Top 5 Strengths  Empathy, Adaptability, Connectedness, Relator, Significance

Nermine Zakhary

Specialties 

Executive Coaching, Strengths‑Based Leadership, Positive Intelligence (PQ), Nonprofit & Public‑Sector Leadership, Mental Fitness & Burnout Prevention, Group Coaching, Women’s Leadership Development

Credentials  

• Certified Strengths Strategy Coach™️

• Certified People Acuity Coach™

• Master’s Degree in Education (Instructional Design), Capella University

• 20+ years of experience in training, facilitation, and leadership development

• CliftonStrengths® practitioner and Positive Intelligence (PQ) coach

• Speaker and co‑author specializing in women’s leadership and mental fitness

Summary Profile 

Nermine is a strengths‑based executive coach and mental‑fitness practitioner known for her warm presence, deep empathy, and ability to help mission‑driven leaders transform stress into clarity. As she writes in her bio, “the greatest threat to a non-profit’s mission isn’t a lack of funding—it’s the untapped potential and mental fatigue of its people.” With more than 20 years of experience in the “training trenches” at Highland Hospital and Xerox, she brings a rare blend of instructional design, behavioral insight, and practical leadership development to her coaching.

Her work is especially impactful for female nonprofit executives navigating burnout, interpersonal dynamics, and high‑stakes decision‑making. She blends CliftonStrengths®, Positive Intelligence (PQ), and mental‑fitness practices to help leaders move past internal saboteurs, strengthen resilience, and lead with grounded confidence. As her bio notes, she is “known as Encourager of the Changemakers,” helping leaders create impact through effortless, strengths‑aligned leadership.

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Representative coaching experience includes:

• Leading a 14‑week PQ + Strengths program that transformed a nonprofit executive’s leadership, resulting in improved relationships, stronger team culture, and expanded coaching engagements across the organization

• Supporting leaders through personality‑driven conflict, helping them shift long‑standing patterns and rebuild trust with colleagues and boards

• Facilitating group and team coaching programs that strengthen communication, collaboration, and psychological safety

• Guiding leaders to integrate strengths, mindset, and emotional regulation to navigate high‑pressure environments with greater clarity and resilience

• Coaching leaders in publicly funded nonprofits, including The Virtue Center, through identity shifts, burnout recovery, and organizational change

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Nermine brings a compassionate, strengths‑forward approach that helps leaders unlock clarity, reduce burnout, and step into a more grounded, empowered version of themselves with strength and purpose.