Coaching
Each coaching relationship is different – different in its focus, its duration, and its approach. But there are a few things that I hold as essential with everyone I work with:
Coaching
Each coaching relationship is different – different in its focus, its duration, and its approach. But there are a few things that I hold as essential with everyone I work with:
Coaching is about helping you find your own answers
Coaching is about helping you find your own answers
While people often seek coaching to fix a problem or address a deficit, progress comes most easily, effectively, and sustainably from finding the good – connecting with our core values, recognizing our strengths, and utilizing our resources.
While people often seek coaching to fix a problem or address a deficit, progress comes most easily, effectively, and sustainably from finding the good – connecting with our core values, recognizing our strengths, and utilizing our resources.
Before change comes the recognition, acceptance, and nourishment of what is.
Before change comes the recognition, acceptance, and nourishment of what is.
Diversity (including neurodiversity) is a strength. While it is also other things (a challenge, a social construct, a disadvantage), the only way forward is through, and it is through a strength-based perspective that we best come to terms with our differences and thrive.
Diversity (including neurodiversity) is a strength. While it is also other things (a challenge, a social construct, a disadvantage), the only way forward is through, and it is through a strength-based perspective that we best come to terms with our differences and thrive.
The reward of coaching is human flourishing. If our partnership is not helping you experience greater peace and life satisfaction, I want you to let me know.
The reward of coaching is human flourishing. If our partnership is not helping you experience greater peace and life satisfaction, I want you to let me know.
Impact Statements
Impact Statements
Wain's mentorship at Amazon was instrumental in propelling my career growth. He demystified the promotion process, guiding me through each step with insightful advice and practical strategies, while also helping me navigate ambiguity in my day-to-day job. Beyond that, he generously shared insightful books packed with key learnings, each one a stepping stone on my path to professional development. Thanks to Wain's guidance and shared knowledge, I continued to successfully grow my career as an Amazonian and skillsets that are transferrable to any company.
Tony
Wain Yu has been my mentor at Amazon for the last six years. As I grew from leading teams of individual contributors to leading organizations (with managers-of-managers as my direct reports), Wain has helped me navigate several career moments, including hiring good leaders, setting team culture, structuring my organization, and navigating my own professional growth within Amazon. What sets Wain apart is not just his impressive professional background but also his personal qualities - a calm and composed demeanor, an always pleasant conversational style, and the unique ability to connect industry-wide trends to specific organizational dynamics. As Wain steps into the role of an executive coach, I am confident that his deep listening skills, genuine care for individual success, extensive experience as a technology executive, and strategic thinking will make him an exceptional coach. His ability to guide with both empathy and practicality is exactly what any leader would benefit from.
Rishi
Wain’s coaching has helped me take on bigger, bolder opportunities by first getting clear on the problem I’m trying to solve. By getting crisp on the true problem or opportunity, I was able to develop better product solutions that were truly needle-moving and delighted my customers.
Kate
Wain is an exceptional coach. He helped me navigate complex issues to gain clarity and come up with actionable next steps. He approached every call with curiosity and compassion. I highly recommend him as a coach.
Laryssa
I started working with Wainwright when I was at a delicate crossroad in my career: I was trying to juggle all the hurdles related to starting a new business, while keeping up with my academic publications. From the moment we started our sessions, Wainwright immediately made me feel at ease, with his very calming and grounding presence (something my busy brain really needs!). Wainwright was really great at guiding me towards focusing and organizing my thoughts in a supportive and encouraging way. He often challenged my thought patterns, helping me realise important issues I wasn't very willing to face, without never stopping being gentle, understanding and supportive. I highly recommend Wainwright's coaching services for anyone looking to navigate their professional goals with ADHD.
Roberta
I’ve known Wain for the past three years and he forges an extraordinary path as a manager and mentor, demonstrating genuine leadership and compassion. His dedication to nurturing personal and professional growth, coupled with an approachable demeanor, diverse skill-set, and passion for coaching, has fostered an inspiring workplace. I am thrilled that Wain is now extending his impactful approach to a new startup, dedicated to neurodiverse individuals.
Prachi
Wain has a unique ability to listen carefully and share actionable, thought provoking observations and recommendations. I walk away from every session with Wain energized and confident about my path forward.
Stan
Wain’s observation skills as a coach are exceptional. As a great listener, he helps to connect the dots and gets to the heart of the matter to really make a difference. Wain creates a safe and calm environment where I felt completely comfortable and safe to openly share.
Karin M
I really enjoy my coaching with Wain! He is extremely perceptive and asks excellent questions that bring me clarity of mind. He is great at helping to take what I've learned about a specific situation and prompting me to identify how to carry it into the future. He also has a great eye for a person's unique strengths, and that has really made me feel equipped to take on more challenges in the future. I come away from every session feeling really positive and confident.
