“Leadership coaching is about empowering accomplished professionals with new insights, tools, and capabilities to maximize their leadership effectiveness to drive value for their company, team, and their career.”
 
 
 
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Barbara Carter, Leadership Coach and HR Consultant

A proven and trusted ally in helping companies, organizations, and individuals accelerate their path to success.

Real leadership expertise, realistic leadership solutions

Leveraging over 20 years of executive experience in the dynamic Biotech and Pharmaceutical industry, Barbara brings a unique and vital depth of understanding and insight into her clients’ needs.

Strategic approach, proven results

Barbara combines the art and science of leadership development to help clients harness and build leadership strengths while identifying and overcoming obstacles—methodically empowering them with the skills, tools and capabilities to elevate their overall individual leadership performance and team effectiveness.

Career Highlights:

  • Head of human resources and member of the executive team for several successful public and private biotech, pharmaecutical and medical device firms

  • Vice President, Human Resources and Public Relations, TransForm Pharmaceuticals/Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals)

  • Vice President, Human Resources, Genetics Institute (acquired by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals now Pfizer)

  • Executive Coaching Certificate, Columbia University

  • Coach Supervisor, William James College

 
 
 
 
 
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“The process of closing the gap between perception and reality is where Barbara excels. She helped me evaluate what was needed to succeed in my leadership roles, then identify how I could best evolve to excel in those roles without losing who I naturally am. If you are serious about authentic leadership and becoming the best you can possibly be, there is no better partner than Barbara.”

 
 

CHRO, VC Firm

 
 
 
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Services

 

Barbara customizes her approach based on each client’s unique needs and goals. By building skills and insights around the client’s business goals, she quickly integrates and aligns on the key value drivers and critical deliverables to accelerate performance.

 
 
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Leadership Coaching

 
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Executive Team Development

 
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HR Consulting Work

 
 
 

Partial List of Clients

 
 
 
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“As CEO and Board Director in both for profit and nonprofit organizations, I’ve engaged Barbara to gain invaluable insight and support several times over the years. She is thoughtful and pragmatic, sees the big picture, quickly recognizes what is important for the organization, and how individual performance factors affect the company deliverables and bottom line.”


Former CEO and current Board Member 

 
 
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Benefits of Leadership Coaching

 
 

For the Individual

  • Increase overall effectiveness in current role

  • Improve skills and behaviors while gaining new leadership tools 

  • Identify and develop solutions for derailing behaviors

  • Build  greater clarity on roles and objectives

  • Develop a continuous professional development mindset

For the Company

  • Accelerate the development of high potential performers and leaders

  • Retain key talent while effectively maximizing performance potential

  • Improve performance throughout the organization

  • Improve relationships between individuals, teams, and departments


 
 
“Coaching isn’t therapy. It’s product development, with you as the product.”
— Fast Company