What Our Clients Say

I loved my coaching sessions with Lucia. She is warm and friendly, goal-focused and sharp. She asks great insightful questions and is also a fantastic listener. Lucia uses different ways to help you achieve your goal and is skilled at identifying personal blocks. She was brilliant at finding out what has been stopping me and what has been getting in the way! Lucia’s coaching helped me to move my business forward, and reminded me to focus on the successes I had achieved.

Recently finished the ICP-ACC & ATF certifications with Cherie Silas. Cherie made the learning fun and engaging through the five 8hr sessions. She was able to keep the participants engaged and created a real feeling of family...we were all learning this together and we can learn from each other. I will be taking more classes with Cherie and keeping in touch with my classmates. I highly recommend anyone to take a class with Cherie, she is AMAZING!

Cherie is an outstanding instructor. I had the pleasure of attending two courses in five weekends virtually. She does a great job of sharing real-world experience related to content while also encouraging practical application. She also was mindful of our need for frequent breaks and check-in. Highly recommend her as an instructor!

I recently completed the ICP-ATF training with Cherie Silas. It's worth every penny. Cherie is an accomplished coach with a very personable training style. The formulas, and principles shared by Cherie are very applicable and relevant to your Agile teams. I highly recommend taking the class to expand and/or refresh concepts.

Hi, I recently completed the ICP-ACC which was led by Cherie Silas. The scope, depth of the material and teaching methodology was on point. Cherie is an engaging trainer, promotes group discussion and colaboration. The learning experience and knowledge gained from the training is beyond my expectations. Highly recommended!

The Professional Coaching training program that I completed with Cherie Silas was amazing. It had a perfect balance of theory and practice and the group size was ideal for discussions and feedback. Cherie is a fabulous coaching trainer, mentor and supervisor and my learning far exceeded my expectations from the class.

As I step into my role as the Executive Director of a growing non-profit, working with Cherie is the best decision I made this year. She provided immeasurable support and guidance, from helping me navigate the inevitable conflict and challenges that arise in this role, to honing my existing strengths, to identifying and developing the skills that I don't yet have. Cherie balances active listening, curiosity and feedback to help me have new insights.

I reached out to Cherie when I was in a plateau regarding my professional development. She helped me not only uncover different ways for my next steps in my agile coaching career but also to tackle personal issues regarding stress and time management. Through our sessions, I managed to respond effectively to a job change, to put into place my thoughts and objectives and to clear my development path.

I completed 5 sessions with Cherie as my Life Coach. Our work began at a critical time when my personal and professional lives were hugely stressful. She helped me identify my goals and priorities and provided me with useful strategies to be productive, while managing my stress. Through our sessions, I successfully navigated a major business model transition at work! I accomplished my personal goal, as well. I got pregnant and had a healthy, uneventful pregnancy!

Cherie is a force for good. She is an incredible executive coach with a passion for creating lasting and meaningful change. Cherie has a natural ability to help people get out of their own way and motivate them to take action. Everyone coached by Cherie sees their leadership potential and capacity increased. Cherie is one of our 'go-to' coaches who we rely upon for expert coaching at the highest level.

For the past six years, Chérie has coached not-for-profit leaders, and recruited and assessed new members of our coaching team. Feedback from CNPC clients regarding Chérie’s coaching includes the highest praise for her listening, her compassion, and her clarifying presence. She also is the first CNPC coach to receive MCC, the highest credentialing level awarded by the International Coach Federation. Chérie inspires me; and I have firsthand knowledge she inspires others.

Cherie has developed a deep understanding of me and how I think and react to things. She may well know me better than I know myself. She listens deeply to understand me and empathise. My emotions are experienced by her. She takes on a deep empathy and goes on the journey with me. During our coaching sessions, she champions me and expresses a desire for me to see the strengths in myself that she sees in me. As a result of our coaching sessions, I have grown tremendously.

