Global Coaching Works, LLC

05/01/2026

Teams are assembled. Crews are forged.

In a team, people complete their tasks. In a crew, people complete the mission.

Every win is shared. Every obstacle is everyone’s problem to solve.

When these four things are present, when every person on a team is truly seen, heard, valued, and connected, something fundamental shifts.

The team stops being a collection of individuals and becomes a single, unified force.

That is a crew. And a crew is unstoppable.

Read our recent blog: https://bit.ly/build-a-crew

05/01/2026

Beyond collaboration, how do you build a team that truly becomes a crew?

In our latest blog, we explore what it takes to create deeper trust, stronger alignment, and a sense of shared purpose that goes beyond just working together.

Read more: https://www.globalcoachingworks.com/post/beyond-collaboration-how-to-build-a-team-that-becomes-a-crew

Most companies have figured out collaboration. They have the tools, the stand-ups, the shared drives, the cross-functional task forces. People are connected — technically speaking.And yet something is still missing. Teams are productive but not energized. People show up, do good work, and go home....

04/16/2026

Thank you Austin Network Group for hosting such a fun event!

Speaker, Sarah Mancilla, founder of Happy Chicks was inspiring! Learning about BiGAUSTIN was eye opening - kudos to your 30 years of service to the community. I’ll be back to hear more!

04/14/2026

Have you seen this yet?

Christina Koch — mission lead on the historic voyage to the far side of the Moon — gave a talk that I keep coming back to. She talks about the difference between a crew and a team, and it's worth every minute: https://youtu.be/WOTj6LOvmUA?si=Wwwks7bEO_sJWhfH

Here's the heart of it: a crew isn't just a team that works well together. A crew is connected — through purpose, through trust, through genuinely knowing each other.

That kind of connection doesn't just happen. It's built. And it's one of the most meaningful things I get to be part of in my work as a team coach.

When a group starts to feel less like colleagues and more like a crew — when people speak honestly, feel seen, and actually want each other to succeed — everything shifts.

Curious what that could look like for your team? I'd love to chat. Drop a comment or send me a message.

CRISTINA KOCH delivers a powerful and HISTORIC SPEECH after returning from the ARTEMIS II MISSION, marking one of the most important moments in modern space ...

03/28/2026

A case of one thing leads to another.

Our upcoming workshop, Navigating Power in the Workplace, that I will be co-facilitating with my amazing colleagues, Amanda Duarte, PCC, NBC-HWC and was inspired after directing and facilitating Anklets in the Boardroom - An Interactive Theatre Project by

After the show, some of the audience members asked me, “Why don’t we step into power more often even though we know we should?”

That’s the question that sparked Navigating Power in the Workplace. And in this reel, I share the goals and inspiration behind the workshop — and what I hope every woman who attends will walk away feeling.

Come attend this half-day experiential workshop for women who are ready to stop shrinking, stop second-guessing, and start leading from a place of real, grounded power.

Not the kind that is performed. Not the kind that requires you to become someone else.

The kind that’s steady, clear, and authentically yours.

Join us on Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM at the Lotus Bend Sanctuary

GET TICKETS 🎟️ HERE: bit.ly/navigatingpower-workshop

The workshop will be followed by a special Communi-Tea event by our sponsor, WISE Women Community.

03/16/2026

Coaching Pop-Up at the SXSW Emerging Tech Expo is happening March 16–18 at the Networking Lounge, Manchester Ballroom
Fairmont Hotel, and I’m excited to be part of it!

For the first time, the ICF Austin Chapter is partnering with SXSW to offer free one-on-one coaching sessions right on the Expo floor.

If you’re an innovator, founder, creative, or leader looking for clarity or a fresh perspective, these 20-minute Laser Coaching sessions are short, focused, and powerful.

You can reserve a session in advance or stop by during Expo hours.

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/SXSWCOACHINGPOPUP

Note: Access available to Platinum, Innovation, Film & TV, and Music Badge holders.

