About Barbara Bouchet, MEd

Barbara Bouchet, owner of Contact Point Associates and Cofounder of Global Leadership Associates, brings over 25 years experience in leadership coaching, systems change, relationship management, counseling and adult education to her work with leaders and organizations.

She specializes in helping leaders optimize their personal power and to leverage it effectively through complex human and technical systems. Her work also empowers leaders by supporting the development of high performing teams.

Barbara draws on her experience as a trained mediator, group facilitator, coach and counselor to facilitate clear communication, conflict resolution, strategic decision-making and innovative solutions to business problems.

Barbara is the creator of The Contact Zone™Board Game and the following training workshops:

Barbara expects her new, full length book, Executive Impact & Presence: Leading through Compassion, Power & Responsibility, written for senior executives and fast track leaders, to be published in 2008.

Barbara is a licensed counselor, with degrees in Psychology, Sociology, and Educational Psychology. She has supervised and trained numerous professionals both privately and through University graduate programs. She has been trained by the College of Executive Coaching and is a member of the International Coach Federation.

She is relentlessly creative and is passionate about linking what is practical with what is deep and wise. She lives in Seattle with her husband, where they enjoy the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Find out more about what Barbara's clients have to say about working with Barbara.


              


       

     

"Barbara was a key player in helping me recognize some of the pitfalls or issues that I face. I figured out how to remove my own blind spots so I could more effectively manage my relationships - up to my boss, or across to peers, or down to direct reports.

She's very intelligent, sensitive, and straightforward but very supportive. When I was trying to see something that was difficult to see, she guided me through my thought process. She asked challenging questions to help me see and figure things out for myself."

--Senior Director, Operations, Forbes International Top 100, Electronics Company