Reflective Super-Vision with Cherie has improved me as a coach because issues that had arisen from coaching clients that I was unable to properly work through myself - despite trying - were very easily resolved through supervision. Instead of being hampered by these issues during my coaching, I was able to move on rather quickly after the supervision. In a sense, the supervision unburdened me which allows me to be flexible and "agile" with my client.

During Reflective Super-Vision, I have become braver in using different approaches and it helped me to see the situation from a very neutral stance, which improved the way I coach. Cherie listened very carefully with her full attention to what has been said and unsaid. She shared meaningful observations, which put the whole case into another perspective. She did that with ease. It was also great to feel just the right balance of support and challenge in a safe environment.

Reflective Super-Vision with Cherie was extremely effective in creating a 360 space where we both saw the client and the whole system. Cherie was effective in partnering with me to focus on how the personal and professional experience and the assumptions stemming from it intruded into how I showed up at my coaching session. I was provided a reflective space where we explored my state of mind and tendencies. We highlighted and evaluated my coaching blind spots.

I have been coached by Cherie Silas for the past 6 months, and it has been an incredible experience. I gained new insights during every session, and spent the time in between further exploring and applying them in my work and my personal life. Cherie challenged me to see things differently, which helped me get out of the patterns that were preventing me from achieving my goals.

Cherie helped me dig deep into my abilities and accomplishments. She awakened my inner confidence once again, pushing me to promote my own ability to communicate my worth to my employer. I ultimately used the knowledge to stand out among my peers and gain the promotion I was seeking. I have since excelled and developed much more within my current field because of the assistance I received from Cherie.

I decided to invest in coaching to help myself navigate through a period of significant personal and professional change.I had never worked with a professional coach before, so I was a little unsure where this process might lead me.Cherie's perceptive questions and encouragement allowed me to develop clarity and regain my confidence. Coaching enabled me to not only secure my next job offer but also to successfully negotiate a $10,000 higher salary!Thank you, Cherie.

I have taken two classes now with Tandem Coaching Academy, and they have both been very beneficial in how I approach leadership with an Agile mindset. I have learned so much more about Agile and Lean leadership and coaching through the A-CSM and CSP-SM classes. I also appreciate the self-paced format, so I can continue learning around my hectic schedule. The live mentoring sessions were fantastic!

This course was really timely for me as I had recently moved out of a project into product development. Many things I learnt from the A-CSM course were put into immediate practice.What really makes this course is Cherie being an amazing teacher/coach, the opportunity to meet regularly with other professionals to discuss current challenges and practising the assignments in your professional life, in real-life scenarios. I loved this course and can't wait to do the next one.

Enterprise Agile Coaching book is a deeply thoughtful and always lucid account of coaching from its basics through the enterprise and the complexities a coach is sure to encounter. There are many books on coaching, yet make no mistake, this is a never-before-told guide of coaching by thought leaders who have challenged the status quo in Agile by introducing coaching to Agile Coaching.

Enterprise Agile Coaching offers profound and practical insights into Agile Coaching, especially at the enterprise level. It will shorten the learning curve in your Agile journey, so you can benefit from greater adaptability and innovation sooner. Cherie, Michael, and Alex are some of the best, most experienced Agile Coaches in the world. They combine years of practical experience with many top enterprise companies, brilliant thinking, and a deep love for coaching.

Enterprise Agile Coaching book is a rare gem on your path to learning about coaching. This book is way beyond just theories – 3 amazing coaches share their stories in all aspects of coaching to help us learn how to coach learning through their experiences and stories. Picking up tips and tricks along the way to better our skills as a coach and to bring these skills into the Agile world.

I chose Tandem Coaching after I watched some videos of Cherie speaking on coaching and servant leadership. She seemed to understand what it meant to foster her clients' growth and usher them to their best outcomes, and I wanted some of that -- and I was not disappointed. Surely it is easy to find someone who will teach Scrum framework at a deeper than intro level. Cherie has a compelling story and teaches from a prospective of working with real human beings. And she teaches us to first develop self-awarenenss as a facilitator. That is rare.

