Strategic Executive Coaching Alliance


Paula Fontana, ACC
Strategic Executive Coaching Alliance

DHO - Desenvolvimento Humano nas Organizações

paulafontana@dhocoaching.com.br


Coaching Philosophy and Approach

Her life and professional purpose is to naturally and proudly help others create possibilities for greater results, happiness and harmony.

Paula utilizes her skills, knowledge and energy to create successful projects for her clients to enhance relationships and facilitate transformation and cultural changes. She coaches high performers to clarify their goals, strengthen their teams, improve their performance, become better leaders, and add new competencies to their repertoire. When executives feel stressed, overwhelmed, stuck, Paula establishes a partnership with her clients to help them to build strategic relationships and high impact teams. All of this results in gaining more energy, better work/life balance and, ultimately, a richer and more meaningful existence.

 

Illustrative Coaching and Organizational Development Projects

  • Executive coaching with Sales Directors at Telefonica - Brazil
  • Executive coaching with executives (directors) of the talent pool  at HSBC Bank
  • Coaching the president of the board of major processed food company in Brazil,  focusing on after career planning,
  • Coaching workshop for the HR Directory at Grupo Pão-de-Açúcar – Brazil

 

Executive/Management and Other Relevant Experiences

  • 10 years managing the Executive Development Department at Sadia S/A
  • 1 year in charge of HR at Accor Hospitality Brazil
  • 5 years of experience as an executive coach 

 

Experience with Assessment Instruments and Other Relevant Techniques

  • Interpreter all major 360 instruments
  •  VECA

 

Education, Training, and Certifications

  • BA degree in Psychology
  • Extensions in Change Management and Business at FGV – SP (Brazil)
  • ACC Certification through the International Coach Federation
  • Coaching Certificate from Strategic Executive Coaching Alliance in Atlanta
  • I lived 6 months in Boston (USA) in 2006. I`m a frequent traveler.

 

 

Personal

I love travelling all over the world. My last travel was India, where we support an orphanage for 260 abandon children. I practice meditation (Kriya yoga) and I also like lift weighting and staying with friends.