03/14/2026

My highlights of Day 2 were definitely co-facilitating our Core Conversation session, “Innovation Under Pressure - A Coaching Approach to Getting Unstuck, Fast” with the amazing We had a full house of folks who were eager to learn tools and new perspectives that coaching can offer. What an engaging group! So amazing to see some friendly familiar faces in the audience, Shoutout to for a powerful session on 5 Non-Obvious Truths About Human Connection. Special thanks to for her magic in getting people together!

03/13/2026

is a vibe! Excited to kick off Day 1 of the conference this year. Are you planning to be at SXSW? I’d love to connect! Meet me at the Core Conversation session on March 13 at 10am, Hilton Rm 410 for “innovation Under Pressure: The Coaching Approach to Getting Unstuck, Fast” which I’ll be facilitating with my incredible colleague,

See you there!

03/11/2026

Coming to SXSW this year? I’d love to connect!

This Friday at 10 AM, I’ll be co-facilitating a Core Conversation with Christina Miser: “Innovation Under Pressure: A Coaching Approach to Getting Unstuck, Fast.”

When time is tight and pressure is high, it’s easy to get stuck in overthinking or recycled ideas. In this interactive session, we’ll explore how a coaching approach can create space for clearer thinking, fresh ideas, and forward momentum.

Through live demos and audience interaction, you’ll see how coaching can shift perspective and help people take meaningful next steps — even under pressure.

📍 Add it to your schedule:
https://schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP1150864

Note: Access available to Platinum, Innovation, Film & TV, and Music Badge holders.

03/09/2026

Happy International Women’s Day to every incredible woman in my community — and a heartfelt shoutout to the men who genuinely show up as allies. 💜

I’ll be honest with you: I didn’t come into today with my usual energy.

The weight of it all has been heavy. Watching DEI programs get dismantled — 20% already gutted, with another 23% potentially cut in the next four years. Witnessing survivors of international human trafficking still dealing with decades-long injustice, still waiting to be heard, still fighting to be believed, by the very institutions meant to protect them. There’s been a quiet but persistent grief in that — a feeling that women’s voices are still being dismissed, minimized, or silenced.

And then a thought that stings: nobody’s coming to save us. We have to rise - by ourselves and for each other.

But today reminded me why we keep going.

I attended The Who’s Who of Women Leading and Building, hosted by .community and Cherie Werner here in Austin, TX — and it was exactly the antidote I needed.

I sat in a room full of women who aren’t waiting for a seat at the table. They’re redesigning systems. Building new ones. Creating access where there was none. Women doing the quiet, determined, extraordinary work of making the world more equitable — right here, right now.

That room gave me something back that I didn’t realize I’d almost lost: hope.

Even in the darkest seasons, women find a way to light a candle — and then fiercely protect that flame.

That’s who we are. That’s how we do it.
To every woman building, healing, leading, and refusing to be silent — I see you.

WomenWhoLead FIESTA

03/07/2026

Coming to SXSW this year? I'd love to connect!

On March 13, at 10am, I'll be co-facilitating a Core Conversation with Christina Miser, CPCC, ACC on the power of coaching. Meet us at "Innovation Under Pressure - A Coaching Approach to Getting Unstuck, Fast" for a fun & highly engaging discussion on how coaching can unlock insights. https://schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP1150864 Mark this session on your schedule and come have a blast with us!

I'll also be at the Coaching Pop Up @ the SXSW Emerging Tech Expo (Fairmont Hotel), happening March 16–18, 2026 — and I'm so excited about what we're bringing to this event.

For the first time ever, ICF Greater Austin Chapter is partnering with SXSW to offer free, one-on-one coaching sessions right on the Expo floor. If you're an innovator, founder, creative, or leader who could use some clarity and momentum, this is for you. Sessions are 20 minutes — short, focused, and powerful.

You can reserve a Laser Coaching session in advance or simply stop by during Expo hours. Either way, I hope to see you there! 👇
Sign Up Here! https://www.tinyurl.com/sxswcoachingpopup

Note: Access available to Platinum, Innovation, Film & TV and Music Badge holders

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