Executive Coach | Retired Marine | Author

Janet L. Polach, Ph.D.

You knew your strengths: quick thinking, trusted advice, and team leadership. Now, at a higher level, you must think over the horizon, connect the dots, and every decision feels unfamiliar.

With over 20+ years of experience as an executive coach and leadership development professional, I've dedicated my career to helping individuals discover and refine their leadership voices amidst the complexities of today’s world. I am particularly passionate about guiding newly and inexperienced leaders, helping them navigate their transition into executive roles. By adopting a strategic mindset and developing forward-thinking capabilities, I empower these leaders to not only find their stride but also excel in their journey towards impactful and visionary leadership.

Who is Janet?

As a retired Marine officer, Janet knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a great leader. Realizing that leaders are often too busy running their business to pay attention to employees, and then witnessing the subsequent high staff turnover, she helps organizations become clear about what effective leadership really looks like, and what practices to implement in order to increase purpose and profit.

After receiving her PhD in organizational development and following her work with a global consulting firm in China, she launched her own

consulting practice, helping hundreds companies across the globeincluding major brands and government contractors. Her identity incudes a no-nonsense but lighthearted approach, which creates transformational results for even the most struggling of leaders.

Areas of Practice

Speaker Topics

Janet freely shares her expertise and know-how. She connects to her audience in personal ways through stories, exercises, and application. Her highly interactive topics as a keynote speaker or workshop leader include:

Avoiding the Mistakes
New Leaders Make

Individual contributors are responsible for themselves; however, leaders achieve results through others. Unlock your success in leading others by mastering three key practices. Discover how to incorporate them into your daily workflow to empower your team’s success.

Letting Go of What Got You Here: Manager to Strategic Leader

Strategic leaders are often promoted for their exceptional skills at delivering projects on time and within budget. Excelling at senior levels requires a significant shift. Leaders must evolve from focusing on operational tasks to thinking and planning strategically for the long-term success of the organization. This transformation involves identifying and adopting new habits and behaviors while letting go of outdated ones. In this session, leaders will learn to navigate this transition and become highly effective strategic leaders.

The Under-estimated Secret Sauce
of Leadership

As leaders, we get so busy giving directions and putting out fires that we have little time for gaining insights, considering alternatives, and doing things differently. Asking great questions is an art that can be mastered with a little attention to thinking beyond the emergency at hand.

Women’s Leadership
and Sureness

What does it take to make the next BIG step or decision? Hear the research on women as risk takers and identify the steps you need to take to confidently walk into the unknown.

Give honest direct feedback without sidestepping issues or imploding relationships

Leverage the hidden strengths within each of your employees to bring out the best in each of them

Create a close knit team with common goals, defined roles and united souls

Rekindle even the most tired out employee and revive your greatest talent