Pia Ault – Executive Coaching in Málaga
Professional Coach (PCC)
Pia Ault is a Professional Coach (PCC) based in Málaga, Spain. They offer Executive Coaching (12 years of experience), Career Coaching (14 years of experience), Team Coaching (10 years of experience), Life And Wellness Coaching (15 years of experience), and Neurodiversity Coaching (14 years of experience). Topics include Improving Self Awareness, Leadership And Management, Resilience (Surviving to Thriving), Work-Life Balance, Work Related Stress And Anxiety, and Career Development. Languages: Danish and English.
Executive Coaching
12 years of experience
Executive Coaching for Leadership Challenges: Embrace Growth with Equine Insights
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Most of the leaders and executives I coach have several challenges in common. Making decisions under pressure, communicating effectively and transparently, handling conflict, time management, or trying to avoid burnout and stress, and leading themselves and others through uncertainty. Hi, I'm delighted to meet you. I'm Pia Ault, an executive coach with over 30 years of leadership experience in multinational organizations. I'm based in Spain and I coach both virtually and in person. If you recognized yourself in some or all of the challenges I just mentioned, then you've clicked on the right person to work with in tackling your obstacles because I know what it feels like to battle the many demands of being an executive leader when the day doesn't seem like it have enough hours, or you struggle to prioritize and delegate because it's faster to do it yourself, or when external dynamics and challenges play havoc with your otherwise perfect business strategy. Navigating change and uncertainty, handling conflicts, giving feedback, and dealing with stress often requires a higher emotional intelligence and a growth mindset. not concepts typically taught in your MBA IQ-based curriculum. And on top of that, you have to deal with people, drive performance, and influence stakeholders. It can all quickly become overwhelming. Emotional intelligence starts with self-awareness. So in our coaching, what you can expect is my invitation to explore new ways to embrace your own strengths and pull on your inner resources. Go a little deeper. You already possess the tools and the creativity needed to become a higher version of yourself. So let me guide you and be your champion while gently pushing you out of your comfort zone and into uncharted waters. No change can occur if you stay in the status quo. Also, due to my lifelong passion of horses, I also facilitate equine assisted experiential learning, which really means I use the techniques and teachings of horses and their behavior in my coaching and development of people. Here's a powerful insight I learned from my years of working with horses and observing their behavior. They don't go it alone. They don't carry the burden of responsibility on their own shoulders. For them, leadership is a shared endeavor. They pay attention to and notice their environment. And if there's no crisis and no need to flee, they stay put and go back to grazing. Think about how you typically handle crisis and uncertainty. What can you do differently to avoid panic among your employees? If you're curious about this and all the other issues I mentioned, or you have additional challenges as an executive, then please book a complimentary discovery session with me and together we can assess what works best for you. Hey, you are making an investment in your growth and you want a healthy return on that in terms of realized transformation. I get that. Thank you for your interest. I look forward to working with you.
We explore shared leadership principles, setting intent, and using energy effectively to alleviate three common worries: having the sole responsibility for the operations, influencing others successfully, and dealing with uncertainty. Embrace change and learn how to be an effective executive.
Career Coaching
14 years of experience
Career Coach Pia Ault: Expert Guidance for Career Growth and Success
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I've been fired, made redundant, quit, and been promoted several times in my 30-year career. Every event was a learning experience that helped me grow. Hello, I'm so glad to meet you. I'm Pia Ault, a seasoned career coach with a broad experience in multinational organizations. I'm based in Spain, where I coach both virtually and in person. You may be struggling with your own career on many different levels. Perhaps you're feeling stuck in an unchallenging role or you feel you've outgrown your current responsibilities and you want something juicier. Or maybe you would rather explore something completely different, something you're more passionate about and have always dreamt of doing. You're not alone. Whatever reason brought you here, it's a great place to get some clarity around your career purpose. So many of my clients tell me they're ready for something different, but don't quite know what it looks like. And they also aren't sure where to begin on the transformation path. They think that because they work in one industry, it will be hard to switch to another. Or that if they want to be promoted, they need to take more courses and enroll in additional training or have many more years of experience under their belts. It's not always so. What you know and what you're an expert in is often transferable when transitioning careers. And to get promoted, it's not always what you know, it's who you know. So stakeholder management and finding a sponsor can make all the difference in you moving up into the next role. I've been in the same situation many times in many different cultures. So I have the experience to guide you in your career development. I can help you build your confidence, play to your strengths, and set you up for success in writing that next chapter. It starts with intent, clarity, intention, and goals. Together, we explore what you're great at, what you know, what you value. And we set clear objectives and discuss your best options for achieving what you desire, all so you can dare reach for your next role. We work on your strategy for how to manage the stakeholders that have a say or sway in promotions or moves. And lastly, I guide you in your CV and LinkedIn profile creation and tweaking and help you role play interviews you might have on the horizon. If you seek additional guidance in finding your career purpose, then please book a complimentary discovery session with me and together we can assess what works best for you. You're making an investment in your own growth and you want a healthy return on that investment with someone who has your success at heart. Thank you for your time. I look forward to working with you.
