Stefano Paolinelli
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- English
- Italian
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- Zoom
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My Qualifications
ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
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International Coaching Federation (ICF)Date acquired:
August, 2026Level 1 Accredited Coach
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Solutions AcademyDate acquired:
July, 2026Certified Life Coach
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Achology Academy of Applied Psychology (UK), accredited by SoMAPDate acquired:
April, 2026Certified Agile ScrumMaster (CSM)
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Scrum AllianceDate acquired:
October, 2016Professional Certificate in Management
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University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of BusinessDate acquired:
July, 2018Project Management Professional (PMP)
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Project Management Institute (PMI)Date acquired:
March, 2008M.S., Political Science & International Affairs
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University of Urbino, ItalyDate acquired:
June, 1990My Coaching Speciality
Leadership & Team Coaching. I work with senior leaders, executives, and high-potential managers navigating new roles, leading through others, and building trust, as well as teams working through impediments to reach shared, actionable goals.My Packages
Start Here: 15-Minute Leadership & Team Coaching Fit Call
For Individuals For Business Reaching Full Potential Coaching Leadership & Executive Coaching New Managers Coaching Personal Development Coaching Habit Change Coaching Coaching for Expatriates Career Management Coaching Talents & High-Potentials Coaching Team Coaching Mindfulness, Meditation & Yoga Coaching
1 session(s)
0h15 per session
Tell me what you want to accomplish and what is getting in the way. I will explain how I work, answer your questions and help determine whether coaching with me is the right next step.
This call is available to individual professionals, leaders, managers, team leaders and organizational sponsors. Sessions are available worldwide in English or Italian.
This is a fit conversation, not a coaching, consulting or assessment session. There is no obligation to continue.
Free
Your Preferred Future: Map the First Steps
For Individuals Reaching Full Potential Coaching Leadership & Executive Coaching New Managers Coaching Personal Development Coaching Habit Change Coaching Coaching for Expatriates Career Management Coaching Talents & High-Potentials Coaching Mindfulness, Meditation & Yoga Coaching
1 session(s)
1h00 per session
This focused session helps you define the future you want instead of remaining stuck on the current problem.
Together, we will clarify what you want to be different, describe your preferred future in practical terms, identify strengths, resources and signs of progress already present, define how you will recognize improvement and map the first realistic steps toward your goal.
Depending on your needs, we may use a leadership or life wheel, visual mind mapping, selected insights from a client-provided 360-feedback report, or a brief mindfulness exercise.
You will leave with a clear picture of the outcome you want and a practical next step. Available online worldwide in English or Italian.
From Preferred Future to Measurable Progress - Six Coaching Sessions
For Individuals Reaching Full Potential Coaching Leadership & Executive Coaching New Managers Coaching Personal Development Coaching Habit Change Coaching Coaching for Expatriates Career Management Coaching Talents & High-Potentials Coaching Mindfulness, Meditation & Yoga Coaching
6 session(s)
1h00 per session
This six-session package helps you turn your preferred future into measurable progress.
We begin by defining what you want to change, what success will look like and how you will recognize progress. Together, we then create a practical map and update it as you act, learn and move forward.
Across the six sessions, we will define a clear and meaningful outcome, identify strengths, resources and what is already working, map realistic actions and indicators of progress, review what has changed between sessions, address obstacles, adjust the next steps and build practices that support lasting progress.
Depending on your goals, we may use a leadership or life wheel, visual mind mapping, selected insights from a client-provided 360-feedback report, and brief mindfulness or work-disconnection practices.
This is not a fixed course. Each session responds to your progress and what you need next. You will maintain a living progress map throughout the engagement.
Sessions are available online worldwide in English or Italian. In-person and outdoor coaching may be arranged when practical; additional travel costs will be agreed upon before booking.
One Team, Shared Direction - Six Solution-Focused Team Coaching Sessions
For Business Reaching Full Potential Coaching Leadership & Executive Coaching New Managers Coaching Habit Change Coaching Team Coaching
6 session(s)
1h30 per session
Designed for HR leaders, business owners and organizational sponsors who want an established team to become more united, aligned and effective.
This six-session engagement treats the team - not one individual - as the coaching client. The team will define how it wants to work together, identify what already supports good performance and make measurable progress toward a shared preferred future.
We will define a shared picture of successful teamwork and use a Team Effectiveness Wheel to identify strengths and priority areas. The team will recognize practices and relationships that already work and create a visual mind map of its preferred future.
The team will then establish clearer ways of communicating and working together, test practical actions that strengthen trust and cooperation, review progress, adjust its next steps and agree on shared commitments for continued improvement.
Sessions may include purposeful team-building activities and brief mindfulness or reset practices that support attention, listening and less reactive communication.
The package includes six 90-minute team sessions, a 30-minute alignment conversation with the organizational sponsor before the first session and a 30-minute sponsor review after the final session. Sponsor conversations will respect the confidentiality boundaries agreed upon with the team.
The price covers the complete engagement for one established team of up to eight participants; it is not a per-person price. Sessions are available online worldwide in English or Italian.
In-person, outdoor and larger-team engagements may be arranged separately. Any travel or additional costs will be agreed upon in advance.
About me
About myself & my experience
For more than 30 years, I led and mentored teams across federal and private-sector organizations. Long before I trained as a coach, coaching was already how I earned the trust of my team and took them to unexpected results.For most of my career I believed high standards and high stress came as a package. They don't. High performance can look effortless from the outside. It rarely feels that way from the inside.
Here's what I know now: you can take on the hardest work of your life and keep your life intact. It starts with self-reflection, knowing who you are, knowing what you want, then going after it.
The challenges vary: stepping into a new role and finding your footing. Learning to lead through others instead of doing everything yourself. Navigating a demanding board or difficult stakeholders. Leading your organization through AI, when the technology moves faster than the answers. Balancing a high-pressure career with a life outside it. Or simply deciding what kind of leader you want to be remembered as.
I work with teams navigating these same challenges — building trust, making decisions under pressure, and turning good intentions into shared goals they can act on.
I've walked this terrain myself, and I bring that experience to the leaders and teams I work with today.
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My coaching method & approach
My approach is Solution Focused, grounded in the coaching competencies of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the evidence base of Positive Psychology. Rather than dissecting what's wrong, I spend time with clients on what's already working, what they want more of, what's standing in the way, and the smallest next step that moves them there. We get there by pausing, reflecting, and thinking more clearly about who they are, what they value, and how they want to lead.People and teams build momentum faster from their strengths and past successes than from an analysis of their problems. No formulas. Just a structured conversation that helps clients find their own answers, faster.
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