Val Williams, MCC (Master Certified Coach) is an Executive Coach and expert in senior executive development.

Val, a former corporate health care executive herself, has run her own business, Professional Coaching and Training, Inc. since 1994. She has coached hundreds of senior corporate executives and their teams to become stronger and more effective leaders. Val’s clients are people who are committed to being “Significant Corporate Influencers”... people who value results.

Working with executives nationally and internationally – often by telephone – Val specializes in leadership skills, strategy development, and performance management.  Clients appreciate Val's combination of both coaching skills and business skills since Val led staffs of over 700 people when she was an executive herself.

Val has over 10 years of experience coaching senior leaders at the highest levels of corporations.  Some of her clients have included:  Bristol Meyers Squibb, TIAA-Cref, SBLI, Washington Mutual, Schering Plough, AT&T, Harvard University, Prudential, American Express and others.  Val is especially strong at coaching senior leaders on vision development, strategic planning and execution.  She also coaches leaders and their managers on how to balance the technical skills needed to hit results with the people skills needed to develop staff. 

Val's coaching style includes 3 simple but powerful components: she listens at a very deep level, she tells leaders the complete truth even when it's hard to hear, and she requests that leaders take the action that demonstrates their absolute best performance.

Val helps senior executive leaders to: