SHRM Consutlants Forum, June 2008

Marcia Reynolds agrees. Reynolds left her corporate HR/training position in 1995 to start an executive coaching and leadership development firm, Covisioning. The consultancy’s clients range from CEOs to managers and are located around the globe. There is a distinct difference in coaching executives and mid-level managers, she notes. “For executives, they’re hiring a thinking partner to help them discuss decisions, expand perspective, balance home/work, strategize future possibilities and work through difficult issues,” she says. Coaching of supervisors and managers is usually based on a particular need because they have some problems, she says. “It is more about problem-solving and conflict resolution,” she says.

U.S. Business Review, April 2008

Dr. Reynolds says the problem she discovered wasn’t a glass ceiling, but a gilded treadmill of jobs that don’t offer women much of what they’re looking for. “What I found is that a lot of the high-achieving women are opting out on their own,” she says. “They don’t really stay long enough to achieve those positions.”

Better Homes and Gardens, March 2008

"I Hate Asking for Help" It's the four-letter word no woman likes to utter. How to ask for what you need.

We’d rather keep up the appearance of being in control, says psychologist Marcia Reynolds, Psy.D., author of Outsmart Your Brain. “Our resistance is about maintaining our own self-concept,” she explains. “It may often take a life-changing event like pregnancy or a medical emergency to teach us that even the most competent women can use a little help sometimes.”

View Highlife Magazine "Extreme Makeover For Your Life," February/March 2008

For many clients, it’s a matter of distractions blocking the road leading towards a goal. In one instance, Marcia worked with a seasoned senior vice president and attorney who said she needed help prioritizing tasks. After a couple of one-on-one sessions, she determined her client’s lack of motivation and commitment to her current job was actually the culprit——diverting her focus from her long-term career goals. By mapping out a concrete five-year plan, she was able to discuss her strategy with her husband, gain personal support, and then recommit to her job for three more years. Suddenly, her “prioritization” problems were solved! She realized that after a few more years in her current job, she could move on to new things. And that knowledge freed her to make good decisions and stick with her plan.

View Highlife Magazine "Extreme Makeover For Your Life: Dreaming Big and Getting What YOU Want" April/May 2008

Dr. Reynolds uses assessments to help her clients clear away their personal deadwood and formulate their goals. While these baby steps my seem trivial, most clients are amazed just how much easier and successful life feels for them once they start "bringing up their score" by addressing personal issues, clearing "their space," and soliciting support as needed. By mending the cracks, Dr. Reynolds and her clients are on track to coaching success!

More.com, January 2008

Reynolds, currently working on a dissertation about high-achieving women in the workforce, finds comfort that she's not alone in her predilection for a man content to bask in the shadow of her success. "My research found that 70 percent [of the working women she interviewed] are the primary breadwinners, yet feel their relationships are true partnerships."