Nothing beats a great speaker!
Nothing beats a great speaker!
Bringing out the best in people and teams
Bringing out the best
in people and teams
Bringing out the best in
people and teamsNothing beats a great speaker!
Platinum Rule Advisors coaches can join you in-person or virtually to address a myriad of topics.
Platinum Rule Advisors coaches can join you in-person or virtually to address a myriad of topics.
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Leonora Zilka Williamson
Founder | Platinum Rule Advisors
Lecturer in Business Studies | Vanderbilt University
Leonora Zilka Williamson
Founder | Platinum Rule Advisors
Lecturer in Business Studies | Vanderbilt University
Leonora's most popular topics
Imposter syndrome
Am I really good enough? People of all ages and identities ask themself this question, and I’m 99% sure the answer is yes - whoever you are! Leonora Williamson helps you identify the key messages your imposter police are whispering in your ear, analyze what they might take care of for you, and make peace with how they can help while compassionately dismissing the messages that don’t.
Mindfulness: Your secret weapon
Everywhere we turn, people are writing about meditation and mindfulness. It’s no secret that CEOs of companies big and small credit meditation with keeping them sane and effective, and Billions star Bobby Axelrod is featured meditating in many episodes. Despite its ubiquity, meditation remains intimidating for both newcomers and lapsed meditators. Leonora Williamson, a certified mindfulness facilitator and executive coach, will speak to your group about the impact of a mindfulness practice, and how to create one that works for you.
Negotiation
Every day of our lives, we negotiate with the world, ourselves, and particularly each other. However, many of us have no training in how to make the best of this reality. Participants will practice basic negotiation concepts, participate in a negotiation simulation and develop new tools for negotiation based on their individual styles.
Your personal brand
Have you ever wondered how other people perceive you? Do you sometimes feel a disconnect between how you view yourself and how others view you? Do you admire people whose life stories seem to hang together? If "yes" to any of the above, this session is for you. We each have a personal brand but ironically, are poorly positioned to evaluate it. In this session, Leonora Williamson explores the elements that inform a personal brand, examine the personal brands of some famous people, and finally, complete an exercise in which we solicit feedback on our own personal brand.
Coaching skills for private equity and venture capital investing
Demand for coaching services among private equity and venture capital investors has never been higher. As partner groups, these investors seek individual and team coaching for themselves. As investors, they use coaching and assessments to conduct due diligence prior to investment, and to manage portfolio company teams post-investment. Platinum Rule Advisors Founder Leonora Williamson shares the approaches she leverages and tips for engaging clients in this work.
Leonora's most popular topics
Imposter syndrome
Am I really good enough? People of all ages and identities ask themself this question, and I’m 99% sure the answer is yes - whoever you are! Leonora Williamson helps you identify the key messages your imposter police are whispering in your ear, analyze what they might take care of for you, and make peace with how they can help while compassionately dismissing the messages that don’t.
Mindfulness: Your secret weapon
Everywhere we turn, people are writing about meditation and mindfulness. It’s no secret that CEOs of companies big and small credit meditation with keeping them sane and effective, and Billions star Bobby Axelrod is featured meditating in many episodes. Despite its ubiquity, meditation remains intimidating for both newcomers and lapsed meditators. Leonora Williamson, a certified mindfulness facilitator and executive coach, will speak to your group about the impact of a mindfulness practice, and how to create one that works for you.
Negotiation
Every day of our lives, we negotiate with the world, ourselves, and particularly each other. However, many of us have no training in how to make the best of this reality. Participants will practice basic negotiation concepts, participate in a negotiation simulation and develop new tools for negotiation based on their individual styles.
Your personal brand
Have you ever wondered how other people perceive you? Do you sometimes feel a disconnect between how you view yourself and how others view you? Do you admire people whose life stories seem to hang together? If "yes" to any of the above, this session is for you. We each have a personal brand but ironically, are poorly positioned to evaluate it. In this session, Leonora Williamson explores the elements that inform a personal brand, examine the personal brands of some famous people, and finally, complete an exercise in which we solicit feedback on our own personal brand.