The courses I took at Tandem Coaching Academy were very fulfilling. The course work was challenging and engaging, and the interactive sessions were invaluable. Cherie has a wealth of experience to share and I felt challenged to stretch myself with new ideas and different perspectives. I am very satisfied with the courses I chose and it has been some of the most rewarding self paced training I have taken.

This course has transformed how I work with people and how I think of myself. I see people as creative, resourceful, and whole which allows me to walk with them as they self organize. I no longer feel the need to be a super hero. Heroes and problem solvers can do more harm than good by creating a sense of dependency. Coaching has forced me to be more present and focused on who I am serving. Alex and Cherie have been great mentors and I only wish I took this class years ago!

I definitely will be recommending this workshop. I learned a lot of facilitation techniques, including but not limited to the Liberating Structures and communication suggestions to build engagement. This was well designed for varying levels of experience and it was such a great platform to share stories and to learn from others. I was impressed with the great listening from all facilitators, and it fostered a very open and inclusive environment. I personally loved the rotation across the facilitators to see a variety of facilitation styles and general change in pace. The whole class was engaged and I loved hearing all the experiences. Thank you for hosting an awesome workshop!

The material taught in this course speaks precisely to what I wanted to explore coming into class. Delegation Poker, along with TRIZ, is the most valuable aspect of this course for me; This class covered so much material; anyone in an Agile space will learn something that will add to them becoming better at what they do.

Hello team, Thank you for your course. I enjoyed learning different aspects of facilitation and different structures. It really worked for me to go through the structure and feel it on my skin. As such I greatly appreciate the work you put into the course and I would recommend it to my colleagues who are starting the facilitation track.Thank you

This was the best course I've taken. Not only was Cherie knowledgeable and engaging - but the material was life-changing. Being able to learn and practice how to take a coaching stance in all aspects of being an Agile Coach (Teacher, Facilitator, Mentor, and Coach) will forever re-frame my career and role. This is a MUST TAKE course if you're an existing Agile Coach or an aspiring one.

What a pleasure to go through this course. The most valuable part of this for me was having the platform to practice coaching and so many communication techniques in the breakouts. There was so much amazing information in the course, and the expertise from Cherie, Terrance, and Alex kept me very engaged. I got the chance to connect with folks across the field, and I hope to stay in touch.

Thank you so much, Cherie! The course has equipped me with a lot of new ideas, tools, and exercises that have helped me to better support my teams. As a busy professional, the self-pace nature of the course work allowed me to easily fit my learnings into my schedule availability. This is my second certification course through Tandem Coaching Academy and I am grateful for the education.

As opposed to many trainers and coaches delivering agile training, Tandem Coaching Academy ensures active participation throughout the course by way of end-of-chapter exams/essays, the inclusion of videos, projects, and no fewer than 4 mentor sessions. The topics included were eye opening and transformative, and I certainly see myself evolving as an agile professional as a direct result.

I like about the course that it gives deeper insights into various aspects of what it needs to become a better Scrum Master. The course material is well structured and good to follow. You get more material than you might get in a two-day or three-day online class. What I value most is that I can learn at my own pace at any time and that the course is more affordable than on-site classes.

The Coaching Human Systems course was phenomenal in that it helped me to better grasp the concepts of Systems Thinking and how to move from coaching all the individuals in the system, to recognizing the system itself as a different entity with different needs, wants, motivations, and then coaching that system.

This course is a great way for people starting with coaching or consolidating their coaching posture as it brings everyone to level and then lift us up to our best abilities through a great mix of self-paced work, excellent supervision, lots of hands-on practice, triggering deep reflection on how we behave as coaches and enabling everyone to deepen their areas for development in a safe space. I really enjoyed the ACC journey with Alex and Cherie and pursue it now on my PCC path!

