"Walter coached me through my transition into the mortgage business, and has been indispensable in helping me develop my career through the years. I would not hold my current position if it weren't for him. If you need help finding or defining your path in your career, or in life, I highly recommend sitting down with Walter. He's a great listener, and will quickly get to the "heart of the matter" with the knowledge, respect, and genuine caring needed to turn things around. Take a few minutes to talk with him and you'll see what I mean!" "During this last year, I have had the opportunity and pleasure to work with Walter and found him to be insightful, hardworking, competent, and full of humor. The projects Demarche was engaged in with the City of Tacoma involved outreach to customers and stakeholders, interviews of management staff, mapping and analysis of current process, presentation of findings to all these groups. Throughout this effort, Walter engaged in and tolerated numerous revisions and course corrections with the client, provided meaningful feedback in a kind and generous fashion, and proved responsive throughout the project." "It is often difficult, in the role of the consultant, to shepard rather than lead, to educate rather than teach, and to nurture rather than feed. In many ways, I think Walter is well on his way to crafting a practice that captures the essence of these decisions. It was a pleasure to work with and learn from Mr. Edwards." - Dr. Linda Paralez, President, Demarche Consulting "From start to finish, the retreat planning and implementation was a smooth process, and was designed to meet our team's specific needs and desires. We appreciate that you were able to incorporate input not only from us as team leaders, but from team members themselves as well."
- Alex Fernandes, Vice President , World Wide Credit Corp
"Walter is very committed to his task and cares very much about getting the right results. Walter instantly becomes one of the team and connects well with the people he is working with."
- PJ Glassey, President, X-Gym
"Thank you again for your creativity and your in-depth planning for our day long team building retreat. We have benefited from a more active and involved team, and have noticed that day-to-day interactions have been more open and team members are seeking to understand each other more. There is an increased sense of 'team' in our department!"
- Leslie Leber, Associate Director of Housing and Related Services, YWCA
"The activities and discussions you designed and led for our team built on each other throughout the day, and established a good foundation for conversations during the retreat and after. The guided discussions during the retreat were helpful to team members, and brought out some potentially touchy subjects in a very non-threatening way. Team members were able to address issues openly, and were also able to hear issues and think about their own impact in the team. It was fabulous!"
"We heard many positive comments throughout the day and after the retreat as well. Our team members were pleased that both of you were personable and "real". Your enthusiasm was contagious, and drew people in to the group conversations when they might normally sit back and observe. And, team members commented on the overall retreat as enjoyable and fun as well as informative and engaging."
- Jennifer Bachhuber, Downtown Seattle Housing Director, YWCA
"I felt this was a well run presentation. I enjoyed this because the audience was very well involved in the presentation and because of that my interest was never ending for this presentation"
- Workshop Participant
"Mr. Edwards use of Myers-Briggs was an outstanding educational tool for my freshman students (in their Introduction to College Life/ Research class). He did an excellent job of tapping into multiple learning styles, creating a lesson that was energetic and thought-provoking. He managed to have all the students moving around the room, and each one reflected on where they thought their personality matched with the Myers-Briggs. I hope to have him out again for the same class next Fall quarter."
- Ken Turner, adjunct instructor at Art Institute of Seattle and Antioch University Seattle
"Working with Walter Edwards has been a wonderful growth experience. He listened to my needs, and was able to develop a program that catered specifically to me and my goals. Walter was able to incorporate my personal interests (nature and arts) into my program so that my work with him took on real meaning and significance in my daily life and relationships. I will be able to take and use tools that I learned from working with Walter for the rest of my life, and look forward to my ongoing success. Thank you Walter!"
- Anna Wingold, Coaching Client
"It was a huge relief to find a coaching program that was molded to my needs and took great interest in whatever was coming up in the moment. I appreciated Walter's flexibility and relaxed nature when my issues took an abrupt turn from what I initially went to him for. There were deeper issues that were the cause of more surface issues, and Walter was able to explain to me what was happening, why it was happening and what we could do next to explore, start to heal, and move forward with my goals."
- Personal Coaching Client
"With Walter I learned that forgiveness is a powerful and extremely useful tool. Walter helped me learn to think and act more positively and to continue building my personal and professional confidence - this is going to be key in realizing my ability to accomplish major life goals and fulfill my lifetime dream. He also gave me tools that have been useful in dealing with difficult and complex personal relationships - a good solid base for improving my family and friendships."
- Personal Coaching Client
"Awesome! I like the energy and your demeanor. I learned a lot about myself today and am more able to clearly articulate my thoughts and feelings. Thank you for that...it's worth more than any material..."
- Workshop Participant
Comments from a recent corporate team building retreat:
"It was a pleasure...going in my memory bank!"
"I hate staff retreats but this was fun and a great experience - Thank you!"
"I liked them because they listened. They had a lot of good questions for people to open up and express their feelings"
"I enjoyed the fact that they engaged everyone and had everyone participating on a parallel level."
"They were engaging and unique, and it was easy to discuss things after wards."
"This was a training I felt I took a lot from. I feel I can build a more positive relationship with co-workers because we each heard what the other was saying."
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