What Our Clients Say

“Catalytic Coaching combined with our Shared Values and Gallop’s Q12 initiatives to define our winning culture. Doing Shared Values and Q12 along with traditional performance evaluations is like putting a gallon of gasoline in the punch bowl. The Gallup research is creating a mandate for system conversion to a program like Catalytic Coaching."
Paul Horgen – Retired CEO, Think Mutual Bank

"Catalytic Coaching has been Fantastic! I can't tell you how wonderfully it has worked for us."
Bridgett Hurley -- VP, Editorial Development / Eli Research

“Finally, something that makes sense!"
James F. Howick, CEO -- Physicians Online, Inc.

"The core value of Catalytic Coaching is that it truly embraces an essential aspect of realizing our own human potential and the sacredness of being responsible for doing the same for others."
John A. Piccetti, Chairman of the Board - Columbus Foods

“I believe Catalytic Coaching is the right tool to put us on the path of greater performance management and employee relations."
Harry A. Page, President/CEO, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

“Catalytic Coaching has helped me completely change the way I interact with my direct reports about performance and careers. It’s literally helped me redefine my management team. My only regret is that I didn’t have this process ten years ago."
Nancy J. Vickers, President -- Bryn Mawr College

“The feedback from everyone about Catalytic Coaching has been outstanding. We all thoroughly enjoyed the system conversion process and have realized immense value."
Richard Petty, CEO & President -- Power Music, Inc.

“Catalytic Coaching is the best new skill I have learned as a CEO in the last 5 years."
Bruce Williamson, President & CEO – Kronos Products

“We converted to Catalytic Coaching more than four years ago now. Today it’s stronger than ever. In fact, we use Catalytic Coaching as a valuable differentiator in the recruiting process. Most of our competitors rate and evaluate their employees. We coach and develop ours. A number of our most sought-after recruits tell us that Catalytic Coaching played a decisive role in their decision to join our company."
Dean Guida – CEO, Infragistics

"I really believe that your system will have significant impact on our organization and I thank you for your personal commitment to starting it out for us on the right foot with so much much positive and professional energy."
Eric Raff, President - XL Construction Corporation

"Catalytic Coaching has received an extremely positive reception here. In fact, it's been excellent. And it's had a big impact. I told all the managers that I'd rather have them miss their sales numbers than miss their Catalytic Coaching goals. If they do their Catalytic Coaching, they'll make their numbers eventually."
Ray Norvell, COO - Wirtz Beverage Nevada

"Catalytic Coaching is the single most important initiative that we've taken since introducing the HR function."
Don Pydo, SR. Vice President - Wirtz Beverage Group

"Catalytic Coaching was very useful to me in the turnaround situation I faced when I first came to the company as the new leader. It helped me quickly clarify expectations with my direct reports in a way that minimized their stress levels and maximized each person's chance of being selected to the go-forward executive team. It also gave me a clear way to communicate the reason for my choices to the board of directors. We now use the process for all employees."
Jim Cederna, former CEO - Calgon Carbon Corporation & Columbian Chemical Corporation

"Catalytic Coaching allows me to get much more out of my top managers. It disciplines me to give them difficult messages about their performance, that in the past I was inclined to avoid. It has also forced my executives to do the same with their direct reports. Performance problems either improve or people are encouraged to move on quickly - without as much chance of going to court."
Nic Mulliez, CEO - Epi Breads

"Catalytic Coaching has become a critical part of our culture. We use it as a foundation process that begins with a job application and ends with an exit interview. It helps define the relationship between the employee and company, and gives the employee control of their own career."
Jeff Harr, COO - Advanced TeleMedia, Inc.

"For those of you thinking about using Gary Markle for Catalytic Coaching all I can say is that I would HIGHLY recommend it. He spent about 3 full days with my team, training me and two of my direct reports as well as going through the coaching with two more of my direct reports and one of their direct reports. It was awesome..."

"If you try to implement on your own, you will make some progress but having Gary help is just amazing. We did it last year on our own, and I would say we were 25% successful. This time around, it was great..."
Jamie Bardin - CEO, EZ Prints

"What a pleasure it was meeting you and working with you. Your humor and warm personality was reflected in your presentation, engaging the audience and allowing them to create a connection with you. You matched your great presentation skills with great ideas and content providing participants with lots of food for thought. The program was a great success. Thank you for delivering and for making us look good too!"

"I'd like to thank you again for a terrific program. I hope we'll have the opportunity to partner again some time in the future."
Pat Docherty - Mountain States Employers Council

"Nick Colletti did a wonderful job adapting to our company personnel and was a great fit with our corporate management. Great person! Thanks!"
Manola C. Robison, COO - ICx New Heights Corporation

"Gary did a fantastic job. He is an excellent presenter. My only regret is that I didn't bring him in sooner."
Brian Diermeier, Director of Human Resources - Great Northern Corporation