This course took me far longer than a traditional classroom based certificate would take... and that's a great thing!I was able to follow this course with my own pace, take this learnings to my teams incrementally, and really soak the material in.Cherie is a great trainer with the mentorship sessions and will give guidance whenever you need!

I have a background in psychology and have done my ACC and NLP certifications. ICP-SYS highlighted how all these fields combine and apply to group settings. I felt that the instructor gravitated towards Agile and SCRUM. I felt slightly lost as the other cohort members are experienced in the same. Apart from this, I learned a lot from the exercises and the theories of systems coaching.

In earning the ICF-ACC I expected to learn some new things about agile coaching. Instead, the course content and instructors Cherie and Alex, opened my eyes to new worlds of human possibility. I am so grateful for having had the opportunity to learn from them and to meet new associates in the world of agile coaching.

Cherie was recommended by my peer, Kelly Conard. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to be in her training. I loved all of the facilitation and collaboration tools she introduced while also providing examples of when those tools could be most beneficial to use. Cherie demonstrated great facilitation skills I want to emulate in my role. She kept training very engaging!

Cherie did it again! What an awesome training experience! My toolbox is full of all sorts of things I can apply immediately. I appreciated the small class size, demos, and the ability to put some of what was learned into practice. It was great how Cherie also provided the class with real-life examples of how certain tools could be used

The course was highly interactive and time feels like it went by fast. Dana demonstrated a lot of what a great facilitator would look like, and the way she designed the course and space was highly interactive and she create connection between the participants fairly early on so people feel comfortable sharing their experience, thoughts and opinion that enhanced the learning experience.

The course was very informative and engaging. The instructor was very prepared and brought a lot of practical ideas and examples that can be implemented in my organization. The overall content was very well rounded and engaging. The most valuable piece of the course was the tools and activities used throughout the course

This course was amazing. The coach was very engaging and provided a lot of insight on queries.. The content was very relative both in agile and day to day business practices. The mentoring and coaching sessions were very eye opening and you're provided with a lot of valuable tools to add to your toolbox.

This course was transformative - to say the least. Cherie's expertise and passion for the subject is evident and she sparked curiosity and discussion in everyone. She brings real-world experience to the classroom and makes space for everyone to ask questions. Her demonstrations of the coaching and mentoring arcs brought clarity to the subject. I'd take this class again in a heartbeat!

A lot of practices that helped honed in the theory. Cherie shared lot of her knowledge and experience and was patient in answering the questions around our situation. So many great tools on addressing team and for me especially organizational impediments and communication. I felt like I could trust Cherie. I really appreciate that Cherie answered a concern I had after day 1's class.

I really enjoyed this course, it was a great blend of knowledge to application of the knowledge. Cherie is an excellent instructor! We were able to hear some real life application of the knowledge at different places which solidify the learning. The breakout sessions helped the student get more and more comfortable with trying to coach/mentor an individual.

The coaching and mentoring practices were really helpful in terms of applying the agile coaching principles and techniques IRL. I learned about what coaching is and is not, how it is similar to and different from mentoring or consulting, which was super insightful. The roles section provided clarity in the different responsibilities and directions one could take as an agile coach.

I really liked how Cherie did coaching sessions with the attendees about their actual work situations. I learned what a Agile coach is and is not and Agile coaching is a partnership. I enjoyed learning about the different levels of listening and how to ask transformation questions. The best part about this course was the coaching/mentoring break out room sessions.

Fantastic course with lots of applicability to real-world uses. I almost wish it was a longer session! So many classes focus on theory only, and it can be hard to implement new learnings afterward. I have copious notes of new items to try and different approaches to implementing, and I left class feeling ready to go.

The coaching arc that we learned in the course is really powerful, It gives you direction to navigate in a coaching conversation. Futhermore, having a course throughout the year is wonderful, you are reviewing constantly what you learned and you can bring questions to ask. Practicing in front of people is also great, it helps you increase your confidence and the feedback you get from the Coaches is really detailed and useful.