Kira
Wain's mentorship at Amazon was instrumental in propelling my career growth. He demystified the promotion process, guiding me through each step with insightful advice and practical strategies, while also helping me navigate ambiguity in my day-to-day job. Beyond that, he generously shared insightful books packed with key learnings, each one a stepping stone on my path to professional development. Thanks to Wain's guidance and shared knowledge, I continued to successfully grow my career as an Amazonian and skillsets that are transferrable to any company.
Tony
Wain Yu has been my mentor at Amazon for the last six years. As I grew from leading teams of individual contributors to leading organizations (with managers-of-managers as my direct reports), Wain has helped me navigate several career moments, including hiring good leaders, setting team culture, structuring my organization, and navigating my own professional growth within Amazon. What sets Wain apart is not just his impressive professional background but also his personal qualities - a calm and composed demeanor, an always pleasant conversational style, and the unique ability to connect industry-wide trends to specific organizational dynamics. As Wain steps into the role of an executive coach, I am confident that his deep listening skills, genuine care for individual success, extensive experience as a technology executive, and strategic thinking will make him an exceptional coach. His ability to guide with both empathy and practicality is exactly what any leader would benefit from.
Rishi
Wain’s coaching has helped me take on bigger, bolder opportunities by first getting clear on the problem I’m trying to solve. By getting crisp on the true problem or opportunity, I was able to develop better product solutions that were truly needle-moving and delighted my customers.
Kate
Wain is an exceptional coach. He helped me navigate complex issues to gain clarity and come up with actionable next steps. He approached every call with curiosity and compassion. I highly recommend him as a coach.
Laryssa
I started working with Wainwright when I was at a delicate crossroad in my career: I was trying to juggle all the hurdles related to starting a new business, while keeping up with my academic publications. From the moment we started our sessions, Wainwright immediately made me feel at ease, with his very calming and grounding presence (something my busy brain really needs!). Wainwright was really great at guiding me towards focusing and organizing my thoughts in a supportive and encouraging way. He often challenged my thought patterns, helping me realise important issues I wasn't very willing to face, without never stopping being gentle, understanding and supportive. I highly recommend Wainwright's coaching services for anyone looking to navigate their professional goals with ADHD.
Roberta
I’ve known Wain for the past three years and he forges an extraordinary path as a manager and mentor, demonstrating genuine leadership and compassion. His dedication to nurturing personal and professional growth, coupled with an approachable demeanor, diverse skill-set, and passion for coaching, has fostered an inspiring workplace. I am thrilled that Wain is now extending his impactful approach to a new startup, dedicated to neurodiverse individuals.
Prachi
Wain has a unique ability to listen carefully and share actionable, thought provoking observations and recommendations. I walk away from every session with Wain energized and confident about my path forward.
Stan
Wain’s observation skills as a coach are exceptional. As a great listener, he helps to connect the dots and gets to the heart of the matter to really make a difference. Wain creates a safe and calm environment where I felt completely comfortable and safe to openly share.
Karin M
I really enjoy my coaching with Wain! He is extremely perceptive and asks excellent questions that bring me clarity of mind. He is great at helping to take what I've learned about a specific situation and prompting me to identify how to carry it into the future. He also has a great eye for a person's unique strengths, and that has really made me feel equipped to take on more challenges in the future. I come away from every session feeling really positive and confident.
Kira
Wain's mentorship at Amazon was instrumental in propelling my career growth. He demystified the promotion process, guiding me through each step with insightful advice and practical strategies, while also helping me navigate ambiguity in my day-to-day job. Beyond that, he generously shared insightful books packed with key learnings, each one a stepping stone on my path to professional development. Thanks to Wain's guidance and shared knowledge, I continued to successfully grow my career as an Amazonian and skillsets that are transferrable to any company.
Tony
Wain Yu has been my mentor at Amazon for the last six years. As I grew from leading teams of individual contributors to leading organizations (with managers-of-managers as my direct reports), Wain has helped me navigate several career moments, including hiring good leaders, setting team culture, structuring my organization, and navigating my own professional growth within Amazon. What sets Wain apart is not just his impressive professional background but also his personal qualities - a calm and composed demeanor, an always pleasant conversational style, and the unique ability to connect industry-wide trends to specific organizational dynamics. As Wain steps into the role of an executive coach, I am confident that his deep listening skills, genuine care for individual success, extensive experience as a technology executive, and strategic thinking will make him an exceptional coach. His ability to guide with both empathy and practicality is exactly what any leader would benefit from.
Rishi
Wain’s coaching has helped me take on bigger, bolder opportunities by first getting clear on the problem I’m trying to solve. By getting crisp on the true problem or opportunity, I was able to develop better product solutions that were truly needle-moving and delighted my customers.
Kate
Wain is an exceptional coach. He helped me navigate complex issues to gain clarity and come up with actionable next steps. He approached every call with curiosity and compassion. I highly recommend him as a coach.
