Leadership challenges start with people: this is where we come in.

We challenge, inspire and support leaders to amplify their impact for themselves, their teams, their organizations, and the world.


Our Specialties

TALENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

We work with Executives, Boards and HR teams to create a growth-oriented, high performance culture

EXECUTIVE & TEAM COACHING

Our whole-person, practical approach empowers genuine, lasting results for Leaders, Teams and Entrepreneurs

 

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

We develop and facilitate custom experiences that inspire peak performance for Managers and Leaders

STRATEGY MEETING FACILITATION

We co-design and facilitate meetings that hold space for constructive dialogue, collaboration and decision making

 

 

 

 

Clients

INTUIT  •  AIRBNB  •  VIRGIN UNITE  • SNAPCHAT  •  GRAIL  •  SNOWFLAKE  •  FORTUNE 25 TECH COMPANY  •  FORTUNE 100 FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY •  TOP FIVE FOUNDATION  •  US STATE DEPARTMENT  •  ZYMERGEN

 

"Dolores offers experienced and compassionate coaching tailored to leaders navigating change and growth. She was invaluable in helping me navigate leadership challenges in a complex tech company environment. She is an excellent listener who helped me brainstorm solutions to many problems that arose on a regular basis. Dolores' open, adaptable, and kind approach provided unwavering guidance and practical advice that made my transition smoother than it could have been. I'm grateful to have worked with her during this pivotal time in my career."
—Vice President, Public Biotech Company
"Dolores is a class act during the entire coaching experience. From the beginning, Dolores discusses her intentions while being very thoughtful about listening to your goals and what success looks like for you. During the sessions, she challenges you to think about your position on a theme without expressing judgment. Dolores' coaching techniques enable a collaborative approach by working on solutions to multifaceted situations – applicable in your organization or on your team. It’s with pleasure to share that I would be honored to work with Dolores in the future."
—Senior Manager, Cloud Computing Company
Senior Airbnb Leader
"We are grateful for your help in creating a safe and interactive space for these business outcomes to become a reality. Facilitating in dynamics like these can be tough. You made it seamless. As always, such a pleasure to work with you."
—Senior Airbnb Leader
"Dolores went above and beyond, totally out of her way, to coach me through tricky management situations…people like Dolores, who genuinely live and breathe these [leadership] teachings, will do anything at any time to get Managers the support they need…"
—Tech Company Coaching Client
"Our time together was so productive and enlightening. Your expertise and perspective are outstandingly valuable." —Rachel Nelms, Director of Learning & Development, MailChimp
"It was really illuminating and quite refreshing to chat about the process of building team development programs in high-growth companies, and all the challenges and joys that come along with it. I appreciate all the insight and resources you shared, and I’m already ruminating on how I can incorporate some of these ideas at Hubspot."
—Jenny McClain; Team Development Manager, Business Enablement at HubSpot
"We had a group decision to be made about spinning up a new team to improve our operations. In an hour and twenty minutes - we were able to align on what the team should do. We identified several biases along the way and finally agreed on taking the decision as a “consent style” decision. This is a real example of the usefulness of the workshop you organized."
—Airbnb Senior Leader
Praise for Dolores’ Harvard Business Review Article “You Just Had a Difficult Conversation at Work, Here’s What to Do Next"

"Great points, from the always insightful Dolores Bernardo!"
—Laszlo Bock, Author of best selling book, Work Rules!, former SVP of People Operations, Google
Praise for Dolores’ Harvard Business Review Article “You Just Had a Difficult Conversation at Work, Here’s What to Do Next"

"Simple, yet powerful tips for stressful situations at work."
—Hüseyin Dursun, VP of Engineering at V.M. Ware