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“It is a privilege to be invited in on another person’s journey of self-discovery, learning and growth.” – Clay Parcells

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Surefire Social Baseline
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 49 reviews
Jan 25, 2021
by Ashley on Surefire Social Baseline
My coaching experience with Clay

I was skeptical how this training and coaching was really going to play out and I could not be any happier with the 6-months spent with Clay. This has been one of the few times in my career that the entire program was worth while and there were no “filler” type sessions. Every session Clay and I had was meaningful! I always looked forward to the session and felt excited when we would finish, usually I would dread something like this because it has never been worth my time.
I realized through this work, that development is my responsibility and I need to take time to do just that. I grew immensely from the experience particularly my self-awareness and leadership presence. This was huge for me. This awareness helped me lead my team during a very difficult time period.
Clay was there any time I needed him, and I thought he was extremely open minded and was able to truly relate to real-time scenarios.
I highly recommend Clay as your leadership coach.

Jan 19, 2021
by Joe P on Surefire Social Baseline
Working with Clay

Working with Clay was one of the highlights of my year. We started working together by first meeting with my boss the CEO where he expressed his desired outcome for the work. This really helped me focus and keep alignment on those goals. Clay helped put structure to the conversation and held me accountable in a way that inspired participation.
This work helped me to recognize the things from my story and past of who I am and how it shaped my identity and what was important to me. We tested those assumptions and realized many were not accurate.  This helped me see a better way to lead my team and get better business results.
I feel more confident leading through the softer skills of leadership rather than just focusing on the business result. I am entirely more focused on the well being of my team so that they can be their best at their work and with their teams.
I doing more active listening, not giving answers, delegating more and holding my team accountable. I am also very much aware of how I am showing up as a leader. 
I can not thank Clay enough for the work we did together.

Dec 27, 2020
by Ben on Surefire Social Baseline
Working with Coach Clay

The work I did partnering with Clay impacted me deeply as a leader. I developed greater self-confidence, self-awareness and as a result, courageousness in my engagements with others. 

The tools Clay utilized to analyze my leadership, personality and performance were IMMENSELY helpful in getting me to both visualize and understand my strengths, weaknesses and opportunities.  Clay’s emotional intelligence and grasp of psychology and interpersonal relationships was also a major factor in my development.  He challenges my assumptions where they needed to be challenged and encouraged me to see myself from the outside, as others, might see me, in both my personal and professional interactions.

Clay is an exceptional listener and does a great job making the materials and assessment results accessible in everyday scenarios.  He comprehended my specific circumstances and role well enough to translate our discussion and my results into practical exercises and developmental goals.  He was a neutral, honest, objective voice that provided a safe space to really talk through issues and  challenges. 

I owe a great deal to Clay, I highly recommend partnering with Clay as your executive leadership coach!

Sep 27, 2020
by John D. on Surefire Social Baseline
Working with Coach Clay

My work with Clay was transformational. I learned what was holding me back achieving great success as a leader. I needed to develop my self-awareness skills. By doing so, I was able to change he way I looked at myself and how I was impacting others. Clay used several assessment tools and exercises to help me be more aware of how I was showing up.
Through my work with Clay I improved my emotional intelligence, improved my performance and that of the team. His work also helped me be more strategic in my thinking and helped me tap into my authentic and courageous self.
I highly recommend Clay as a trusted leadership coach.

Jul 23, 2020
by Sam on Surefire Social Baseline
Working with Clay

Working with Clay was extremely satisfying. I felt I grew considerably as a leader. Clay is a great listener and asks good questions that enabled me to figure things out myself. Prior to working with Clay, I did a lot myself and had extremely high standards. Hard work and high standards are good but I realized I did not have to do it all myself. I learned to effectively delegate and to ask questions to my team instead of telling them what to do. This has freed up my time to grow and develop the team and focus on bigger and strategic issues. I feel I have strengthened my emotional intelligence, my leadership presence, the effectiveness of my team and improved my time management skills. I highly recommend Clay as a leadership coach.

Jul 15, 2020
by Karen on Surefire Social Baseline
Working with Clay

I was extremely satisfied working with Clay. I learned a great deal about myself.  The two assessments helped me to better understand my emotional intelligence skills and how I show up. We discussed challenges I was faced with and he helped me identify the triggers that were causing me not to be at my very best. He also help me tie these situations back to my Enneagram and the emotional intelligence assessments. Clay helped me to create a development plan to improve my skills and positively move forward. I definitely have seen an improvement in my leadership presence, my communications with others and my emotional intelligence skills. I now have habits and tools to help me move forward.

Jun 9, 2020
by Nelson on Surefire Social Baseline
My leadership development

I had a great experience working with Clay. I learned so much about leading with more than what I had before. I became aware of the emotions and feelings and how they were impacting my presence and thoughts about myself. I am now aware of my thinking patterns and emotional triggers so I show up at my best. This work has helped me to delegating more effectively with my team so that I did not have to do it all. This enables me to develop my team and frees me up to do more strategic work on growing my business.
Clay is genuine and real. We developed trust early in my work which enabled me to be more transparent with him. Skills I have improved include: self-awareness, work performance, team effectiveness, my leadership presence, and my communications. Clay has been amazing to work with.

Mar 23, 2020
by Charles on Surefire Social Baseline
Working with Clay

This was my first opportunity to work with a leadership coach. What a positive experience it was working with Clay. I learned so much about myself and this awareness enabled me to see how it impacted my leadership and the decisions I made. I am so much more aware of my physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual domains and how they impact my presence and how I engage with others.
Clay had a calming influence and he quickly gained my trust which enabled me to be fully transparent with him.
I have improved my work performance, the performance of my team, and my overall leadership.
I highly recommend Clay as a leadership coach.

Mar 15, 2020
by Diane on Surefire Social Baseline
Bringing awareness home

Highly recommend. In one of my first meetings with Clay, I boldly asserted, “yea, yea... I’m aware...” At the same time, I thought, why not give his exercises a try. I was skeptical but open. Now, I’m not quite sure when the shift happened, but his process resulted in a big shift in my awareness, to include myself. A powerful skill in my leadership toolbox. I’m extremely grateful to Clay and his process.

Nov 25, 2019
by David S. Slovina on Surefire Social Baseline
President

My 12 month journey with Clay was one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in leadership. I am a retired Master Chief from the U.S. Navy and during my 20 year career the Navy sent me to every leadership course that they could have and none of those experiences measured up to the work I did with Clay. Truly understanding how your childhood is the framework of how you lead was enlightening to me. This is also the first time I have ever had a 360 evaluation done on me. As a leader you think you know how your direct reports, peers, and subordinates feel about you. You really don't until you complete this exercise. The 360 was our guide to 2 different action plans that set my leadership career on a different and better path. I trust Clay and I would recommend him to anyone. Thank you Clay for having such an impact not only on my leadership career but my life moving forward.

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