Career changes & promotions can be challenging to navigate. When do you switch? How do you move up? Career coaching helps you get focused & gain clarity. We take inventory of the skills you already possess, that can boost you into another role or up the ladder of success.
Team Coaching
10 years of experience
Team coaching for success: Building resilience and trust with ORSC methods (EN)
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Team coaching is really all about effectively managing change and creating resilience. It's about knowing how the members want to be with each other when things go sideways. Hello, I'm delighted to meet you. I'm Pia Ault, a team and leadership coach qualified in the ICF recognized organizational and relationship systems coaching, commonly referred to as ORSC. I'm based in Spain and I coach both virtually and in person. Coaching a team as opposed to an individual in a group setting means that the whole team is coached as a unit, like a sports team, and is accompanied and supported on the journey to success. So what defines success? Well, it can be cultural change or improvement, or increased trust and psychological safety, or better employee engagement and retention. It can also mean improved cross-cultural communication and better ways to address conflict resolution in the workplace. Team coaching is uniquely placed to support teams as they strive to achieve high effectiveness. I stay the entire course with you to bring about transformation, and this includes goal setting and tracking milestones. When results are delivered, learning occurs, creativity flows, and knowledge sharing also becomes safer. When a team comes together on a project or a new leader takes the reins of an existing team, it's important to align to the same goals. And this may mean building or in some cases rebuilding key relationships across the organization or up and down the hierarchy. In team coaching, we hold that everyone has an equal voice in the system. Are you noticing if some members voice their thoughts or opinions more and some won't speak up at all. The foundation of team coaching really is trust, communication, handling of conflict, addressing toxic behaviors, and making sure everyone has motivation and accountability. In the process of coaching the team, I may sometimes bring in anecdotes and learning from the horse herd. I'm very passionate about horses and I'm an equine facilitated learning coach as well. And I find that horses are some of the best teachers of how a human herd can improve behaviors. So don't be surprised if I invite your team members to think like a horse. All teams are unique, so it's best to seek support and guidance from a qualified coach. If you're a new team leader or you've recently taken on an existing team and you find that it feels a bit like herding cats, then please book a complimentary discovery session with me and together we can assess what works best for you and your team. Thank you for watching. I look forward to working with you.
Team Coaching opens up for clarity around shared common goals, improved relationships, deeper collaboration, prioritization, delegation, accountability, problem solving, decision making, leadership style, meeting stakeholder needs, handling conflicts and continued learning.
Life And Wellness Coaching
15 years of experience
Empathic Coaching for Emotional Wellness: Transform Your Life with Pia Ault
Video transcript
I've just come across some staggering statistics. An estimated 264 million people worldwide have an anxiety disorder, and depression affects over 300 million people worldwide, regardless of culture, age, gender, religion, race, or economic status. What we do see is that women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with both an anxiety disorder and depression in their lifetime. This is alarming. Hi, I'm Pia Ault, a life and wellness coach specializing in emotions and empathy in my coaching process. Why emotions? Because emotions are the bedrock of everything we are. Every thought, dream, desire, triumph, failure and relationship. This is why it's so important to have a healthy relationship with your emotions because they are the fabric of your life. So many of my clients experience burnout in their life, in their career, and in their relationships. They cannot seem to find a healthy balance, and they are ridden with self-doubt and horrible at setting proper boundaries. It doesn't have to be that way. Through personal coaching, we can change and remove recurring patterns that get in the way of a fulfilled life. We look at how your emotions affect your everyday, and we start to examine how befriending and welcoming emotions, even the ones that are difficult, and building a larger emotional vocabulary can start to change your life. I have many different empathic practices around mindfulness and stress reduction that will enable you to overcome burnout and stress, as well as situational depression and anxiety and worry. These include practices of grounding, setting personal boundaries, letting go of ideas and beliefs and relationships that no longer serve you, and also decluttering your life. And I have some rituals for welcoming sadness and grief to very, very difficult and often not liked emotions. Whatever is going on in your life at this moment, I'm certain I have an empathic practice for it. So if you're ready to take the first step to transforming your physical and mental health, and you're curious about how, but not really where to start, may I invite you to book a no obligation free discovery session to explore your needs and whether I'm the right coach for you. I'm glad you watched my video and I really do look forward to working with you.
