meet your coach

Mandy Bates, ACC

Mandy is a catalyst who helps leaders and aspiring leaders identify and unleash their potential.

Mandy is a proven leader who forges trusting relationships and is passionate about helping others find their strength, confidence, and best selves.  Mandy makes a positive difference in others and gets them pointed in the direction they want to go.  Mandy works with people one-on-one or in groups to coach, mentor and develop others professionally and personally.

Mandy’s strengths areas include leadership development, communication, listening, organizational and individual change, strategic thinking, engagement, team development, and delivering on results. 

exploratory consult

30 Minutes

pricing

Complimentary

Mandy Bates Certified Coach Leadership Indianapolis
Mandy Bates, Leadership Coach & Consultant
Awards & certifications

Experience

Mandy has over 25 years of leadership and executive experience.  She served as the Vice President of Human Resource Leadership for Indiana University Health, providing strategic direction to regional and business unit HR teams across the state. Mandy also helped start up the state’s largest academic physician group, Indiana University Health Physicians, acquiring and integrating over 70 physician practice groups.

Mandy is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management where she earned both a BS in General Management and MS in Industrial Relations.   She holds a Certification in Organization Development from National Training Labs.  Mandy is graduate of Coach U and is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).  She is also a Certified Coach in Social and Emotional Intelligence. Mandy is certified in several assessment tools including the Social and Emotional Intelligence Profile (SEIP), the CPI 260 Coaching Report for Leaders, and the Korn Ferry 360 Assessment.

Mandy served a three-year appointment as Chair of the Human Resources Leadership Council for the American Medical Group Association.  Mandy was named 2018 HR Professional of the Year by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for her contributions in the field of Human Resources.  Mandy received the 2019 HR Impact Award for Excellence from IU Health.  IU Health Physicians has named an annual award in her honor, the Mandy Bates Excellence in Engagement Award.  The award is given annually to a leader who builds a culture of engagement through demonstrating one or more of the following characteristics:

  • Creates an environment for communication, growth, development, and discovery
  • Leads with empathy, courage, and tenacity
  • Focuses on diversity and inclusion for the good of the organization
  • Active and empathetic listener who demonstrates kindness at every turn
  • Communicates with diplomacy and tact
  • Commits to doing what is right over what is easy
  • Instinctively delivers on the values of the organization
Mandy Bates, former VP Human Resource Leadership - Indiana University Health
Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management Graduate Mandy Bates
Coach U graduate - Mandy Bates
HR Leadership Council - American Medical Group Association- Mandy Bates
CPI 260 Coaching Certified Mandy Bates
NTL Institute - Certification in Organization Development- Mandy Bates
2018 Ogletree Deakins Award  - Mandy Bates
Korn Ferry 360 Assessment Certified - Mandy Bates
International Coaching Federation ICF Certified Coach Mandy Bates
Social and Emotional Intelligence Certified Coach Mandy Bates
International Coaching Federation Member
Set your vision

My Inspiration

As a kid, you may have read the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Disney’s movie, Alice in Wonderland, is based on the book.  There is a telling lesson as Alice strolls through the garden and encounters a fork in the road.  Alice sees the Cheshire cat up in a tree, looking down at her.  Alice sees an opportunity for guidance which goes like this:

  • “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
  • “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat.
  • “I don’t much care where,” said Alice.
  • “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.

As a leader, you need to know where you want to go.  Both as a person and for your team.  Teams expect a leader to set vision, establish goals, and inspire them to get there.  Having clarity of where you and your team are going will help maximize your potential as a leader.

To be a successful leader, you need to be a person that your team wants to follow.  What makes your team want to follow you?  If you want to improve your leadership, increase your followership, and find passion in your life and purpose, I can help you get there.

Mandy Bates Coaching Inspiration
Discover your measuring sticks

Core Values

Personal values are the measuring sticks by which we determine what is a successful and meaningful life. My set of beliefs & opinions that influence my coaching and how I live my life include:

Integrity

Making a Difference

Accountability

Results
& Impact

Positive &
Optimistic

Family, Friends
& Faith

“There is risk in action, there always is. 

But there’s far more risk in inaction.”

Harry Truman