Monica Thakrar, PCC

Clients describe Monica’s approach to consulting and coaching as intuitive, yet practical, which has allowed them to make lasting and positive changes. She ties coaching to practical, real changes going on in the organization and often uses 360 feedback tools to ground her coaching approach in desired outcomes for the individual, the team, and the organization as a whole.

Monica works closely with clients to jointly develop goals, provide unbiased support, ask powerful questions to test client assumptions, and create accountability that will result in sustainable transformation and change. Through consulting, coaching, and training she delivers tangible results in the areas of strategic thinking, leadership presence, communications skills, developing teams/staff, leading change, emotional intelligence, generational differences, working across silos and developing overall leadership skills.

Leadership Engagements

Monica has worked with individuals and organizations to enhance their effectiveness, realize greater efficiency, and develop increased capacities in leading people, change, and organizations. Monica has worked with clients in the private sector (Hanley Wood, IBM, Marriott, MedStar, Nike, KPMG), the public sector (US Agency of International Development, US Department of Agriculture (ARS, NIFA, and NRCS), US Department of Health and Human Services (NIH, SAMHSA, ASFR, and ACL), NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the US Postal Service), and Academia (Columbia University and Georgetown University).

Select areas of specialization: change management, resilience, group coaching, strategy, communication skills, and emotional intelligence