I have never met a leader with as much emotional intelligence as Teresa Deveaux. She is uniquely gifted at understanding what her team needs, and provides compassion, advocacy, and mentorship that is tailored to each individual. She also exhibits the most valuable traits in a leader and mentor: a commitment to grow with her team, to both teach and learn, to challenge and be challenged by, and to support and be supported by the people she leads.
Teresa is the model for the leader I hope to be.
Dr. Deveaux has been one of my mentors for several years and I recently had the pleasure of partnering with her on a webinar for ACMP Nor Cal on the topic of Psychological Safety in the Workplace. When it comes to engaging an audience and showering folks with helpful tips, wisdom and insight - she is the best of the best! Her talk was interactive, fun, and full of actionable tactics and tools to help up-level teams. I highly recommend Dr. Deveaux as the key note speaker for your next event!
Teresa has been a career mentor of mine for 6 years and counting! Her coaching has helped me gain clarity on the type of roles I should pursue as I expressed interest in growing within Human Resources.
With her help, I landed two contract roles at Microsoft and a full time role at Amazon. She provided feedback on my resume, provided tools for interview preparation and affirmed what she saw in my as strengths that I bring to the table. Thank you T!
When it comes to mentors, Teresa is the gold standard. She is a unique blend of leader, teacher, coach, and cheerleader. Teresa was the first person to come to mind when I started thinking about the next move in my career.
She guided me through the process - from helping find the right professional resume writer, to leveraging my network, to interview prep, and salary negotiation.
Teresa understands that real relationships are the core of any individual, team or organizational growth. She has an uncanny ability and capacity to see people as they are, genuinely care about them, and find their potential and strengths all while bringing them to the waters of their own power.
To me, that is the gift of a true mentor and leader; to help others discover and further develop their gifts on their own. She is, hands-down, the greatest advocate for others that I have seen in any leader.
Her fearlessness to stand up, speak out and model learning and vulnerability is inspiring. Working with her was a gift I will carry throughout my life and career.
A great mentor is someone who listens, understands the stories, and pushes the mentees beyond their comfort zone. This is what I experienced when Teresa was my mentor. She sees beyond the words and guides people to also see what is possible, encouraging the discovery and growth.
I am grateful for having had her compassionate mentoring.