My Story | Paul N. Larsen

Meet Paul

Leaders with an authentic V-O-I-C-E provide a clear leadership vision for their teams and create a trusted leadership brand. This is exactly what Paul delivers to his executive coaching clients based on his time-tested approach to leadership development. He coaches leaders to discover their values and crystalize their vision so they can make the behavioral changes that will lead to their preferred outcomes. Paul empowers leaders to be courageous in decision-making and to engage their influence for lasting, measurable results.

In intuitive yet pragmatic manner, Paul is adept at finding leaders’ strengths and enabling them to adapt, thrive and lead successfully in complex organizational and business environments. With in-depth understanding of organizational and cultural dynamics he inspires leaders to project a clear and confident voice. Known as a seasoned executive coach, Paul acts as a catalyst to promoting leadership presence, leadership development, communication, and team collaboration. Among his other coaching proficiencies are organizational effectiveness, change and succession management, transition, and strategic planning.

Professional Experience

A current member of the respected Forbes Coaches Council, Paul brings over 30 years of business experience with Fortune 500 companies in the airline, healthcare, finance and technology industries, giving him a keen perspective on the inner workings of diverse global organizations. His past tenures include Charles Schwab, Adobe Systems, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. C-Suite and Directorship posts have contributed to his notable skill in leadership and organizational development and training, human resource operations, and coaching leaders of all management levels to lead their teams with both IQ and EQ.

As Chief HR Officer for a JP Morgan private equity company, Paul played a key role in growing the bottom line and building a purposeful culture by facilitating the acquisition and successful integration of several organizations. His depth and breadth as a senior leader for HR and Learning and Development at several companies, has resulted in his ability to author several game-changing cultural and leadership initiatives while experiencing many of his own “aha” moments which contribute to his goal of being a lifelong learner.

To date, Paul has successfully coached over 500 talented leaders worldwide. A sample of his current clients include teams and leaders at Twitter, Electronic Arts, SAP, Walmart, Autodesk, Cisco, Salesforce, PagerDuty, Kaiser Permanente and Charles Schwab. His inspiring yet practical life experiences led him to author the award winning coaching book entitled “Find Your VOICE as a Leader” (2016, Aviva Publishing).

As a compelling and engaging speaker and facilitator, Paul inspires audiences around the world to find their V-O-I-C-E by:

Discovering their core leadership Values;
Creating a vision to get the Outcomes they desire;
Building relationships with Influence and credibility;
Making decisions that reveal their Courage to take a stand; &
Communicating their overall Expression for lasting impact.

Qualifications & Accreditations

Paul earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History through the University of the Pacific (USA) and his Master’s Degree in Organization Development through the University of San Francisco (USA). An experienced international executive coach, he has certifications and accreditations from recognized global executive coaching organizations, including:

Certified Executive Coach by Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching
Master Corporate Executive Coach by Association of Corporate Executive Coaches
Certified Professional Performance Coach by Source Point Training (ICF Accredited)
Certified Strengths Coach
Certified DiSC Profile Coach

In addition, he is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the National Speakers Association (NSA), the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and serves on the Executive Leadership Team of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches (ACEC).