Leading by Example

Coaching from Experience

Amy Lambert has cultivated leaders and developed teams in highly complex and matrixed organizations for more than two decades. Prior to devoting efforts to executive and leadership coaching, she held the position of Senior Vice President for the Care Network at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Amy’s chief responsibilities involved overall leadership for primary care, subspecialty care, and strategic network expansion. Other initiatives under her charge included planning and execution of partnered hospital affiliates, access to care, and physician compensation plans.

As an ICF certified (Int’l Coach Federation) Executive and Leadership Coach, Amy’s niche is working with emerging executive leaders, women in leadership, physician-administrator dyads, physician leadership, team building, and team development. While healthcare has been at the core of her experience, Amy has had a positive impact on the financial, real estate investment, property management, and nonprofit sectors, also. She received formal training in Executive Leadership Coaching from St. Joseph’s University Haub School of Business, Center for Professional Development.

“Being able to have suggested solutions to work on between each session was very helpful.”

T.M.

Case Study

A mid-level manager who had become too comfortable in his routine became unimaginative. Trapped in his outlook, his self-perception became limiting and his self-talk, negative. Despite the red flags being waived by close friends and colleagues and direct feedback from a supervisor, he was in a rut and did not realize it. Amy was challenged with making him aware of his own situation and the negative impact on his team and the company at large.

After holding a series of discussions with leadership and HR to understand the company’s culture and goals, Amy met with the manager to gauge his personal aspirations. She had him complete several assessments and exercises designed to motivate him. It worked. He was then amenable to co-creating a path forward. Eventually, this manager began applying new behavioral tactics in the workplace. He delegated responsibilities and began to teach, or lead. He became more trusting and less micromanaging. In the process, his stress level was reduced and he enjoyed greater work-life balance.