Deborah O'Donnell

Leadership coach · Chicago · in person and virtual

Credentials they list: ICF PCC, CPC, CTI CPCC

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"Guiding accomplished leaders through meaningful career reinvention and life design" (in their words, on their website)

Services

ServiceWhat is includedPrice
Executive Career Coaching Process Phase 1: Your Understanding
executives		 action-oriented process · assessment · accountability · tools to assess mind-set and skill-set levels on request
Executive Career Coaching Process Phase 2: Your Direction
executives		 clear, direct insight · goal development · strategic personal blueprint creation on request
Executive Career Coaching Process Phase 3: Your Shift
executives		 shift perspectives · see situations from various viewpoints · gain insights to achieve goals on request
Executive Career Coaching Process Phase 4: Your Success
executives		 illuminate specific, tangible life and career successes · find passion and focus to achieve goals on request
Executive Coaching
executives		 leadership development · self-awareness · strategic planning and goal setting · feedback and reflection · skill enhancement on request
Career Coaching
professionals seeking career transitions		 personalized coaching · career transition navigation · goal alignment on request

As published on their website, read Sep 30, 2026.

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Where they fit

StudentsEarlyMidManagerDirectorVP / C-suite
Resume and LinkedInnononononono
Interviews and offersnonoyesyesyesyes
Job search strategynonoyesyesyesyes
Career direction and changenonoyesyesyesyes
Leadershipnonoyesyesyesyes
Personal brandnonoyesyesyesyes

How they work

Process
Your Understanding: assessment and accountability · Your Direction: insight and goal development · Your Shift: shift perspectives and gain insights · Your Success: find passion and focus to achieve goals

Do it yourself, or hire a coach?

Doing it yourselfUsually enough whenA coach earns the fee when
Interviews3 to 6 hours of practice out loud per interview process. Callings can prepare you for each job you track.Early rounds in a format you know.Final rounds, panels, a new kind of role, or you tend to freeze.
Job searchA target list, a weekly plan and steady outreach. Callings builds the weekly plan and tracks every application, free.Interviews are coming in.Three months without traction, or a senior search that runs on your network.
Career directionWeeks of reading and conversations about roles that fit. Callings can show your strengths and the pay for each role.You already have two or three target roles.You do not know what comes next, or you want structure and a formal assessment.

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