
Leadership Development & Coaching
Coaching That Changes You. Deepen your presence, widen your impact, and lead from within.
We help individuals and teams unlock their full capacity to lead with presence, resilience, and intention. Whether through 1:1 coaching, team development, or conflict transformation, our approach builds emotional intelligence, deepens self-awareness, and supports sustainable growth—because leadership isn’t a title, it’s a practice.
Our Values
Presence
Curiosity
Empowerment
Your Outcomes
Expanded leadership presence and resilience
Emotional intelligence awareness & communication
Empowered, self-led teams and individuals
Areas of leadership development & coaching
Professional Coaching
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Leadership isn’t a title — it’s a practice. We help individuals and teams lead with presence, communicate with purpose, and grow through challenge. Whether through coaching, team development, or immersive programs, we develop the capacity to lead from within.
OCW offers deep, personalized coaching that helps leaders clarify purpose, increase presence, and expand inner capacity. Sessions are rooted in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and developmental frameworks—and attuned to the emotional and nervous system dynamics each leader brings. The focus is on aligned action, grounded leadership, and sustainable growth through complexity.
Team Development
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Build the capacity to name, navigate, and normalize emotion — key to strong communication and self-awareness in teams.
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Break silos and clarify shared goals. We facilitate collaborative strategy and communication between leadership functions and departments.
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Develop presence, trust, and relational credibility — the core ingredients of leadership without authority.
Communication & Conflict Transformation
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Conflict isn’t the problem — how we meet it is. We help leaders move from reactivity to clarity, reframing conflict as a catalyst for growth, not a source of tension. Through mindset reframing, role clarity, and real-time communication coaching, we support leaders in navigating challenging dynamics with greater awareness, empathy, and effectiveness.
Inspired by The Anatomy of Peace®, this model helps leaders and teams recognize the internal “box” they may be operating from in moments of conflict, whether defensive, disconnected, or combative. We teach how to identify your own patterns, understand others’ positions, and shift into a space of mutual understanding and shared responsibility.
Our 1-day intensive or applied team sessions create rapid breakthroughs; opening space for real dialogue, renewed trust, and aligned action.
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When we listen to respond instead of to truly hear, we miss what matters most. We help leaders cultivate deep listening skills that move beyond surface-level reactions—toward empathy, clarity, and connection. It’s the foundation for transforming conflict into meaningful dialogue.
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Practical tools to lead with presence, manage group energy, and hold steady through challenge. Includes work on holding space, regulating pressure, and guiding group dynamics.
“ Working with Jo-Ann was transformational. She helped me reframe fear as a sign of growth, align my business with my values, and use technology more intentionally. Her coaching offered both strategic clarity and deep personal affirmation, reminding me that meaningful change begins with authenticity, courage, and the willingness to lead from within “
— Catherine Jodar, CEO, Owner, Language Advantage Inc.