“One of the biggest parts of my job is to find the right management tools for the team,” explains Sara Caputo, who coaches and trains professionals on their workflow. “When you don’t keep a list, when you don’t track things, you don’t feel accomplished.”
Unlike other executive coaches that focus on big picture goals, Sara focuses on getting those goals accomplished. “You hire me to implement,” she explains. “I’m an implementation coach. I work on the ground level.” She concentrates on enhancing workflow, increasing productivity, and strengthening communication. When she sees miscommunication and duct-taped systems, she encourages clients to press the reset button and start anew. Then she and the client create an agenda, purpose, and goals while building trust.
Sara is very warm in person, perhaps due to her Minnesota upbringing. “People from Minnesota are so nice and so homey,” she explains. “There is a value system in the Midwest, a sense of community. There’s a real caring for people, and I really care to see people grow.”