Richard F. McBride

Rich McBride is an Executive Coach, Business and Organizational Consultant with deep prior experience in his career
as a respected and trusted senior business executive and leader.

Experience

  • Distinguished career in financial services overseeing investment firm's operating functions, working closely with,
    and in collaborative support of, investment portfolio colleagues.
    • Early stages of experience at US Trust Company of NY Investment and Trust Division.
      Managed a portfolio of diverse investment support operating units, represented Investment Division in technology development, portfolio analytics and metrics creation, and advised leadership on technology priorities.
    • Later stage of investment career as partner in privately owned boutique asset management firm as
      Chief Operating Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, managing all operational and administrative functions
      and teams requiring distinct and diverse functional expertise and leadership abilities. Counseled partners
      and improved partner relationships with each other and with their teams. Ombudsman for firm staff.
  • Second career pursuing passion for maximizing the potential of others as individuals, team members, and leaders,
    as well as contributing members of a larger community.
    • Completed the highly regarded Hudson Institute of Coaching in Santa Barbara's Professional Certification
      Program in Individual and Organizational Coaching.
    • A rich portfolio of experience coaching, advising, and counseling executives and leaders from a broad range
      of fields and industries interested in enhancing and accelerating their personal and professional development.
      Clients include public company executives, privately owned business leadership and partners, and leaders of
      not-for-profit organizations, as well as government, culture and educational institutions.
    • Successful experience with team coaching and team development work.
    • Frequently accessed by senior clients as trusted advisor and consultant as well as sit-in attendee to team
      and project meetings, co-facilitation of team off-sites and talent reviews as well as strategic sessions
      with leadership team.

Strengths

A deep listener. Easy to talk to and with, builds trust quickly. Non-judgmental disposition.
Asks insightful questions. Intuitive problem solving skills. Ability to connect the dots.
Intellectually curious, a perpetual desire to learn. Seeks to understand.
Emotionally intelligent: empathic, collaborative, other-focused, socially aware, an objective accountability partner.
A servant leader. Finds fulfillment in humbly applying experience, strengths, intelligence and wisdom to help others grow
in roles of responsibility, facing challenges, solving problems and succeeding. A managed ego and a team player.
User-friendly. Can move comfortably upstairs and downstairs.
Focused on the greater good, the bigger picture, the needs of the individual and the enterprise, strategically and tactically.
Courage and ability to skillfully provide feedback and address uncomfortable truths in a diplomatic and caring way.
Appreciation for the unique qualities and competencies of each individual.

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