Margarita Plasencia
Margarita Plasencia is founder of MP Coaching Solutions, LLC specializing in corporate coaching and leadership development consulting. She has extensive experience in Executive and Leadership Coaching from first-level to C-level management, as well as in designing and facilitating leadership development programs. Her expertise in Organizational Development enables her to identify specific interventions to support her clients in their leadership growth, with a focus on bottom line business results. She has over 30 years’ experience in the corporate arena with extensive experience in all domains of human resources disciplines. At Avaya, Inc, a global leader in telecommunications, she held leadership positions in Global Organizational & Leadership Development; Domestic and International Human Resources; and Talent Management. At American Airlines, she held leadership positions in Domestic and International Human Resources; Employee Relations; Labor Relations; and business leadership roles in Flight Service and Passenger Service. Her experience includes crisis management efforts in labor union and airline issues. Margarita’s contributions to these corporations have resulted in a positive impact on the business.
As an Executive Coach and Leadership Development Consultant, Margarita leverages her strong experience in diverse corporate roles to bring out the best in leaders to excel even beyond expectations. She employs different coaching methodologies depending on the needs of the leader, and uses a holistic approach that has proven to be very effective in causing a shift in mindset, often leading to transformational results. She focuses on a group coaching approach in the workshops she designs and delivers resulting in an engaging and motivating delivery.
Margarita has coaching experience across diverse industries, such as technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics, airline, hospitality, retail, financial, insurance, marketing, restaurant, consumer products, CPA, and law firms in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
In addition, Margarita is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at Florida International University where she delivers the Human Resource Management Certification Program, and she also delivers an online Executive Coaching Program at the Institute of Organization Development.
Her contributions have also had an impact in her community. She has been selected as one of the 100 Latinos Miami in recognition for her professional achievements and contribution to the Latin community in Miami. She has served on the Board of the Florida Chapter of the Organizational Development Network. She has also been a coach and advisor to the Board of UWAG, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving animal welfare through education, advocacy & coordination of community efforts.
She has a B.A. in Education from Queens College of the City University of New York; Certification in Training and Human Resource Development from Florida International University; Certificate of Achievement in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University; Organization Development Professional Certification from South Florida OD Network Organization.
Margarita received her coaching certification from Newfield Network as an ontological coach and is also certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) level.