SeattleCoach! "Connection. Curiosity. Challenge."

Coaching  ​for Leaders
​in Heath Care 

​"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."          Plutarch
"This program has reconnected me to my mission and to my team."     
A coaching leader at Microsoft
"This has been an amazing journey and I am thankful you were at the helm."     
A coaching leader at Vulcan
​"Undoubtedly, the most valuable experience that any company ever invested  in."     
​A coaching leader in Boise
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Patricia Burgin, MA MCC
Founder and Head Coach

"A Coaching Culture"


You've probably heard that phrase, and that aspiration, a lot lately. ​
We've noticed through recent years that when companies foster ​coaching cultures
​they attend to three key ingredients:
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  1. ​They use external coaches strategically,
  2. Their C-Suite leaders are enthusiastic sponsors, and
  3. They give time and resources to the education and development of internal coaching leaders.

What to expect (+ how we see leadership coaching)

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​Some observations from our participants:

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​"There is a crescendo of interest in coaching in medicine."

Thank you for providing me this opportunity to grow in a whole new direction! I will be forever grateful!

"Leaders in health care need an alternative to being directive. Our work is to develop a coaching culture. Maybe shift away from the hierarchical nature of surgical education."

"Coaching vastly increases the resources in our environment by engaging all of the stakeholders."

"With coaching we can engage the wisdom of the group--especially important with team-based care."

"There are implications for physician mental health."

"And patients love it too when we show up as a coach."

​"I’ve found that SeattleCoach has not only helped me to be a more effective and in-tune leader, ​but has also helped me bring a deeper sense of soul and purpose to my work.

​Thank you for guiding us through an incredible learning journey."

More Details . . . 

​Far more than a brief "tips, techniques, and tools" workshop, our training and development is "coaching-infused" and will change how you think about leading.   ​We'll help you to find your personal coaching style and presence.
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​In each of our ten general (virtual) sessions, SeattleCoach Founder and CEO, Patricia Burgin, MA MCC, and her team of veteran coaches in health care will lead us through the essential skills, behaviors, and presence required of an excellent coaching leader.   
Click here to view our schedule and the focus of each general session
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​​And between each of our general sessions, participants will meet for an hour of small-group peer coaching led by an member of the SeattleCoach team.
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Finally, between each of our general sessions, Patty and her team will send brief videos and pages to read from our SeattleCoach books, The Essential Coaching Leader  (aka "a brief book about a big deal") and The Coaching for Leaders Playbook.   

For your pre-reading pleasure this summer, please click  on that picture of the book to start reading.

The SeattleCoach Team: Our  "Triad/Quad" Coaches

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Where we got this idea . . .

​On December 1, 2021, we hosted an "Intro to Coaching in Health Care Seminar" during which Patty Burgin interviewed  Coach Carlos Pellegrini, MD.      Click here  to listen to the sixty-minute recording.   

And to see the heart of a great coaching leader in health care, 
​ click here to listen to  SeattleCoach, Dr. Bob Sawin as he presents ​
"A Surgeon's Reflections on Love" to the North Pacific Surgical Association.

​Click here to read Patricia Burgin's article, What Happens When Leaders Learn to Coach?
And here for some compelling research from Matthew Lieberman at HBR