Coaching skills for private equity and venture capital investing
Demand for coaching services among private equity and venture capital investors has never been higher. As partner groups, these investors seek individual and team coaching for themselves. As investors, they use coaching and assessments to conduct due diligence prior to investment, and to manage portfolio company teams post-investment. Platinum Rule Advisors Founder Leonora Williamson shares the approaches she leverages and tips for engaging clients in this work.
Nicole Provonchee
Partner | Platinum Rule Advisors
Nicole Provonchee
Partner | Platinum Rule Advisors
Nicoles's most popular topics
Get out of your own way: stop career-limiting behaviors
Nicole reveals the most common practices women grapple with and the tactics they can use to eliminate them once and for all. Nicole can even survey your group to customize the workshop to the habits that impact your group the most!
Use your voice: self-advocacy skills that work
Self-advocacy means finding and using your voice to advocate for what you need - and deserve - to be even more successful. Nicole teaches you practical skills to advocate for the most important person in the room - You!
Avoiding it doesn't help: developing healthier conflict skills
We are humans interacting with other humans ... so conflict is inevitable. Nicole will help you identify and hone your "helpful" (and mitigate "less helpful") conflict behaviors so you can approach your next conflict with more skill and confidence.
Nicoles's most popular topics
Get out of your own way: stop career-limiting behaviors
Nicole reveals the most common practices women grapple with and the tactics they can use to eliminate them once and for all. Nicole can even survey your group to customize the workshop to the habits that impact your group the most!
Use your voice: self-advocacy skills that work
Self-advocacy means finding and using your voice to advocate for what you need - and deserve - to be even more successful. Nicole teaches you practical skills to advocate for the most important person in the room - You!
Avoiding it doesn't help: developing healthier conflict skills
We are humans interacting with other humans ... so conflict is inevitable. Nicole will help you identify and hone your "helpful" (and mitigate "less helpful") conflict behaviors so you can approach your next conflict with more skill and confidence.
What Our Clients Are Saying
What Our Clients Are Saying
"Building and maintaining a cohesive senior leadership team is critical for any successful company. Leonora facilitated a session for Criterium Engineer's senior team that delivered several foundational elements and straightforward communication expectations that will help set us up for success."
David Leopold, President, CEO
“We recently enlisted the coaching expertise of Leonora to conduct a 2-day Predictive Index® workshop for our Leadership team with a focus on team building, staff development and retention. Leonora's ability to continually keep her audience engaged, excited and informed (all while having fun) is what makes her incomparable as a coach! We look forward to having her back for our next workshop soon!”
Christy Lund, Director of Human Resources CGi
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Upcoming events
Glass-ceiling busters: women’s retreat
A day of golf and negotiation lessons
Date: April 10, 2022
Time: 11-4pm
Location: Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, TN
Cost: $600 per person
Schedule:
11-12: Golf instruction with female pro Hope Biggs
12-1pm: Lunch, debrief TKI assessment
1-2:30pm: Negotiation principles
2:30-4pm: Negotiation simulation and debrief
Platinum Rule Advisors invites you to a women’s retreat led by Founder and Vanderbilt Professor Leonora Zilkha Williamson. 16 women will gather at the beautiful Vanderbilt Legends Club. This fun, interactive day starts with a group golf lesson with female pro Hope Biggs, moves to a working lunch during which you will review an assessment of your natural conflict style (Thomas-Kilmann Instrument) and concludes with a Negotiation class and debrief/simulation. Cost to participate includes golf instruction and lunch.
Upcoming events
Glass-ceiling busters: women’s retreat
A day of golf and negotiation lessons
Date: April 10, 2022
Time: 11-4pm
Location: Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, TN
Cost: $600 per person
Schedule:
11-12: Golf instruction with female pro Hope Biggs
12-1pm: Lunch, debrief TKI assessment
1-2:30pm: Negotiation principles
2:30-4pm: Negotiation simulation and debrief
Platinum Rule Advisors invites you to a women’s retreat led by Founder and Vanderbilt Professor Leonora Zilkha Williamson. 16 women will gather at the beautiful Vanderbilt Legends Club. This fun, interactive day starts with a group golf lesson with female pro Hope Biggs, moves to a working lunch during which you will review an assessment of your natural conflict style (Thomas-Kilmann Instrument) and concludes with a Negotiation class and debrief/simulation. Cost to participate includes golf instruction and lunch.
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