Life and Wellness Coaching is for you, if you are looking to enhance your physical, emotional, and mental well-being by figuring out which practices can be implemented into your daily lives. This includes unhealthy patterns related to emotions, stress, diet, exercise, sleep, and relationships.
Neurodiversity Coaching
14 years of experience
Neurodiversity Coach: Enhancing Emotional Resilience and Social Skills for Neurodivergent Individuals
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Do you struggle with stress, anxiety or sensory issues in your daily life? And are you interested in learning coping strategies to navigate social situations and build emotional resilience? Hi. I'm Pia Ault, and as a coach with a specialty in neurodiversity, I'm pulling on decades of my own life knowledge and experience with a husband and two sons with ADD and ADHD, as well as other family members with dyslexia and OCD. So I can focus on knowing how to work with these topics in order to meet my client needs. ADHD, autism, dyslexia, OCD and dyspraxia present a lot of commonalities in the workplace. Specific coaching topics are understanding and regulating emotions, building on your strengths, increasing your self-esteem, improving communication, concentration, memory, improving time management and organizational skills. Coaching neurodivergent people can bring up difficulties related to childhood trauma. exclusion and marginalization. And neurodivergent people are much more likely to be unemployed than the general population. And they often struggle with building and keeping relationships. So that's why my resiliency training and my certification and training in emotional intelligence and my life experience with the issues make me poised for helping you with your transformation and personal growth. I help you improve your emotional intelligence, including self-awareness and awareness of others, increasing empathy, controlling your impulsivity, managing stress, getting over procrastination and setting healthy boundaries in the workplace and in your life. So you can function without feeling like you're sacrificing or compromising your own values. Don't delay your transformation. Book a free discovery session with me so we can explore what's right for you. You have nothing to lose and a life and a career to gain by focusing on you. Thank you for listening and I look forward to working with you.
You don't need fixing because you're not broken! You just need help in managing emotions, understanding your strengths, improving concentration, memory, time management and your organizational skills. I've got you covered! ADHD and other special wiring is my specialty.
Videos
Introduction video
Video transcript
Hello, my name is Pia Ault. I'm coming to you today from the South of Spain where I've resided for four years and I have my own coaching practice here. My focus includes leadership and individual coaching, helping my clients transform to a higher version of their already very creative and resourceful selves. I have enjoyed a long successful career spanning 30 years in multinational corporations. I've been in increasing senior roles and in strategy and in thought leadership. My subject matter expertise includes emotional intelligence and empathy in the workplace. And I'm very passionate about emotions in the workplace and with individuals because I feel that emotions are behind everything we do when we enter social relationships. I also do teams and systems coaching and leadership training, and I often incorporate teachings from the horse herd in my equine assisted coaching and leadership development. I'm excited about being your partner in the coaching journey that you're embarking on and to be your guide through the change and adversity that you might experience. So I look forward to meeting you.
Bio
Pia is a sought-after professional coach who helps executives, teams, and individuals achieve their desire to get to the next higher version of themselves. After a three-decade multinational corporate career journey, spanning the US, Europe, and the Middle East, Pia left to start her coaching practice in 2012. Her mission is to meet the clients where they are and bring empathy and emotions to her coaching style, ensuring they feel safe and empowered.
Pia holds certifications and licenses in a variety of areas: ICF accredited Coaching, Emotional intelligence (EQ-i), Resilience Coaching, Organizational Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC), Equine Assisted Coaching and Facilitation, and several other industry-recognized accreditations, so clients can feel assured they are in the right place for their particular challenge. An international MBA and a Master's degree in Social Psychology back her core competencies.
