Counterparts Coaching
Advancing the Paradigm of Leadership
Stop trying to train leaders, it doesn’t work.
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Leader Development does.
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
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At Counterparts, leadership goes beyond titles, it's connecting head and heart, blending intuition with logic, and transforming hard-won lessons into authentic, values-driven action.
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We believe great leaders live their values, leadership isn’t a separate aspect. It's how you show up, evaluate and make decisions, and build real connections.
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Counterparts serves:
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The driven and curious.
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The courageous and empathetic.
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Those ready to grow through challenge and discover meaning in the journey.
Our Services
Excellence Leader Development
Counterparts provides a learning engagement, a program that teaches and reinforces concepts over time, turns information into experience.
Concepts are not just delivered, but applied in real-life, analyzed critically and connected to the way things really work and the way we really learn and grow.
Our program is taught and facilitated only by leaders who have done the job. Responders who have led in their agencies and led the public, met the challenges and learned the lessons. Leaders who can walk along side and share insight, keep a clear vision and maintain accountability. This is not a class, it is an experience.
1:1 Coaching
It takes one to know one.
Where can a Chief, Director, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant or other leader go to work through challenges, share fears, explore growth opportunities and figure out how to balance work, life, trauma, and challenges that others (normal people) just don't get?
Tap into your resonance. Move past "It's the way we've always done it." Deepen your connection to your values and strengths and how to really make a difference for your team.
You will lead your team more effectively, develop others, navigate challenges with the public better, and carry less stress home to your family.
We are your Counterpart.
Key Note Speaker
Doug's 30+ years of leadership in policing, emergency medicine, firefighting, emergency management, and more, coupled with his extensive experience in higher education and small business, uniquely qualify him as a keynote speaker.
Through stories, shared experiences and (sometimes dark) humor, he brings energy and insight to every engagement. Bring the realities of lessons learned on the street to your event. Leadership in business is built on the same principles as the street. The difference is the pressure those values were forged under.
Bring a new level of experience and insight to your next event.
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Our Story
At Counterparts Coaching, we believe that everyone has the potential to achieve greatness. Since 2000, we've been developing leaders and training organizations, community leaders, and first responders to help them realize what's possible, both personally and professionally. Led by Douglas Babcock, our coaching approach is grounded in Gestalt principles and the power of inquiry. We provide tailored coaching programs that empower you to achieve your goals and foster growth.