Helping leaders be their best
Coaching can help you…
- Gain clarity
- Build skills
- Accomplish goals
- Process thoughts
- Improve decision-making
- Identify blind spots
- Increase self-awareness
- See new possibilities
- Go further
“Rusty is the best there is! He has the unique ability to dive deep with leaders, including myself, to make them reach their highest potential.”
– Chief of Staff, Oklahoma Department of Human Services
A Pioneering Coach.
As the Leadership Trainer & Workplace Coach for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, I created and oversee the first-of-its-kind internal coaching program for a state agency in the history of Oklahoma state government.
A Prepared Partner.
I am a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation and a Certified Team Coach and Certified Change Leadership Coach through the prestigious Center for Executive Coaching.
I hold two master’s degrees and multiple certifications covering such topics as organizational leadership, systems theory, conflict resolution and mediation, counseling, communication, project management, personality development, and leader-employee relationships.
An Experienced Leader.
With over 30 years experience on the frontlines of leadership, I’ve been where you are and I know the challenges of leading people and systems. I have a long list of accomplishments and an even longer list of mistakes. Through it all, I have created a track record of serving others with integrity, empathy, and wisdom and gained a reputation for helping leaders and teams maximize their potential.
Services
How can I best serve you and/or your team?
Executive & Team Coaching
Coaching for individual leaders and/or leadership teams that improves performance.
Leadership Training
Training that equips and empowers organizations to accomplish their goals with skill and integrity.
Keynote Speaking
I have keynoted multiple national events and numerous regional conferences.
Guest Preaching
As a former preacher, it is always an honor to serve a church through fill-in preaching, interim preaching, or guest speaking.
What People Say
- “Rusty provides a truly safe space to work on things I wanted to work on and flexibility to coach me during challenges I didn’t expect to come up. He is organized and structured but intuitively explores needs as they arise. I am so grateful for this opportunity to develop through Rusty’s coaching sessions and recommend it to anyone wishing to grow in their leadership.”
- “Rusty is very thoughtful and considerate and listens very well.”
- “Rusty is good at identifying what is important.”
- “Rusty pushes me in the right direction to help me figure things out for myself.”
- “Every meeting had an outcome of action steps, and I always felt empowered after each meeting. I would highly recommend Rusty as a coach!”
- “The coaching was highly effective, and I can’t say enough about what a wonderful resource Rusty is.”
- “The knowledge I’ve gained from our coaching sessions has been monumental in helping me build my tool box, and I’m forever thankful.”
- “As a result of coaching, I am managing my stress more effectively, I am coaching one of my employees to have a more positive mindset, and I have created a culture that has our team working together better.”
- “The skills and confidence I’ve gained because of you have made a lasting impact on me. I truly appreciate the time and effort you have invested in my development and helping me grow better and better every day.”
“I was able to grow in confidence while not staying stagnant.”
How can I help you be your best?
rusty.tugman@gmail.com
As Seen on These Podcasts (promotional images only)
Blog
Thoughts on leadership, coaching, church, and spirituality.
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Five on Friday
Here’s five things that are worth a look… Book In my Sunday Bible class, we recently discussed the passages of violence in the Old Testament that lead many skeptics and atheists to claim that God commands genocide and condones war and violence. That’s obviously not the case, as Dr. Paul Copan demonstrates in his book…
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8 Ways to Stay Positive
Negativity surrounds us, and it seems to be growing everyday. But that’s the nature of negativity. Bobby Darnell once said, “Negativity is cannibalistic. The more you feed it, the bigger and stronger it grows.” To which Shirley MacLaine added, “Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.” Unfortunately, the negativity that runs amok in…
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Five on Friday
Today’s “Five on Friday” is five things to know about the Christian pro-life worldview, excerpted from The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture by Scott Klusendorf. Pro-life advocates present a formal case for their position. That case is summarized in the following syllogism: P1: It is wrong to intentionally kill an innocent…
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The Issue Beneath the Issue
On Monday my alma mater, Oklahoma Christian University, hosted author and speaker Jen Hatmaker for an event on campus. Several months ago, the evangelical Hatmaker made news when she described homosexual relationships as “holy” in an interview, then doubled-down on that remark by revealing how her and her pastor-husband came to that conclusion. Her…
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The Better Place
In Isaiah 2:2-3 we read how God wants to use the nation of Israel to draw all nations into a relationship with Him. That passage, among many others in the Old Testament, shows that (1) God takes his people away from the nations and makes them his own nation; (2) God’s people order their lives according…
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