“Chris Sier is a very supportive coach who builds deep trust with her clients due to her impeccable ethical standards and dedication to her clients’ success. Time and time again, her clients experience profound, sustainable change. She is especially great at helping analytical clients develop people skills and learn to be more effective in interviews. Her process improvement background makes her a wonderful problem-solving partner.” — Donna Schilder, Master Certified Coach
Chris Sier, Career & Executive Coach, is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation (ICF) who has 20+ years’ experience as a business leader in the High Technology, Manufacturing, and Automotive industries and in city government. Chris has also worked in many business functions, including IT, Sales, Business Development, Purchasing, Transportation, and Process Improvement.
Chris is also a Coach U Graduate Certified Graduate (CUGC) and a Board Certified Coach (BCC) through the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE).
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Career Exploration
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Career Management
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Career Transition
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Job Search
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Personal Branding
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Leadership Development
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Productivity Improvement
Career & Job Search Coaching
Chris’ skill in Career Coaching began to grow when she felt compelled to support her peers in the career transitions they were inevitably forced to make in response to the ever-changing manpower and skill set needs of the corporations where she worked.
In addition, Chris started using Donna Schilder’s Career Exploration and Job Search Coaching processes starting in 2015 and she applies these tools to support clients in finding meaningful work that aligns with their desired lifestyle.
Chris is also passionate about helping her clients create a strong personal brand that highlights their unique value to employers (as communicated in their Resumes, LinkedIn Profiles, Executive Bios, Elevator Speeches, networking conversations, and presentations to their customers, vendors, upper management, peers and teams).
Leadership & Executive Coaching
In her work with Leadership clients, Chris helps them unlock their potential to create effective business strategies, manage change, solve problems, and achieve their desired results for themselves, their teams, and their companies.
Chris also has a passion for helping her clients increase their productivity, while, as one of her articles is titled, “Taking the Busyness out of Business.” In addition to being a Coach, Chris is a Process Improvement Consultant.
Her prior professional positions include a stint as an IT & Data Systems Manager for a division of Hewlett Packard, where she was engaged in many process improvement and change management projects.
Chris also led the Business Development and Sales Strategy teams at HP. Prior to working at HP, Chris worked in local government, specifically in City Transportation, where she led an important Purchasing system implementation.
Chris holds a BS in Community Development, with a Minor in Psychology from Central Michigan University and is skilled in using the DiSC Assessment.
In her free time, Chris enjoys learning how to look at the world through the eyes of her two joyful grandchildren. And as a Reiki Master, Chris seeks to learn all she can about reducing stress and anxiety.
Testimonials
Career & Job Search Coaching Testimonials
“I am really enjoying Career & Job Search Coaching with Glacier Point Solutions, Inc. so far and have found all of the guidance very beneficial. I will definitely be recommending your team to others and imagine I might need coaching in other areas in the future!” – Teresa Tarongo
“I feel that all my Coaching objectives have been met and I thank Katie Smith and Chris Sier for that. Two of the three companies I am talking to have me scheduled me for in-person interviews this week and next.” – S. T., IT Manager
“I was having a lot of first and second job interviews, but no job offers. My interview prep coach, Chris Sier, helped me prepare succinct answers to commonly asked situational questions and share how I utilized my strengths and learned from my mistakes. Using Skype, Chris taught me how to show confidence while interviewed by using my body language successfully. Shortly after, I got a job!
I would recommend Chris because of her empathetic understanding to people on the Autism Spectrum. It was her concise but natural techniques that pulled me over the finish line. She has a wide breadth of knowledge, and it showed in our coaching session.” – S.M., System Admin.
I greatly appreciate your hard work in preparing me for a very important job interview. Your professional coaching methods made a real difference. The support, encouragement, and expertise you gave me during our interview preparation coaching brought out the best in me. I got my dream job! I truly couldn’t have done it without you. – E.S., Principal Software Engineer & Technical Lead
Leadership Coaching Testimonials
“Chris is a great listener and she quickly accesses key points of our conversation. She gets me to look at different perspectives. She also does a great job of being supportive and empathic to what I am experiencing. Most importantly, Chris has helped me develop my leadership skills.” – M.M., Manager, Financial Industry
“Chris is a great listener. She reminds me of the details and helps me connect the dots.” – J.C., Analyst, Recruiting Company
“Working with Chris has helped me grow my leadership skills in two critical areas: Applying techniques, such as active listening and empathy, in managing complex, sometimes difficult relationships, and developing coaching skills to challenge my Direct Reports and hold them accountable for their progress.
Using these techniques has reduced stress and anxiety generated by team conflicts and increased team performance.” – J.F., Supply Chain Manager
Chris’ Coaching Hours
| PST | CST | EST |
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| 6 AM – 1 PM and 3 PM – 6 PM | 8 AM – 3 PM and 5 PM – 6 PM | 9 AM – 4 PM and 6 PM – 9 PM |
