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I coach senior leaders who are facing a series of challenges or seeking greater fulfillment in their roles, and over the course of my career I've conducted more than 8.000 coaching sessions. Most of my clients are technology company CEOs, but I work with leaders in fields from investing to healthcare. I live in the Sonoma County town of Petaluma, 40 miles north of San Francisco, and I meet with clients via video or phone.
Issues I regularly discuss with clients include navigating power dynamics, improving communication and feedback, managing relationships with employees and Board members, creating stronger teams, transitioning from expert to leader, evolving organizational culture and structure, and better self-care. I work with most clients one-on-one, but I also conduct pair coaching engagements with co-founders or senior colleagues.
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After earning my MBA at Stanford in 2000, I returned to the school in 2006 as a teaching assistant and group facilitator, and the following year became a member of the school's first full-time coaching staff. I later joined the faculty and created my own course, ultimately spending 15 years as a Lecturer and Leadership Coach before officially retiring two years later.
The Art of Self-Coaching (Lecturer, 2015-2021)
I designed and launched this course in 2015, and I taught it 14 times to more than 500 students in the subsequent 7 years. I also made it freely available to the public in Spring 2020. The course was routinely one of the school's highest-rated electives until the last time I taught it.
Interpersonal Dynamics (Lecturer, 2016-2017)
After 10 years as a T-group facilitator I was invited to join the faculty of the school's most popular elective, known to most students as "Touchy Feely." When I accepted the school's invitation to add a third section of Self-Coaching in 2017 I resigned from the Interpersonal Dynamics faculty, as the demands of my coaching practice limited my availability for teaching.
Arbuckle Leadership Fellows Program and Leadership Labs (Leadership Coach & Instructor, 2007-2016)
For a decade I provided coaching and led teams in the Arbuckle Leadership Fellows program and taught sections of Leadership Labs, both of which I helped to launch in 2007. I was also part of the team that revamped the Fellows program in 2011-12, merging it with the former Leadership Coaching and Mentoring course, which I had supported for the previous three years.
Interpersonal Dynamics (Facilitator, 2006-2016)
I was a facilitator in Interpersonal Dynamics for over a decade and spent well over 1,500 hours in T-groups. I also mentored several new facilitators through the school's Group Facilitation Training Program and served as a Guest Facilitator for other faculty during the course's weekend retreat.
High-Performance Leadership (Teaching Assistant, 2006)
I supported faculty member David Bradford, who became a great source of guidance and encouragement.
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Coaching
I launched my coaching practice in 2006 after a 15-year career in management during which I took two years off to earn an MBA at Stanford. Since launching my practice I've conducted more than 8.000 coaching sessions. My initial exposure to coaching came as a client during my first job after business school. In that role I relied heavily on the support of my coach Mary Ann Huckabay (who's still my coach today.)
Leadership and Management
Before becoming a coach I helped launch three new organizations, two of which continue to thrive today. The third was an enlightening failure.
2005-06: I was the first Executive Director of AttentionTrust, which sought to help people make use of the data that reflects what we pay attention to, what we're interested in and what we value. Here's an interview I gave in 2006, and you can learn more by researching the "attention economy."
2005: I served as Senior Consultant with Beaconfire--now part of the Allegiance Group--which provides a range of technology and strategy services to large nonprofits and NGOs
2001-05: I was the first Executive Director of the Nonprofit Technology Network (N-TEN). With the support of hundreds of people, I helped take N-TEN from a business plan with some startup funding and grew it into an international association of nearly 400 organizations.
1998-2000: I earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
1994-96: I was the first Associate Director at Compass Community Services, where I helped the organization double in size and raised over $1 million.
1992-94: I was the first staff member hired to launch the Homeless Children's Network, where I was responsible for management and fundraising.
Personal
I'm married to Amy Wright, a passionate horsewoman who I first met in 1983 at Cumberland Valley High School. We lived in San Francisco for 30 years, but in 2020 we relocated to a farm in the countryside west of Petaluma, where I walk my dog Buster as much as possible. In addition to my MBA from Stanford, I received a BA in History, magna cum laude, from Brown University.
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Ed Batista has been an executive coach since 2006, working with senior leaders who are facing a challenge or would like to be more effective or fulfilled in their roles. He also spent 15 years as a Lecturer and Leadership Coach at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Most of Ed’s clients are technology company CEOs, but he works with leaders in fields from investing to healthcare. Issues he addresses with clients include managing relationships with key employees, improving leadership team dynamics, transitioning from technical expert to leader, evolving company culture, and better self-care. Ed’s work as a coach began after a 15-year career in management, during which he took two years off to earn an MBA at Stanford and helped launch three new organizations. He writes about coaching and related issues at www.edbatista.com. Ed is married to Amy Wright, and they lived in San Francisco from 1990 to 2020, when they relocated to a farm 40 miles north of the city. In addition to his MBA, Ed earned a BA in History, magna cum laude, from Brown University.