"Overall, I found the course to be extremely beneficial and I gained a lot of valuable insights and techniques for effectively leading my teams and implementing an Agile mindset within my organization. I thoroughly enjoyed the diverse range of topics covered, and I feel much more confident in my ability to effectively apply Agile principles at work. I would highly recommend this course

I’ve enjoyed the challenge of working through Tandem Academy’s CSP course. I thought the course material was generally very high quality and I really appreciated the materials in the Service to the Organization - Organizational Development section. Working with Cherie and cohort members in the Live Mentoring sessions was great - I made some connections there that have carried forth to this day.

These courses are designed to support learning at our own pace. Exercises guide you throughout the learning, making you dwell on the important things, to fix the concepts. The live group coaching sessions and the community space add the personal interaction needed. I recommend these courses, especially for who has complex agendas and need to have the maximum flexibility on education slotting.

The course was an excellent training for Professional Coaching. As an Agile Coach I can apply the skills learned to my team coaching and individual coaching. Due to my working schedule I had to pause attending sessions, and pick up again later in the year. The flexibility to do this was invaluable. Alex and Cherie provided amazing feedback and mentoring to help me with my confidence.

This was, by far, the best IC Agile course that I have taken to date. Systems coaching has been on my radar for a while now, and this course has given me a deep dive into the knowledge and tools needed to properly coach any system, no matter how big or small. Cherie had me engaged and always thinking. I would highly recommend this class to those looking to learn more about systems coaching.

Cherie is a skilled instructor with deep knowledge and experience who quickly and adeptly created a safe space for the group to learn. Many of the concepts (eg. psych safety, agreements, ethics) overlap with other coaching types (1:1, leadership, etc.), consequently I found how to apply the team exercises (eg. constellation, elephants, swimming pool) to be one of the most valuable aspects.

Cherie inherently is an expert coach who excels above others. After excessive research of companies and certifications, one of the reasons I selected Tandem was because of Cherie's breadth and depth of knowledge across multiple certifying organizations, methodologies, techniques, industries, functions, and roles. No matter your experience level, you will learn something of value from Cherie.

Cherie is an awesome instructor - absolutely the best! She pairs content expertise with real-life experience sharing w/ enthusiasm while connecting practical knowledge and experience. Through her demeanor and approach she organically creates a safe & inviting enviro where all of us are at ease and feel comfortable to openly share our own experiences and learnings. Highly recommend her & course!

There were a lot of good tools we can use as Agile Facilitators to help the teams we are working with. Participation in break-out sessions was good to ensure we understood the concepts being discussed in training. Overall, this was a good way to share our experiences and helped us improve our overall skills.

ICAgile Team Foundation is a great training. I got exposed to so many tools which I can use in my Day to Day life and be lot more effective in my role as Agile Scrum Master. The training was well paced and covered a lot of exercise giving opportunity to discuss with like minded people and learn from their experience.

What an amazing course! Cherie is a dynamic instructor - knowledgeable, personable, excellent communicator - and the course content is insightful and thought-provoking. The activities are well-structured and timed to deepen the learning experience. I highly recommend this course to anyone considering pursuing coaching.

My favorite part of the course was listening to live and recorded coaching sessions done by Alex and Cherie and getting to experience the difference between what coaching can/ should be. It's like never having had a home grown strawberry and thinking grocery store strawberries are as good as it gets and then experiencing one straight from your garden - Oooooh THAT'S what we're going for!?! Light bulb moment!

My general experience was good. I learned various techniques that helped me perform better at my current job and develop skills for the future. I would recommend it to anyone who really wants to go deeper into agility and agile coaching, to learn techniques and understand more clearly certain concepts about the agile mentality that will take you to another level of thinking.

I really enjoyed how Cherie taught this class! It was a nice blend of theory, practical and discussion amongst the class. It was a great environment to learn more about system coaching and I had a few a-ha moments during the course. Cherie made the topic very easy to digest and the pacing of the course was great.

