Counterparts Coaching
Your Partner in Real World Leadership From the Street to the C-Suite
Public Safety first responders have unique skills, face unique challenges and need unique resources for leadership development and coaching. We leverage a lifetime in public safety, leadership and learning to shape the next generation of leaders and responders.
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Your future is waiting for you to build it, let's do it together!
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(Not a first responder? It's all good. If you are action oriented and looking to become a resonant leader, you are welcome here.)
Our Services
Group Development
Want to get your team thinking, talking and growing?
Let's face it, powerpoints with quotes from Lincoln and Eisenhower may look great, but they don't move the needle at the staff meeting, or on the street, two days later.
We get down to things that really move people and help form groups into high functioning teams.
Our group trainings and coaching programs are designed to challenge current assumptions, identify individual and group values and develop a cohort where trust, emotional intelligence and honesty mean the conversation, and the growth, continue long after the program ends.
1:1 Coaching
It takes one to know one.
Where can a Chief, 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." Learn about your values and strengths and how to really make a difference for your team.
You can not only lead your team more effectively, you can also develop others, navigate challenges with the public better, and still 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. Make no mistake, leadership in the boardroom and C-suite is built on the same principles as the street. The difference is the pressure and temperature 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.