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Helping leaders thrive in times of dynamic change. Dawn has helped me become the most additive leader that I can be for our team.  Whether it has been coaching me through my approach to [...]

Grand Prize Winner San Francisco Beach Book Festival 2015  “Riveting, thought-provoking and inspiring! An amazing debut novel that will take you on a vivid journey and leave you wanting [...]

Dawn Kohler is the founder of Kohler & Company, an executive coaching firm that specializes in media and entertainment. Her clients include many of the most influential leaders in Hollywood [...]

For those of you wondering where my blogs have been, I must confess, I have been cocooning.  According to Frederic M. Hudson, author of The Adult Years, there are many times in life when we are [...]

I am on a small island in Croatia today.  I have come to visit a friend who moved from Southern California to tend to an olive orchid that has been in her family for centuries. It is quiet here. [...]

Two friends from China decided they were stronger together than they were as individuals. Their story is unique in that Wenqi was a double amputee and Haiza was completely blind. Yet, despite [...]

We all need feedback. By understanding how people experience our style and performance, we can better align our efforts with what is truly needed.  But how we solicit feedback can create its own [...]

I’m not sure what prompted me, but the other night I looked up the quote “To thine own self be true.” My search reminded me that the famous phase was spoken by Polonius in the play, [...]

Not long ago, I meet with a group of retired women.  Some were thriving with their new freedom, others were struggling with identity loss, and a few were dealing with medical issues. Many of the [...]

I was walking up the beach early this morning. The water was calm and the air nearly still.  Two women with English accents stopped me and pointed out to the ocean.  The one women said “I am [...]