Sally Bendersky

In her professional activities, Sally has integrated her training in Engineering and Systems Analysis with Human Sciences, Coaching, Music, Theater and Literature. This background has allowed her to practice professional coaching and also hold directive positions in diverse areas such as banking IT, technology development, diplomacy and education.

Sally became a professional coach in 1992, belonging to the first generation of professional ontological coaches trained by the Newfield Group (MAPC, USA). She was the manager and academic supervisor of the first international Coaching course in Spanish, ACP,provided by the Newfield Group, comprising 70 students from 7 countries,(1992-1993). She created and conducted the international course "Strengthening Personal and Organizational Coaching Skills" for professional coaches (1997-1998). In 2011, she designed and conducted the international course "Coaching Clinic" for professional coaches.

As an executive coach, she has worked for UNICEF in Colombia and Ecuador, for public and private companies in Chile, such as Metro and Electroandina, and for the Ministries of Education, Health and Treasury in Chile. She has also worked as a coach and leadership trainer for several universities in Chile.
She has also worked as a private consultant in organizational strategy and as systems analyst in the banking industry (1980-1990).

In Public Service, Sally has been: Director of the Chilean R&D Center Intec- Chile (1995 2000); Chilean Ambassador in Israel and dean of the Latin American ambassadors (2000-2006), and Director (vice.minister) of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education, Chile, (2008-2010)

"Sally Bendersky coached the team of Managers and Assistant Managers at my company, Electroandina, and she was also my coach during 2007. Thanks to her dedication, coaching skills and empathy I was able to make important shifts in my productivity and that of my collaborators and I also made huge improvements in my relationships within my own team, my peers and bosses. It is thanks to her and her methods that I learned to work in teams and managed to deliver unimaginable outcomes prior to my coaching sessions with her.

Today I am much more flexible, respectful and I have become a good listener. I have learned to delegate and I consider myself responsible for improving the general mood of my team. I have also been able to move from reacting to situations into proposing new methods and ideas.I am truly grateful for alI I have been able to learn from Sally. Working with her as a coach has been immensely transformative, productive and rewarding."

-Arnoldo Valdés, Business and Development Assistant Manager, Electroandina S.A.

"I have learned complex algorithms, advanced mathematics and lots of econometrics, but at one point in my life I was not able to decipher the reflections coming from the mirror. I saw distorted images which led me to deep sadness, anger and grief. One day I received, through my email, the name of a person who generously gave me a treasure.

This person is Sally Bendersky, my coach. She gave me lenses that cleared my eyesight. I could see the world again in all its fullness, with its intensity and warm colors. The mirror showed me a person that I could recognize once again. I began to work (and still am at it) on understanding and getting rid of what is not good for me and at the same time I started driving my energy into my full potential.

I can now say I am a 2.0 version. I am nurturing my second child, my family relationships have greatly improved and I found a wonderful job. I wish there was a stronger word than THANKS to express my deep gratefulness to Sally."

-Paula Sucre, Doctor© in Economic Analysis, Universidad de Valencia, España