About

Marian Oláh, MBA, MA, ICF/MCC, EMCC/Senior Practitioner

As the President of the Center for Reflective Leadership and an ICF Master Certified, and EMCC/Senior Practitioner accredited, Executive Leadership, Team, and Group Coach and Talent, Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development Leader, I bring over 20 years of cross-industry experiences, 4K+ individual and 200+ team and group coaching hours, 800+ facilitated workshops, a global perspective, and a powerful combination of expertise in executive, leadership, and manager development, assessments, learning strategy development and implementation, and workshop design and facilitation.

My work centers on catalyzing transformation at the individual, team, and organizational levels. I support executives, people leaders, and individual contributors in developing the necessary skills to become more effective leaders and team members, unlock their potential, enhance their well-being and fulfillment, and thrive while aligning with organizational objectives and driving business results.

I take great pride in supporting my individual, team, and group coaching clients as they develop their abilities in the following areas: interpersonal communication, influencing, executive presence, coaching skills, managing up, perception management, giving and receiving feedback, delegating, emotional intelligence, motivating and engaging others, team building and collaboration, managing remote teams, leading change, conflict resolution, strategic thinking and planning, developing employees, time management, work-life integration, well-being, managing stress, finding one’s purpose, career development and transition.

I am passionate about developing people and described as an empathic, direct communicator with a light-spirited sense of humor who is able to both provide and receive immediate, targeted feedback. I am known for my perceptive and supportive coaching style, combining curiosity, transformational listening, and a commitment to my clients’ potential, values, and ambitions. I create high-impact learning experiences in coaching sessions and workshops that transfer back to my clients’ work and personal lives, resulting in the desired mindset shift, behavioral change, enhanced work effectiveness, and improved performance.

I have the privilege of coaching and consulting for Fortune 500 companies across a wide range of sectors, including IT, finance, ad/fin tech, oil/gas, biotech, pharma, hospitals, healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, electronics, architecture, insurance, accounting, military, publishing, telecommunications, travel, retail, non-profit, and higher education.

My background also includes Talent, Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development leadership roles in the architecture, healthcare, and higher education sectors, as well as working for the United Nations. I have also held academic positions as a tenured Assistant Professor and Adjunct Instructor, teaching leadership skills to students in engineering, IT, biochemistry, and architecture. For over 20 years, I have been dedicated to developing, training, and coaching professionals in STEM fields – a pursuit that continues to be deeply meaningful and rewarding.

I am a dynamic team and workshop facilitator with international classroom and online delivery experience for diverse cross-cultural and cross-functional audiences. I also custom-design engaging leadership development and manager training programs and initiatives that align with organizational objectives, drive business results, and engage employees.

I have earned the following degrees and credentials:

Coach Credentials and Leadership Development Certifications:

  • MCC – Master Certified Coach – ICF – International Coaching Federation
  • EMCC Senior Practitioner – European Mentoring & Coaching Council, Global Individual Accreditation (EIA)
  • CPC – Certified Professional Coach – Coaching for Transformation – Leadership that Works (ACTP by ICF)
  • Certified Team Development Essentials/Team Coaching Foundations Coach – Peter Hawkins
  • Systemic Team Coaching® Practitioner Certification in Progress – Peter Hawkins
  • Group Coaching Certification in Progress
  • Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching® Certification in Progress
  • MBTI® STEPs I, II, & III – Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Certifications – CPP, Inc. & Myers Briggs Foundation
  • TypeCoach Certified Professional
  • Hogan Assessments Certification
  • ESCI 360 – Emotional and Social Competency Inventory Certification – Korn Ferry Hay Group
  • DISC Practitioner Certification – Assessments 24×7
  • Licensed SLII® Trainer  –  Blanchard®
  • Korn Ferry Leadership Architect™ Certification (2-day public certification program)
  • Coaching with Internal Family Systems Certification (CIFS) – The Institute for Healing & Awakening
  • Appreciative Inquiry-Based Coaching – Leadership that Works India
  • Emotional Response-Ability® Coach Certification – Charles M. Jones, The Institute of Adaptive Mastery
  • Color Q®: “What’s My Communication Style?” Certification – Shoya Zichy
  • NBI – Neethling Brain Instrument™ Certification – Columbia University Coaching Certification Program
  • ACE Coach Accelerator™ Enhanced Practitioner – David Peterson, PhD & David Goldsmith, 7 Paths Forward & WBECS
  • Conversational Intelligence® for Coaches Certification – Judith E. Glaser, The CreatingWE Institute & WBECS
  • Certified Workplace Mediator and Conflict Resolution Trainer | Certified Conflict Dynamics Profile® (CDP) Administrator – Mediation Training Institute (MTI) at Eckerd College, Center for Creative Leadership
  • The Neuroscience of Personality Certification – Dario Nardi, Radiance House

Academic Degrees:

  • MBA in International Business and Strategic Marketing
  • MA in Curriculum Development and Instructional Design
  • BA/MA in English and Russian Languages and Literatures and Adult Learning

I work with individual and organizational clients on focus areas, including:

  • Assertive Communication
  • Career Development & Transition
  • Coaching for Exceptional Performance
  • Collaboration
  • Communication skills
  • Conflict Resolution & Mediation
  • Creativity & Innovation
  • Delegating
  • Developing Employees
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Empathy: Active Listening
  • Executive Presence
  • Facilitating Effective Meetings
  • Finding One’s Purpose
  • Getting to Know YOU – An MBTI® Workshop
  • Giving & Receiving Feedback
  • Influencing Skills
  • Leadership and Manager Development
  • Leading Change
  • Managing Remote Teams
  • Managing Stress
  • Managing Up Effectively
  • Motivating Others
  • Perception Management
  • Presentation Skills
  • Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
  • Resilience & Mindfulness
  • Respect & Trust for Effective Communication
  • Strategic Thinking & Planning
  • Team Building
  • Time Management
  • Values Clarification
  • Well-Being
  • Work-Life Integration

I enjoy traveling and am a skilled communicator in multicultural environments – visited, worked, or studied in 35+ countries and speak 4 languages. I draw on these experiences to help my clients elevate their global leadership perspective. I also love going to the opera, theater, and ballet. I live in New York City.

I invite you to schedule your 30-minute complimentary discovery call with me to discuss your needs.

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“I dwell in possibility.”

~ Emily Dickinson