Awa D.

Awa Diaw

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Executive Coaching for Growth | 10+ Years in Strategic HR

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Studied at Kelley School of Business (Indiana)

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Works at Microsoft

Available tomorrow at 5:30 PM UTC

Open to be flexible with hours, please feel free to message me directly and we can find a time that works best.

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Awa's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $175/hr

Get help with Emotional Intelligence, Problem Solving, and .

Awa also coaches for Leadership Coaching, Executive Coaching, and Career Coaching. View all.

Awa’s General Management Qualifications

Experience level: Director

I work with senior leaders, founders, and executives navigating complex organizational challenges - particularly during moments of transition, growth, or uncertainty. With over a decade at Microsoft in strategic HR and leadership development roles, I’ve coached VPs through critical first 90 days, guided leadership teams through post-acquisition integration, and helped executives clarify strategy when competing priorities create paralysis. I’ve also served as Chair of the Bowdoin College Alumni Council and its Diversity Committee, leading governance and strategic decision-making at the institutional level. My approach is grounded, practical, and deeply human. I don’t offer formulas or performative coaching - I create space for leaders to think clearly, make sense of complex dynamics, and move forward with intention rather than urgency. Clients often come to me when they need clarity on a high-stakes decision, want to navigate team or organizational dynamics more effectively, or are feeling the weight of leadership isolation. I specialize in surfacing unseen blockers (personal, relational, or structural), strengthening leadership presence and decision-making, and helping leaders work through growth, change, or increased responsibility. My work is confidential, tailored, and focused on creating meaningful shifts that compound over time.

Awa can help with:

Emotional Intelligence

Problem Solving

Conflict Resolution

Resume

Change Management

Networking Strategy

Ethical Leadership

Coaching and Mentoring

Time Management

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Awa also coaches for Leadership Coaching, Executive Coaching, and Career Coaching. View all.

About Awa

I am a senior HR Business Partner at Microsoft, where I design and scale leadership systems across global teams. I partner with senior leaders across regions and cultures to drive organizational clarity, talent strategy, and executive effectiveness in complex, high-growth environments. My work sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. I help leaders move from operational delivery to strategic influence by sharpening decision-making, narrative clarity, and cross-functional alignment. I have personally navigated a career pivot into tech and executed an international move from the United States to France, building my career inside a global organization while adapting to new cultural and business environments. That experience gives me a practical understanding of reinvention, positioning, and leading across diverse teams and backgrounds. If you are ambitious and ready to operate at the next level of leadership, I will help you think more strategically, influence more effectively, and accelerate your trajectory.

Why do I coach?

I coach because I have seen how often capable leaders underestimate their leverage. Throughout my career, I have worked with global teams across cultures and markets, and I’ve learned that advancement is rarely about working harder. It is about thinking systemically, communicating with precision, and positioning yourself intentionally. When I pivoted into tech and relocated internationally, I realized that success required more than competence. It required strategic self-awareness, clarity of narrative, and the ability to operate across diverse stakeholders. Coaching gave me the frameworks to do that. Now I help others accelerate their growth with the same level of intentionality.My goal is not simply to help you perform better in your current role. It is to help you think and operate at the level above it.

Work Experience

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Senior HR Business Partner

Microsoft

June 2023 - Present

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HR Business Transformation Manager

Microsoft

July 2020 - June 2023

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Diversity and Inclusion Manager

Microsoft

July 2019 - July 2020

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Delivery Manager

Microsoft

May 2017 - August 2017

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Risk Assessment Analyst

NYC Department of Education

January 2015 - July 2016

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Graduate Hall Director

Barnard College

August 2013 - May 2016

Education

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Kelley School of Business (Indiana)

MBA

2016 - 2018

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Columbia University - Teachers College

Master of Arts (M.A.), Education Policy and Social Analysis

2013 - 2015

Activities and societies: Center for African Education, YWCA Policy Fellow, TASC Program Evaluator

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Bowdoin College

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Africana Studies/ French

2007 - 2011

Activities and societies: African Alliance, African American Society, Muslim Student Association, Indoor Track and Field, Intersection Dance Troupe

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