
Top 5 Strengths Learner, Input, Individualization, Responsibility, Connectedness
Gale Thompson
Specialties
Executive Coaching, Leadership Transitions, Team Coaching, Emotional Resilience, Purpose‑Driven Leadership, Systemic Team Dynamics, Positive Intelligence, Cross‑Functional Alignment
Credentials
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Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF)
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MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Master of Social Service (MSS), Bryn Mawr College
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Leadership Coaching Certificate, Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership
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Certified in Leadership Circle Profile (LCP)
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Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator
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Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator (CDWF)
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Certified Strengths Strategy® Coach
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Certified Positive Intelligence Coach
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MBTI Certified
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Hogan Certified
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DiSC Certified
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Global Team Coaching Institute Practitioner
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Licensed Social Worker (by the state of PA)
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12+ years of coaching experience with 1,600+ hours logged
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25+ years of global leadership experience at Accenture, Nexigent, and the University of Pennsylvania
Summary Profile
Gale is an executive and team coach who helps purpose‑driven leaders evolve their leadership, strengthen their teams, and navigate complexity with clarity and grounded presence. She brings more than 12 years of coaching experience and a 25‑year global leadership career spanning health systems, government partnerships, academic medicine, and multinational organizations. Her coaching is known for being calm, reflective, and deeply supportive — helping leaders stand in their values, align across differences, and lead with purpose.
Gale captures her philosophy by saying: “I empower leaders to evolve their own authentic leadership and thrive in challenging times.” This is the through‑line of her work — whether she is coaching a hospital CEO through COVID, supporting a COO stepping into expanded responsibility, or helping a dean strengthen confidence and conflict‑management skills.
Before becoming a coach, Gale held senior leadership roles at Accenture, where she led global health initiatives generating more than $200M in sales, mediated cross‑functional conflict, and cultivated partnerships across the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific. She brings this same systems‑level perspective to her coaching, helping leaders understand the dynamics around them, not just within them.
Her coaching integrates Positive Intelligence, Leadership Circle, systemic team coaching, and values‑based leadership frameworks. She is particularly skilled at helping leaders navigate uncertainty, build trust, and create alignment across diverse teams and stakeholders.
Representative coaching experience includes:
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Coaching a hospital CEO to ground and align his leadership team during the onslaught of COVID, strengthening resilience and collective clarity
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Supporting a COO to delegate more effectively, clarify expectations, and step into expanded leadership while increasing enjoyment of work
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Coaching a dean in higher education to evolve confidence, presence, and conflict‑management strategies
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Facilitating systemic team coaching engagements to clarify purpose, strengthen norms, and improve team dynamics
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Coaching federal employees and an elected officeholder, helping them navigate public‑sector complexity and high‑stakes decision‑making
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Guiding leaders through Leadership Circle Profile assessments and development planning to accelerate growth and self‑awareness
Gale brings a steady, thoughtful, and deeply values‑driven presence to her coaching — helping leaders and teams expand their impact while enhancing their well‑being.
