Sackett Psychology
Therapist and Executive Coach with 30 years of experience. In person in NYC and telehealth everywhere.

Executive Coaching

Improve your EQ at work

Background

Richard brings over 20 years of experience in guiding development in the workplace, particularly in the areas of Strategic Thinking, Executive Presence, Effective Communication, and Leading with Emotional Intelligence. His background as a Licensed Psychologist has enabled him to develop a keen understanding of the attitudes and work habits that are employed by the most successful leaders across industries. Richard is able to perform detailed assessments of individuals’ mindsets and behavioral patterns and pinpoint where growth and development are needed. He is highly skilled at partnering with his clients, delivering sensitive feedback in an actionable manner and imparting direction and encouragement in a way others find highly effective.


 
 

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Finding the right coach is an important choice. Learn how Richard Sackett will help you reach your professional and organizational goals.

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Previous Engagements

Richard has been engaged by a wide array of organizations for his coaching expertise, including those in Pharma (including Pfizer, Astra Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson), Financial Services (including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, American Express), Legal Services (including Skadden Arps, Wilmer Hale, Patterson Belknap), Professional Services (including KPMG, Price Westerhouse Coopers, Deloitte & Touche), Advertising /Marketing (including McAnn-Erickson, Starcom MediaVest Group, Digitas), Nonprofits (including MOMA, Weil Cornell Medical Center, Project Head Start), HealthCare (including Yale New Haven Health, Mt Sinai Health System, New York Presbyterian) and Technology (including Verizon, Medidata, Data Axle).

 

Past Clients Say…

“Richard Sackett guided my process of self-discovery with compassion, intelligence and a humor. Now, I can access my 'best' self whenever needed. Whether leading or following, I am 'version 2.0' of me. As a design professional, I appreciated Richard's common-sense approach and the easily-understood tools he taught me to use. Richard is a 'coach' in the truest sense of the word - critical, supportive and focused on my goals. Most importantly, Richard delivered the results I needed.”

-Architect, Chief Administrative Officer, Board Member

“Dr. Sackett was incredibly instructive & provided deep insights into what effective management & leadership truly means, along with what resonates most with different audiences. He shared & demonstrated the requisite tools need to effectively lead, as opposed to simply identifying instances of good leadership. Dr. Sackett placed particular emphasis on the building blocks of leadership, as opposed to gimmicky or trendy fixes, and significant time was spent on developing management skills by honing basic but critical (and too often, in my case, overlooked) communication skills. I’m extremely grateful for his patience & real concern, but mostly for the actionable step plan we together developed as it will serve me both professionally & personally for many years to come.

-Partner and Practice Leader, Law Firm

Sound familiar?

  • The President of a company was experiencing difficulty at engendering alignment with key members of the Board of Directors. Through strategic analysis, assessment of relationship dynamics and live coaching, Richard helped the President design, rehearse and carry out a plan of action to influence the Board and gain alignment for her major initiatives for the company.

  • The client company brought in Richard to address the perception of their CFO as being untrustworthy and a non-team player. As a result of the coaching process the CFO was able to successfully turn around the most crucial and most damaged of his relationships, key personnel were able to be retained and the CEO and Chairman were able to view the CFO as a positive force in building the business going forward.

  • The client was looking for help in turning around a Marketing leader’s communication and influencing styles. She was seen as dominating conversations and positioning herself as the “smartest person in the room.” Richard honed in on the key attitudes and blind spots that were driving these patterns and resulting in poor follower-ship. Through intensive coaching and role-play practice, Richard helped her develop effective communication and influencing approaches.

  • A successful group leader needed some grooming to advance to higher leadership roles and fulfill his potential. Richard helped identify development needs in Communication, Influencing Skills and Relationship-Building to become a more effective thought leader and change agent in the organization. Through a rigorous coaching regimen, he was able to display improved skillsets in these areas and gain a promotion to a more senior and influential position.