# LAY-Up Coaching and Consulting > executive coaching & leadership consulting & HR services ## Posts - [Hello world!](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! ## Pages - [Newsletters](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/newsletters/): Newsletter - [Podcasts and Press](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/podcasts-and-press/): PODCASTS, WORKSHOPS & PRESS Listen, Learn, Connect Expanding Perspective and Possibilities one Conversation at a Time. The Mother Daughter Download Imagine learning and creating with someone who shares equal measure of connecting points and differences? To share distinct views from your education, work, and lived experience? That is what I get to do in partnership with my daughter, Alex Rodriguez on our podcast – The Mother Daughter Download; where leadership meets sociology, and two generations come together to explore work, identity, and connection.   Our goal is to leave listeners with insight, perspective and practical tools to support your confidence and […] - [Home 2](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/): Helping Leaders & Teams Build the Capacity to Thrive Under Pressure Leadership strain shows up as overwhelm, inefficiency, and burnout, this is costly.We partner with leaders and organizations to reduce that cost — by building leadership capacity for Self, Team, and the Work. Small shifts. Big impact. Sustainable results. Through A.C.T.ivate™ leaders learn to: Evolve — Expand perspective and adapt within constant change Be — Center authenticity to inspire trust & connection Achieve — 1% Better Everyday for You, the Team & the Work Begin Assessment SHIFTING from CHAOS to CAPACITY It’s not a leadership capability problem – it’s often […] - [Clients Say](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/clients-say/): Executive Coaching Leadership Consulting People & Culture Consulting “Working with Lisa was a transformative experience. I began the coaching engagement feeling unsure of my voice at the strategic level, overly serious, and struggling to balance it all. Lisa helped me shift that narrative. Through powerful tools like the 360 feedback process, the PRINT assessment, and her coaching framework -ACTivate, I built the confidence to speak with clarity, listen with intention, and cultivate an authentic leadership brand. Her style is both thought-provoking and grounded—she challenged my traditional thinking in a way that feels supportive and sparks innovation. I learned how to identify […] - [Projects & Testimonials](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/projects-testimonials/): Projects The Social Innovation Forum‘s mission is to create positive social change in Greater Boston. They achieve this by engaging leaders, strengthening organizations, and building networks. SIF describes their work as “a marketplace approach” to social change – one in which SIF engages diverse stakeholders in collaborating to accelerate purposeful, positive social change. Leveraging Your Culture This workshop learning objective was to help non-profit leaders drive employee engagement, retention, and productivity.  We explored four people strategies: clarifying the EVP, understanding the workforce, fostering meaningful connections, and creating a feedback-rich environment.   Read More CEO Roundtable brings CEOs together with their […] - [About Me](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/about-me/): Lisa Yarussi I know well what can happen when your work and life are not authentically aligned and integrated…BURNOUT!   Yep, it happened to me.   It might be happening to you right now.   You know that incredible conflict of getting the work done at all costs?  That can be a detriment to your family, relationships, health, your well-being.      I bring depth and perspective due to my unique lived experience as a woman on mostly male leadership teams, a single mom to multi-racial children, and moving cross-country at the age of 53! How do you take the leap to step […] - [My Story](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/my-story/): What I Believe I believe leaders and organizations hold the answers within; I help them explore what’s possible. My role is to create space and conditions for thinking, pausing, unpacking, and experimenting; so new insights, perspectives, tools, and ways forward can emerge. Growth doesn’t come from doing more, but from connecting our authentic being to what matters most and knowing that will evolve over time. My Story I’ve always been a striver—to achieve, succeed, help others, and make good things happen. And when I hit a wall, I learned to integrate what’s most important to me so I could thrive […] - [Services](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/services/): Services Guiding executives and teams through overwhelm and complexity to discover possibilities that expand perspective, strengthen partnerships, and drive outcomes. Grounded in 20+ years of HR executive experience and powered by the A.C.T.ivate™ Framework (Align · Commit · Transform), every service blend business acumen, behavioral science, and a results-oriented approach so leaders can evolve, be, and achieve; without losing themselves in the process. A.C.T.ivate™ Coaching Individual leadership transformation. Ideal for: Senior leaders navigating change, expanding influence, refining decision models, or building brand. Outcomes: Authentic executive presence. High-trust relationships. Sustainable habits/tools that integrate results and well-being. Includes: Discovery + goals, stakeholder […] - [Global Styles](https://layupcoachingandconsulting.com/global-styles/): Global Styles Colors Fonts buttons This page previews Global Fonts and Colors for this Kit. Changes made in Site Settings will be displayed here. 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Fill out the form below and we will contact you as soon as possible.  When you fill out the form below, you’ll also receive my free ACTivate Your Week Planner—a simple tool to help you lead with more clarity, purpose, and focus. A.C.T.ivate™ Your Week Planner A – Align vision & valuesC – […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)