Focal Point Business Coach at Focal Point Business Coaching

Coach new executives through their first 18 months

I'd always worked for somebody else. Opening my own practice through a Focal Point franchise was a bucket list item.

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Adjunct Professor at Clark University·2010 – now

Still teaching after 35+ years as a business professor

I chaired Hawaii Pacific's management department and ran MBA programs in Tennessee. Now I teach grad IS at Clark.

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Early life

Ran the mile and two-mile for a coach big on leadership

He was all about putting ourselves out into the arena. I've been a distance runner for over 50 years now.

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Podcast Host at The Perfect Route

Talk leadership and HR with 30+ guests on my podcast

Episodes on The Perfect Route cover conflict resolution, employee safety, e-learning and business coaching.

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Author at Nobody Is Ready

Wrote a guide for new execs that admits my own mistakes

It follows two new executives, and I trace the famous '60 percent of new managers fail' stat back to its source.

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Chief Learning Officer (Dean of the Corporate College) at Seven Hills Foundation·2017 – 2024

Upskilled middle managers spread across many locations

As Dean of the Corporate College, my team made me an OnCon L&D award finalist three years running.

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Chief Information Officer at Akahi Services, Inc.·2006 – 2010

Spent my first weeks as CIO sure I was failing

I read the owner's silence as failure. Then I told him what I'd found, and he just said, "That tracks."

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BA in Fine Arts / Studio Art at William & Mary·1982 – 1993

Went from studio art major to a PhD in strategy

Art meant face-to-face studio critiques. At Georgia I learned strategy comes from strategos, to wage war.

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Bill Sodeman

Bill Sodeman⁠

Focal Point Business Coaching

Focal Point Business Coach at Focal Point Business Coaching

About

I'm a Focal Point Business Coach, and I wrote Nobody Is Ready for first-time executives.

Experiences

  1. Focal Point Business Coach at Focal Point Business CoachingCoach new executives through their first 18 months

    I'd always worked for somebody else. Opening my own practice through a Focal Point franchise was a bucket list item.

  2. 3Adjunct Professor at Clark UniversityStill teaching after 35+ years as a business professor

    I chaired Hawaii Pacific's management department and ran MBA programs in Tennessee. Now I teach grad IS at Clark.

  3. Early lifeRan the mile and two-mile for a coach big on leadership

    He was all about putting ourselves out into the arena. I've been a distance runner for over 50 years now.

  4. Podcast Host at The Perfect RouteTalk leadership and HR with 30+ guests on my podcast

    Episodes on The Perfect Route cover conflict resolution, employee safety, e-learning and business coaching.

  5. Author at Nobody Is ReadyWrote a guide for new execs that admits my own mistakes

    It follows two new executives, and I trace the famous '60 percent of new managers fail' stat back to its source.

  6. Chief Learning Officer (Dean of the Corporate College) at Seven Hills FoundationUpskilled middle managers spread across many locations

    As Dean of the Corporate College, my team made me an OnCon L&D award finalist three years running.

  7. Chief Information Officer at Akahi Services, Inc.Spent my first weeks as CIO sure I was failing

    I read the owner's silence as failure. Then I told him what I'd found, and he just said, "That tracks."

  8. BA in Fine Arts / Studio Art at William & MaryWent from studio art major to a PhD in strategy

    Art meant face-to-face studio critiques. At Georgia I learned strategy comes from strategos, to wage war.

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Bill Sodeman

Bill Sodeman⁠

Focal Point Business Coaching

Focal Point Business Coach at Focal Point Business Coaching

About

I'm a Focal Point Business Coach, and I wrote Nobody Is Ready for first-time executives.

Experiences

  1. Focal Point Business Coach at Focal Point Business CoachingCoach new executives through their first 18 months

    I'd always worked for somebody else. Opening my own practice through a Focal Point franchise was a bucket list item.

  2. 3Adjunct Professor at Clark UniversityStill teaching after 35+ years as a business professor

    I chaired Hawaii Pacific's management department and ran MBA programs in Tennessee. Now I teach grad IS at Clark.

  3. Early lifeRan the mile and two-mile for a coach big on leadership

    He was all about putting ourselves out into the arena. I've been a distance runner for over 50 years now.

  4. Podcast Host at The Perfect RouteTalk leadership and HR with 30+ guests on my podcast

    Episodes on The Perfect Route cover conflict resolution, employee safety, e-learning and business coaching.

  5. Author at Nobody Is ReadyWrote a guide for new execs that admits my own mistakes

    It follows two new executives, and I trace the famous '60 percent of new managers fail' stat back to its source.

  6. Chief Learning Officer (Dean of the Corporate College) at Seven Hills FoundationUpskilled middle managers spread across many locations

    As Dean of the Corporate College, my team made me an OnCon L&D award finalist three years running.

  7. Chief Information Officer at Akahi Services, Inc.Spent my first weeks as CIO sure I was failing

    I read the owner's silence as failure. Then I told him what I'd found, and he just said, "That tracks."

  8. BA in Fine Arts / Studio Art at William & MaryWent from studio art major to a PhD in strategy

    Art meant face-to-face studio critiques. At Georgia I learned strategy comes from strategos, to wage war.

Follow Bill for more...

LinkedInXWebsiteYouTubeInstagramTikTok

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