindset. To capitalize on opportunities and move forward quickly requires critical decision making in rapid-fire succession. Because of my working relationship with Pat, I have accelerated my timeliness in critical decision making and improved my communication style with colleagues. When I run into business situations that Pat’s an expert in, I pick up the phone and call him. He almost always brings additional perspective and clarity to light the path forward.
– Michael Sheehan, Area Vice President Sales, Inspire Medical Systems
To fully understand what was at our organization’s core, Pat gathered data through interviews and written surveys. Personally, Pat did a great job helping me understand why I do things the way I do, and what to do differently for better results depending on the situation and people involved. Always available as a sounding board, Pat validated my process and progress.
– Andrew C. Kramer, CPA, CFO, Davidson’s Inc.
I would highly recommend Pat Caldie. Many of our team members have benefited greatly in the development of their management skills from working with Pat on a one-to-one coaching basis. Our investment with Pat has paid great dividends.
– Bryan Tucker, CEO, Davidson’s Inc.
One thing that really makes Pat’s approach stand out from the rest is his facilitation of difficult conversations. Pat Caldie creates an environment in which people feel safe to share their thoughts without fear of embarrassment or reprisal. He is very good at helping people open up and have really productive crucial conversations.
Pat has produced a lasting positive impact in my organization. In a way, he has given me and my associates a common language which allows us to build alignment, professionally resolve differences, and communicate our vision in ways that are understandable and relevant to our audience.
When I engaged Pat for leadership coaching, he was able to help me uncover some hidden obstacles as well as identify some hidden talents. This helped me gain confidence in areas I suspected I was struggling, reinforced my confidence in areas I was performing well, and overall provided me a much broader perspective about my effectiveness as a leader.
While I came to know and respect Pat through a professional relationship, over time I also learned that Pat is very simply a good soul. As nearly everyone does, I have encountered difficult personal situations and felt safe that I could share them with Pat. He has been a compassionate listener and a good friend to me through those times. We continue to be close friends as a result.
– Dale Dennis, Sr. Director, Data Center Services, Dart Container Corporation