Alexander Sprading, PhD

Highly experienced, multilingual coach specialized in Mental Fitness, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership.

Research Expertise

Mental Health

About

I have 30+ years of experience coaching on Mental Fitness, Leadership, Communication, and Organizational Behavior. I am strongly committed to help clients realize their full potential and development goals. Being a multilingual and multicultural coach gives me invaluable insights to work with global clients, and the breadth and depth of my experience is well suited to individuals who are at different stages of their life journeys and careers. My coaching approach is a synthesis of the wisdom I've gathered over several decades of coaching diverse clients across the globe, spanning various sectors, industries and geographies. It's grounded in a strong academic foundation in the human and behavioral sciences (psychology, philosophy, organizational behavior), a holistic and systemic approach, and further enriched by my ongoing practice of mindfulness and other disciplines. My multicultural background, fluency in several languages, and the myriad experiences I've encountered in my rich life also contribute to my unique approach. For me, coaching is a privilege, and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to make a positive contribution to your life and help you achieve breakthrough results. I particularly enjoy helping clients learn how to improve their self-regulation skills, build a strong overall state of wellness, communicate and manage difficult conversations better, step fully into their leadership role, navigate successfully important transitions in their life and career, and lead more conscious, meaningful and happier lives.

Education

Saybrook University

PhD, Human Science / May, 1990

San Francisco, California, United States of America

John F. Kennedy University

Master of Arts, Clinical Holistic Health Education (specialty in Counseling) / May, 1986

Pleasant Hill, California, United States of America

Experience

Alexander Spradling, PhD

Owner and Coach / January, 2002 — Present

I work online with global clients in English, Spanish or French. Specialized in mental fitness, leadership, and organizational behavior. I also work as a contractor with global coaching companies.

Senior Consultant and Executive Coach at The Levinson & Co (now Levinson by Pariveda) / January, 1995 — March, 2001

Levinson & Co. was an international Organizational Consulting, Training and Executive Coaching firm. Their focus was the application of innovative approaches to leadership, strategic organizational design and alignment, as well as talent development and succession-planning systems. Working with the Levinson Institute's CEO and senior colleagues in the practice, I was responsible for delivering and project-managing key client consulting engagements across a broad range of sectors, in multiple geographies.

Organizational Development Consultant and Coach, Pacific Bell (San Ramon, CA) / 1990 — 1994

Consulted in a number of important projects such as Organizational Architecture Design Team, Core Process Reengineering Task Force. - Coached managers on how to integrate systems thinking with Total Quality Management and adapt to profound cultural organizational changes. - Designed laboratories and taught workshops in systems dynamics and related methods for the management of complexity. - Acted as corporate liaison and training coordinator with the Organization Learning Center (now known as Society for Organizational Learning), based at MIT and led by Peter Senge.

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