About Anne

As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Board Certified Coach (BCC), I partner with leaders navigating growth, change, and career transitions. My clients include executives, emerging leaders, and professionals seeking greater clarity, confidence, and impact.

Before becoming a full-time coach, I built a career in human resources, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness across industry, healthcare, higher education, and Fortune 100 organizations. That experience gives me firsthand insight into the realities leaders face–from leading teams and influencing stakeholders to navigating organizational complexity and career decisions.

Clients describe me as a trusted thought partner who asks insightful questions, broadens perspectives, and helps turn reflection into meaningful action. My coaching combines thoughtful inquiry with practical strategies tailored to each client’s goals, leadership context, and aspirations.

Whether you’re stepping into a new leadership role, strengthening your team, considering your next career move, or preparing for what’s next, I provide a supportive, candid, and objective partnership designed to help you move forward with confidence and purpose.

What I enjoy most about coaching is partnering with people at pivotal moments—when they’re stepping into new challenges, rethinking old assumptions, or exploring new possibilities. Those moments often bring uncertainty, but they also create opportunities for meaningful growth. Helping clients gain clarity, recognize possibilities they may not have considered, and move forward with confidence is the most rewarding part of my work.

CREDENTIALS

  • PCC Professional Certified Coach — International Coaching Federation
  • BCC Board Certified Coach — Center for Credentialing & Standards
  • Certified Executive & Career Coach — Center for Executive Coaching
  • CPQC Certified PQ Coach — Positive Intelligence, Inc.
  • CPTD Certified Professional in Talent Development — Association for Talent Development (2010-2025)
  • SPHR Senior Professional in HR — HR Certification Institute
  • Certified Change Practitioner — Prosci
  • Assessment Expertise: Hogan • Center for Creative Leadership • Korn Ferry • Leadership Practices Inventory
  • Additional tools as relevant: Crucial Conversations • EQ/Emotional Intelligence • StrengthsFinder • DiSC • MBTI • Style Assessments

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Executive, leadership, team, group, and high-potential coaching
  • Leader and team development
  • Leader transition and new leader assimilation
  • Strategic planning and goal achievement
  • Organization development and effectiveness
  • Employee learning and leading the learning function
  • Retreat and offsite design and facilitation
  • Career transition and exploration
  • Customer experience
  • Human resources management

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Organization Development, Effectiveness, and Coaching
    • Led coaching, consultation, facilitation, and OD interventions across leader and team effectiveness, culture, engagement, high‑potential programs, and strategy
    • Designed and facilitated retreats and offsites across the U.S., Qatar, and the U.K.
    • Early pioneer of virtual offsites and trainings using Zoom during COVID
  • Human Resources Leadership
    • Served on an integrated HR executive team in higher education
    • Consulted on talent management, succession, engagement, performance, retention, and culture
    • Presented at national conferences on innovative HR and learning programs
  • Learning and Organization Development Leadership
    • Built and led a 17‑person learning organization
    • Provided strategic leadership for learning and OD functions at two research universities
    • Led a shared‑services initiative across a 21‑member university system for a $21M budget reduction
    • Influenced LMS redesign and implementation at two organizations
  • Learning, Career Development & Succession Planning
    • Developed a nine‑month competency‑based credentialing program enabling staff to qualify for roles previously requiring a bachelor’s degree
    • Created pipeline and succession programs aligned with competency frameworks
    • Designed certificate programs, including a nationally recognized DEI program
    • Delivered training and coaching on leadership, supervision, core competencies, and technology
  • Performance and Talent Management
    • Led enterprise-wide redesigns of performance management systems that improved consistency, accountability, and leader capability.
    • Oversaw system administration, training, coaching, and reporting
    • Developed and administered an online 360‑degree feedback process
  • Project Leadership
    • Managed large‑scale, enterprise‑wide projects
    • Selected and supervised contractors and vendors

NOTABLE ATTRIBUTES

Clients consistently describe Anne as a trusted thought partner who combines warmth with candor, asks insightful questions, and helps leaders gain clarity, broaden their perspectives, and turn insight into meaningful action. They value her ability to:

  • Built Trust – Creates a safe, collaborative environment where honest conversations and meaningful growth can occur.
  • Challenge Thinking – Asks thoughtful questions that uncover assumptions, expand perspectives, and inspire new possibilities.
  • See the Bigger Picture – Draws on extensive leadership, HR, and organization development experience to connect individual, team, and organizational dynamics.
  • Balance Strategy and Action – Combines reflection with practical tools and actionable strategies that lead to lasting results.
  • Adapt to Each Client – Tailors every engagement to the client’s goals, leadership style, organizational context, and evolving needs.

BOX NOT REQUIRED

I named my practice Box Not Required because throughout my career I’ve seen how the expectations, assumptions, and roles we inherit can both support and limit our growth. Boxes provide structure—but they shouldn’t define what’s possible. That perspective shapes how I partner with leaders, professionals, and teams who are ready to:

  • Define their next box. Clarify your direction, leadership identity, or next chapter when the path isn’t yet clear.
  • Expand their box. Challenge assumptions, broaden perspectives, and discover possibilities that may have been overlooked.
  • Create a new box—or none at all. Build an approach that fits who you are and where you want to go, whether you’re pursuing a new role, reinventing your career, or forging your own path.

Client comments can be found on the Testimonials tab and on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mayer

Inspiration for the name, Box Not Required.
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