Experience/Background:
Alisa Cohn is an executive coach with 10 years of experience inspiring leaders, teams and organizations to move forward faster. Selected as one of the Top Ten Coaches in Boston, she has coached executives all over the world, including Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East. She teaches at Harvard and Cornell Universities, and she is regularly quoted in publications such as the New York Times, the Wall St. Journal, and various other regional and national business publications.

Alisa works with C­Level executives, Senior Vice Presidents and Directors, and boards of directors. She has also worked with political leaders from around the world. Her experience extends from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and non­profits. Prior to coaching, she helped launch two start­ups. She was also a manger at PricewaterhouseCoopers and a consultant with The Monitor Group.

Alisa coaches executives and other leaders so that they work at their optimal capacity, setting specific and measurable goals for the coaching work. Her approach is practical, results­oriented, high energy and upbeat. Alisa helps her clients understand their styles, capitalize on their strengths, and compensate for their blind spots. Using 360­feedback and other tools, Alisa works with executives to create a profile of their ideal leadership, behavior and communication styles and then helps them develop the techniques to achieve those profiles. Alisa also facilitates group coaching, peer coaching, and special programs for high potential employees and women leaders.

Clients:
EMC, Johnson & Johnson, UBS, Fidelity, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, IBM, Citibank, Avon Products, The New York Times Company

Education:
Alisa holds an MBA from Cornell University and a BS in journalism from Boston University. She is also a CPA.

Instrument Certifications / Trainings:
Alisa is qualified/certified in MBTI, DISC, Group Dynamics Questionnaire (GDQ), and the Hogan Leadership Profile. She also used a number of other assessment tools including Thomas­Kilman conflict assessment and the LSI.