Abigail Yanow

Skillful Facilitation and Coaching

42 Washburn St., Watertown, MA 02472 | (617) 625-0211 | abbyyanow@hotmail.com
Works in: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Monday, Oct 19, 2020

18 years experience in: Consulting on Organizational Strategy Facilitation of retreats and strategic planning; Executive coaching; team coaching - for leadership teams and boards, to help them work more productively together My approach: I partner with the organization, the board, and its leaders to help you/them get clear about the challenge, and develop a solution or an approach. My clients value my strategic thinking, excellent listening skills and powerful questions that get at the root cause, and my insight. They consider me a trusted advisor. One client reports: "I’ve achieved more clarity in a half hour talking with you than in the last week." What's so unusual about Abby is her ability to quickly get to the root of an org'l issue and help teams communicate and problem-solve

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Organizational evaluation

Succession / transition planning

Conflict resolution / mediation, Executive coaching, Job descriptions, Leadership training and development, Performance management, Team building

Managing change, Meeting facilitation, Organizational assessments, Strategic planning, Organizational development

Deep expertise in these issue areas: City & State Government, Health Care, Professional Associations, Public Health

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Wellspring House
    Name: Melissa Dimond
    Description of services provided: Team coaching with Sr. Leadership Team; Executive Coaching
    Year services provided: 2
  • Organization: Waring School
    Name: Mary Cookson
    Description of services provided: Consulting, Facilitation of retreats with Leadership Team and with the Board.
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Impact Austin
    Name: Christina Gorczynski
    Description of services provided: Executive coaching
    Year services provided: 1


Training & Workshops:

  • Name: Facilitating Virtual Meetings (Team or group)
    Duration: 1.5
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
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    Maximum Audience Size: 25
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  • Name: Leading in a World of Complexity
    Duration: 2-2.5
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
    Minimum Audience Size:
    Maximum Audience Size: 25
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  • Name: Coaching Skills for Managers
    Duration: 1.5-2
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
    Minimum Audience Size:
    Maximum Audience Size:
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