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MADELEINE HOMAN
Speaker, Coach, Trainer
Ms. Homan is the Vice President of Coaching Services at The Ken Blanchard Companies® Coaching.com™. She is responsible for process development, hiring staff, and training and certifying coaches. Madeleine has an insightful personal philosophy: When we acknowledge, nurture, and leverage the parts of ourselves that we love and cherish the most, grace and gratitude visit easily and often.
With more than 10 years of experience as a master certified business coach, Madeleine was instrumental in developing the core curriculum for Coach University, and is the designer and facilitator of two original coaching programs—The Manager as Coach and The Officer as Coach. Madeleine has been a pioneer in the coaching profession and has served as the president of Straightline coaching, a founding advisory board member and senior trainer for Coach University, and as a founding board member for the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Madeleine recently led a large-scale coaching project at Goldman Sachs, delivering one-to-one coaching to 2,100 IT professionals worldwide. Her knowledge and capabilities are inspiring, and her work has been highlighted on ABC, NBC, and CBS. Her presence in the marketplace extends into press articles in The New York Times, London Times, Training and Development Magazine, and Women’s Media.
During the past few years Madeleine has been invited to numerous events in the keynote and conference arena where she delivers her message to associations, federations, and professional businesses. Madeleine’s wealth of coaching expertise makes her a sought-after keynote speaker on coaching and leadership.
Madeleine recently coauthored the book Leverage Your Best, Ditch the Rest with Scott Blanchard.
Clients
Adobe Systems, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Boston Consulting Group, Credit Suisse, Forrester Research, International Coach Federation (ICF), KPMG Peat Marwick, Linkage Inc., Lucent Technologies, Oracle, PictureTel, Siemens Business Systems
Testimonials
“Madeleine Homan is a stand-up comedian who inspires. She is fiercely intelligent and funny with a New York edge.”
—Dr. Ken Blanchard, Coauthor of The One Minute Manager®
“It was so great to see you and to see all the Aussies fall in love with you. The feedback has been brilliant … a benchmark has been set.”
—ICF Conference Organizer, Sydney, Australia
“Madeleine is an outstanding presenter. She has something to say and she delivers it with style, humor, and real punch! At the recent ICF Conference in Australia the keynote presentation she led was one of the highlights of the entire conference!”
—John Campbell, Director, Focal Point Organizational Development, Sydney, Australia
“You were terrific! I loved your energy, humor (those priceless facial expressions), and the anecdotes you shared. The examples you gave were practical and relevant.”
—Participant, Advertising Women of New York, 2002