Laryssa
I started working with Wainwright when I was at a delicate crossroad in my career: I was trying to juggle all the hurdles related to starting a new business, while keeping up with my academic publications. From the moment we started our sessions, Wainwright immediately made me feel at ease, with his very calming and grounding presence (something my busy brain really needs!). Wainwright was really great at guiding me towards focusing and organizing my thoughts in a supportive and encouraging way. He often challenged my thought patterns, helping me realise important issues I wasn't very willing to face, without never stopping being gentle, understanding and supportive. I highly recommend Wainwright's coaching services for anyone looking to navigate their professional goals with ADHD.
Roberta
I’ve known Wain for the past three years and he forges an extraordinary path as a manager and mentor, demonstrating genuine leadership and compassion. His dedication to nurturing personal and professional growth, coupled with an approachable demeanor, diverse skill-set, and passion for coaching, has fostered an inspiring workplace. I am thrilled that Wain is now extending his impactful approach to a new startup, dedicated to neurodiverse individuals.
Prachi
Wain has a unique ability to listen carefully and share actionable, thought provoking observations and recommendations. I walk away from every session with Wain energized and confident about my path forward.
Stan
Wain’s observation skills as a coach are exceptional. As a great listener, he helps to connect the dots and gets to the heart of the matter to really make a difference. Wain creates a safe and calm environment where I felt completely comfortable and safe to openly share.
Karin M
I really enjoy my coaching with Wain! He is extremely perceptive and asks excellent questions that bring me clarity of mind. He is great at helping to take what I've learned about a specific situation and prompting me to identify how to carry it into the future. He also has a great eye for a person's unique strengths, and that has really made me feel equipped to take on more challenges in the future. I come away from every session feeling really positive and confident.
Kira
Wain's mentorship at Amazon was instrumental in propelling my career growth. He demystified the promotion process, guiding me through each step with insightful advice and practical strategies, while also helping me navigate ambiguity in my day-to-day job. Beyond that, he generously shared insightful books packed with key learnings, each one a stepping stone on my path to professional development. Thanks to Wain's guidance and shared knowledge, I continued to successfully grow my career as an Amazonian and skillsets that are transferrable to any company.
Tony
Wain Yu has been my mentor at Amazon for the last six years. As I grew from leading teams of individual contributors to leading organizations (with managers-of-managers as my direct reports), Wain has helped me navigate several career moments, including hiring good leaders, setting team culture, structuring my organization, and navigating my own professional growth within Amazon. What sets Wain apart is not just his impressive professional background but also his personal qualities - a calm and composed demeanor, an always pleasant conversational style, and the unique ability to connect industry-wide trends to specific organizational dynamics. As Wain steps into the role of an executive coach, I am confident that his deep listening skills, genuine care for individual success, extensive experience as a technology executive, and strategic thinking will make him an exceptional coach. His ability to guide with both empathy and practicality is exactly what any leader would benefit from.
Rishi
Wain’s coaching has helped me take on bigger, bolder opportunities by first getting clear on the problem I’m trying to solve. By getting crisp on the true problem or opportunity, I was able to develop better product solutions that were truly needle-moving and delighted my customers.
Kate
Wain is an exceptional coach. He helped me navigate complex issues to gain clarity and come up with actionable next steps. He approached every call with curiosity and compassion. I highly recommend him as a coach.
Laryssa
I started working with Wainwright when I was at a delicate crossroad in my career: I was trying to juggle all the hurdles related to starting a new business, while keeping up with my academic publications. From the moment we started our sessions, Wainwright immediately made me feel at ease, with his very calming and grounding presence (something my busy brain really needs!). Wainwright was really great at guiding me towards focusing and organizing my thoughts in a supportive and encouraging way. He often challenged my thought patterns, helping me realise important issues I wasn't very willing to face, without never stopping being gentle, understanding and supportive. I highly recommend Wainwright's coaching services for anyone looking to navigate their professional goals with ADHD.
Roberta
I’ve known Wain for the past three years and he forges an extraordinary path as a manager and mentor, demonstrating genuine leadership and compassion. His dedication to nurturing personal and professional growth, coupled with an approachable demeanor, diverse skill-set, and passion for coaching, has fostered an inspiring workplace. I am thrilled that Wain is now extending his impactful approach to a new startup, dedicated to neurodiverse individuals.
Prachi
Wain has a unique ability to listen carefully and share actionable, thought provoking observations and recommendations. I walk away from every session with Wain energized and confident about my path forward.
Stan
Wain’s observation skills as a coach are exceptional. As a great listener, he helps to connect the dots and gets to the heart of the matter to really make a difference. Wain creates a safe and calm environment where I felt completely comfortable and safe to openly share.
Karin M
I really enjoy my coaching with Wain! He is extremely perceptive and asks excellent questions that bring me clarity of mind. He is great at helping to take what I've learned about a specific situation and prompting me to identify how to carry it into the future. He also has a great eye for a person's unique strengths, and that has really made me feel equipped to take on more challenges in the future. I come away from every session feeling really positive and confident.
Kira
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