I really enjoyed how Cherie taught this class! It was a nice blend of theory, practical and discussion amongst the class. It was a great environment to learn more about system coaching and I had a few a-ha moments during the course. Cherie made the topic very easy to digest and the pacing of the course was great.

I really enjoyed how Cherie taught this class! It was a nice blend of theory, practical and discussion amongst the class. It was a great environment to learn more about system coaching and I had a few a-ha moments during the course. Cherie made the topic very easy to digest and the pacing of the course was great.

I really enjoyed how Cherie taught this class! It was a nice blend of theory, practical and discussion amongst the class. It was a great environment to learn more about system coaching and I had a few a-ha moments during the course. Cherie made the topic very easy to digest and the pacing of the course was great.

I've enjoyed this course as an exploration of wholistic coaching for the enterprise. It's given me a new way to look at tools and techniques that I've seen before and ways to use them in more wholistic ways. It's also helping me figure out where I might fit in the coaching ecosystem.

I enjoyed this self paced approach a lot. I felt that the content is really valuable, well chunked into digestible pieces and well paced. I recommend this course for anyone who wants to gradually learn formal scrum and scrum master content and move throughout the course to a bigger picture and real life challenges for a SM.

The most valuable aspect of the course was the mentoring sessions. it was great to be amongst like-minded professionals going through the same issues. I also really appreciated how the coaches let everyone provide their feedback before they answered the questions.Thank you Cherie and Alex for guiding and helping throughout the process.

I really enjoyed the perspective and structure of the course: the mix of reflective/solo excercises and assignments that you need to finish with your actual teams at your own pace. The mentoring sessions are great because you get the point of view of Cherie and Alex, with their vast experience, and also the point of view of other agile practitioners. I highly recommend this course!

As a certified scrum master this course has helped me to gain an in-depth knowledge of Scrum principles and Agile Methodologies. Not only has this course improved my abilities to facilitate team collaboration and drive successful scrum implementations, It has enriches my leadership and problem-solving skills. Enhanced my effectiveness in guiding and optimising my scrum team performance.

With Tandem's partnership, our executive overcame office politics and emotional hurdles, embracing her strengths and setting clear boundaries. This journey of self-discovery and empowerment not only readied her for a well-deserved promotion but also set a new standard for leadership within our organization.

As we were going through a complex acquisition, we partnered with Tandem for coaching and guidance on cultural challenges such an acquisition brought about. Their coaching in organizational design and team building led our teams to unity and transparency, significantly boosting trust, streamlining delivery, and enhancing product quality. This showcased the transformative impact of strategic partnership and leadership development.

Working with Tandem was a turning point in my career. I was feeling stuck with no path forward, but their coaching helped me rediscover my confidence and develop creative strategies for advancement. The focus on my past successes and improved communication skills gave me the courage to advocate for myself. As a result, I landed a senior-level position within my company and have continued to excel, even receiving another promotion. Tandem's guidance was truly life changing.

After being promoted into a leadership role, I found I was eager to do well but very much unprepared. Tandem Coaching Academy paired me with a coach that meshed well with my personality yet who was firm on holding me accountable. I am grateful for the executive coaching and the leadership training. I now feel confident in my abilities to lead and to perform at a high level.

Sometimes you get a fresh drink of new ideas and move on with life, but Tandem Coaching has been a well that I've returned to often. Beyond the courses I attended I've been able to expand my network, grow my skills, and develop enduring relationships that have led to new income streams. All of this because of the time and effort that the instructors at tandem coaching invested in me. Even BEYOND the classroom!If you take the time to dig in, they'll be right there with you, and that's a customer experience that can't be bought.

From a first introduction to what coaching is up to a journey towards coaching mastery , Tandem Coaching, with Cherie and Alex , is truly the right team to bring motivated individuals to their next level. What is even richer is that team leads, servant leaders, scrum masters and product owners, consultants , facilitators and anyone caring to move their organisation forward can benefit from Tandem Agile related trainings and coaching that spark curiosity and openness to connect dots !