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Testimonials from Lawyers:
“I can’t imagine a better coach than Jude."
“She is encouraging, insightful and helped keep me motivated. Our coaching sessions were incredibly helpful. They really forced me to spend time thinking about and talking through my career goals. It is one of those things that so easily slips from my radar when busy, so it was great to have a scheduled session to keep me accountable, both in terms of goal-setting but then to also take the steps to fulfill my goals.”
“Jude is great. She managed our conversations really well."
“I had control over what we discussed, but she always made sure we stayed on track to flesh out the issues. She also helped to keep me engaged in the coaching process because I left every session with practical action items to ensure I was implementing the practice management strategies we discussed. I highly recommend working with Jude.”
“In short, Jude was wonderful."
“She was empathetic and encouraging, but realistic. She provided practical strategies, which was most helpful to me.”
“Jude is exceptional and I greatly valued her coaching."
“She is really easy to speak with and I was surprised by how quickly I felt comfortable opening up to her and how much we had to talk about.”
“Jude is thoughtful and a very valuable resource."
“She knows how to dig and get to the root of the issues.”
“Jude was very approachable and ready to discuss any issues."
“She drives you to discover your real self and the opportunities around you that you may not see.”
“Jude has a very pleasant demeanour."
“She provided a safe space and I felt like I could speak freely to her. She also conveyed a high degree of knowledge and experience. As a new parent transitioning back into practice, her coaching was invaluable.”
“Jude is very warm, kind, intelligent, creative and perceptive."
“If you get a chance to work with her, jump on it!”
“Jude has been indispensable in easing my transition into a new firm."
“We discussed business development, but also a wide array of other topics and goals - from making myself known within the firm, to practice management, to working with my assistant, to client development. She has been an incredible resource and sounding board.”
“I cannot say enough good things about Jude."
“She has become a trusted confidant. She has held me accountable, kept me on track and pushed my boundaries without making our sessions feel like a chore. I genuinely look forward to getting to speak with her and I feel motivated to impress her with my progress. I have benefited immensely from working with Jude.”
“My coaching with Jude was incredibly useful."
“Given her background in law firm talent management and prior experience as a lawyer, she was able to convey meaningful and practical guidance. I was able to improve in a variety of areas with her coaching. She was patient, listened well and provided effective strategies that I have now implemented in my practice.”
“In the span on only a few sessions, Jude’s coaching helped..."
“…with my confidence, docketing practices, business development and putting my career into perspective.”
“Jude is very good at talking through your goals..."
“and offering insight, developing those goals with you and motivating you to get them done.”
“I looked forward to my sessions with Jude."
“Coaching creates a helpful pause to put your career into perspective, get creative and consider what path you want to take. I would highly recommend working with her.”
“Jude was a joy to work with."
“We connected very easily and she quickly gained an understanding of me and my values. Her suggested strategies and support were very well tailored to her understanding of me.”
“Through active listening and thoughtful questions, Jude guided me..."
“…to advance my thinking around career goals and perceived challenges toward greater clarity and practical, actionable steps.”
“Jude is amazing!"
“She offered great advice, perspective, encouragement and useful ideas that I was actually able to implement into my practice. I feel fortunate to have benefited from her coaching.”
Testimonials from Other Professionals:
"Jude has been instrumental in helping me navigate these ongoing challenges while ensuring that I move toward the end goal."
"The reality is, I lose perspective quickly. My day consists of dealing with urgent requests, unanticipated problems, competing priorities, and the stress of knowing there is only so much time in the day. This makes it exceptionally difficult for me to remain focused on what matters most even though I have a pretty good plan in place. Needless to say, coaching is an essential element in my success formula. Jude has been instrumental in helping me navigate these ongoing challenges while ensuring that I move toward the end goal. She facilitates meaningful discussion, is very enthusiastic, and most importantly, holds me accountable. I always look forward to our meetings as I know we will uncover new solutions to problems and map out a tactical plan which will leave me feeling energized and re-aligned."
- President, ESI
"Jude understands the many time constraints of a professional physician, but I always leave her session feeling that this was time well spent."
"I was skeptical about coaching before I became a client of Jude Atwood. Luckily, I was proven wrong. Jude understands the many time constraints of a professional physician, but I always leave her sessions feeling that it was time well spent. Jude has helped me to identify and use problem solving techniques to break down the barriers on the goals I want to achieve. The results have been wonderful. I am moving slowly toward my self-actualization. Thank you Jude. You’re amazing!"
- Family Physician
"I found the discussions with Jude invaluable to helping me navigate through these competing interests and arrive at a path forward that reflects my core values and I am comfortable with."
"I was at a crossroads with my career in terms of achieving that elusive balance between professional and personal goals while still considering further career advancement. I found the discussions with Jude invaluable to helping me navigate through these competing interests and arrive at a path forward that reflects my core values and I am comfortable with. Jude is an excellent listener and was able to re-frame and reflect back my thoughts in a way that helped simplify these decisions. For a type A person like myself, the commitments that she held me to at the end of every session certainly helped me to achieve a decision that had previously been haunting me for months if not years without progress."
- Urologist
"Jude helped me to become "unstuck" where I have found more balance and happiness in both my busy family practice and home life with three young boys!"
"Jude is an excellent coach. I found that I was "stuck" in both my personal and professional life, and I looked to coaching to assist me in moving forward. Jude’s coaching developed my personal awareness and also my confidence to make tough decisions. Jude helped me to become "unstuck" where I have found more balance and happiness in both my busy family practice and home life with three young kids!"
- Family Physician
"...after working with Jude I began to achieve goals that had eluded me for several years."
"As a doctoral level psychologist and behaviour analyst I was hesitant to work with a coach - after all, shouldn't I know how to change my own behaviour??? However, after working with Jude I began to achieve goals that had eluded me for several years. Jude helped me develop my own approach to managing career demands, while balancing numerous volunteer and personal pursuits. Previous attempts at this left me feeling as though I needed to sacrifice success in one area in order to achieve in another. For the first time in many years I feel as though I am continuing to achieve my goals while fully participating in my own life!"