It is Pia's philosophy and conviction that each client is resourceful, whole, and creative and has answers within; a few layers simply need peeling away to get to the core issues.
Pia resides near Malaga, Spain, and is available for virtual or in-person coaching.
Experience
1987-1999: Pia held increasing leadership positions from Customer Service Manager to International Account Manager in multinational corporations based in the US. Newark Electronics, Morton International, Amphenol Fiber Optics, Panduit, and Amphenol Corporation, Canada. 1999-2012: Pia moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, and began her lengthy career at Cisco Systems, first as International Business Development Manager for Networking Solutions (1999-2003); She was relocated to the UK (2003-2008) and led Business Development and Sales within Cable and Mobile markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In 2008, she was promoted to Director of Business Development and Strategy, and relocated to Dubai, UAE, to cover Emerging Markets for Cisco Systems BV (EMEA, CIS, and LATAM).
After several years of mentoring young, upcoming female managers at Cisco, Pia decided that coaching was something she had a passion for. She leaped in 2012 and founded her practice. In 2014, she added horse-assisted coaching to her repertoire and began working with leaders and teams incorporating a "shared leadership" model to illustrate how horse herds mirror humans. Pia also expanded her emotional intelligence knowledge and contracted with Accenture Middle East to deliver EQ coaching and training to their managing directors, (2018-2020).
Since Covid (2020), Pia has resided in Spain and has surpassed 2500 coaching hours, helping individuals be their best version.
Qualifications
CPCC Co-active Coaching Certification (2012); ICF member in good standing; PCC Certification and Accreditation; (2013) Empathy Academy, Dynamic Emotional Integration® licensed trainer (2016) Resiliency Certification, Licensed Trainer, TRACOM (2022) Equine Alchemy Certified Facilitator (2015) TeachingHorse, LLC, Certified and Licensed Facilitator and Executive Coach (2024) EQ-i 2.0/360 Certified Coach and Trainer (2019) CI-Q (Conversational Intelligence Coach Certification) (2017)
Reviews
I have always been skeptical about coaching and have never even considered getting a coach before. But early 2022 I was given the opportunity to meet with Pia and felt great trust in her immediately. She coached me in 10+ sessions and she created an atmosphere that enabled us to have meaningful conversations as well as challenging me to look at myself and at life from new perspectives. Pia will make you discover new things about yourself as well as question your old truths. I am very grateful that I got to meet with Pia and I give her my absolutely strongest recommendations.
Jon Persson - Investor | Advisor | Speaker
Pia has been instrumental in leading me to live a healthier and more purposeful work life today. I don't remember leaving a session with her feeling worse or more confused; at the most, she gave me some uncomfortable homework to do with a little food for thought. Her guidance on the professional front inadvertently benefited me personally, and some of her lessons continue to be my internal compass when at a crossroads. Her style is objective, clear, stern, and yet she hands you the reins to steer yourself. Grateful our paths crossed, and grateful for her — we need more of Pia.
Nikita Hegde
Working in nature with horses and with Pia as coach and facilitator has been one of the most powerful and meaningful experiences for me personally – both as a participant and as an assisting coach and facilitator.
Horses offer immediate and unbiased feedback when you engage with them, this builds self-awareness and insight into how to step into your own authentic power of “consensual leadership” rather than enforced hierarchical power. I have witnessed individual leaders and innovation teams transform and elevate their effectiveness, creative genius and impact after a short time with the herd. It’s something you need to experience to truly understand, but the impact of that learning stays with you forever!
Victoria Kennedy
A six-hour day spent interacting and learning in the company of wise horses helped me understand how my behaviors and intent affect my business and customers. Pia’s professional yet down-to-earth approach suited my style; her obvious love for what she does shines through! I would recommend Caballus and Pia in a heartbeat!
James Clarke Business Owner, UAE
Pia’s executive and personal coaching is an adventure trip. She is a talented professional with the expertise to help one overcome any challenge. Her energy guides one to find the proper answers. She has an accurate perception and addresses the questions to help one think outside the box. Pia was the right person at the right time for me!
Abdon C.
– Career Coaching –
My coaching sessions with Pia have helped me to not be afraid of looking into myself. It’s a constant practice but I’m now becoming better and better at being true to myself, my values and ambitions.
Charlotte Eriksen