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Higher Order Coaching LLC
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Training Services
Hours:
By Appointment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, usually online or by phone.
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Not Applicable
About Us
If you're stuck on an important decision, you're not alone.
Successful leaders often find themselves circling the same challenge. They know what they should do, but seem unable to move forward. The difficult conversation they keep avoiding. The strategic shift they can't quite make. The opportunity they should have declined, but haven't.
It's not that they need more information or discipline. They've built successful organizations and make decisions every day. But on this particular challenge, something keeps them stuck.
Over four decades of working with leaders, I've observed a consistent pattern: the most capable people get stuck not because they don't know what to do, but because they can't see the pattern keeping them in place.
They're busy. The activity even feels productive. But underneath, there's a pattern running that prevents the action that actually matters.
I help leaders uncover those patterns. Often in our first or second conversation.
I create space for leaders to slow down and think strategically through one-to-one conversations. Using curious questioning, I help them discover the patterns keeping them stuck, analyze what's actually happening, and take action on the transitions that matter.
I help leaders transform VUCA challenges into strategic advantages: Volatility into Vision, Uncertainty into Understanding, Complexity into Clarity, Ambiguity into Agility.
This isn't about frameworks to consider or motivational talks. It's about pattern interruption that creates breakthroughs. Then we work together to turn those insights into action.Highlights
- Helping stuck leaders move from months of paralysis to decisive action on high-stakes transitions
- 40+ years creating breakthroughs through pattern interruption—often in the first conversation
- Transforming VUCA challenges into strategic advantage
- One-to-one coaching that creates space for strategic thinking and clarity on what matters most
- Proven track record helping leaders identify unique abilities and create measurable impact
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View Personal BioMark HainesMost leaders I work with have been stuck on a critical decision for 6 months or longer.
Not because they lack information. Not because they're indecisive. But because something deeper is keeping them from moving forward — a pattern they can't see, a fear they haven't named, or a cost they're not willing to face.
That stuckness has a price. The opportunity that slips away. The conversation they avoid. The six months of drift that compound into a year. I help leaders see what's keeping them stuck, often in our first conversation, so they can make the decision they've been avoiding and move forward strategically.Mark Haines- Phone: (989) 751-1482
- Cell Phone: (989) 751-0392
- 1501 S Farragut Street Bay City MI 48708-8046
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