Group Coaching

Our group coaching programs offer a supportive, engaging environment where leaders grow through shared learning and purposeful dialogue. In small peer groups, you’ll explore new perspectives, experiment with leadership approaches, and gain insights that strengthen your self-awareness, intentionality, and impact. Each session centers on coaching conversations that connect core leadership themes directly to your goals—helping you build confidence, clarity, and momentum as your responsibilities evolve.

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Aspiring Leaders Program

The Aspiring Leaders program supports individual contributors who want to take on greater responsibility, influence, or visibility. Over 12 weeks, participants develop a leadership mindset while strengthening self-awareness, communication, decision-making, and influence. The program focuses on building trust and credibility, navigating conflict and uncertainty, thinking more strategically, and increasing visibility—helping participants grow confidence, clarity, and readiness for future leadership roles.

This program will help you:

• Prepare for future leadership roles
• Build confidence and credibility
• Lead effectively through influence
• Develop habits that support leadership readiness

Session timing: Tuesdays, 7–8 a.m. PST
Future cohort dates: September 1 through November 17

Weekly Curriculum Overview:

Week 1 — Developing a Leadership Mindset
Understand the shift from individual contributor to emerging leader and identifying beliefs, mindsets, and habits that support leadership readiness.

Week 2 — Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence:
Explore emotions, triggers, strengths, and blind spots, and how they shape influence and self-management.

Week 3 — Clear Communication
Examine communication habits and practicing approaches that build clarity, confidence, and presence.

Week 4 — Building Trust & Credibility
Discuss actions that create trust and credibility; find ways to demonstrate reliability, integrity, and consistency in everyday work.

Week 5 — Leading Without Authority
Understand how to influence others, build partnerships, and create connections and alignment as a leader, even when you don’t have formal power.

Week 6 — Decision-Making & Problem-Solving
Recognize personal decision-making habits, becoming more comfortable with uncertainty, and building confidence to evaluate situations and take responsibility.

Week 7 — Conflict Skills & Tough Talks
Understand personal conflict habits; develop courage, emotional stability, and clear communication in difficult situations.

Week 8 — Strategic Thinking at Any Level
Learn to see beyond tasks to understand the bigger picture; develop the skill to recognize patterns, anticipate needs, and think more broadly.

Week 9 — Improving Personal Productivity, Prioritization & Time Management
Consider energy, boundaries, habits, and choices that help or hinder effectiveness, moving from “busy” to “impactful.”

Week 10 — Becoming Agile
Look at how you respond to uncertainty; discussing traits like resilience, adaptability, and leadership that help teams stay strong during change.

Week 11 — Visibility, Personal Brand & Executive Presence
Explore how we present ourselves, defining our leadership identity, and consider the messages conveyed through our behavior, communication, and consistency.

Week 12 — Showing Leadership Skills & Planning for Growth
Define goals and steps; finding actions that show readiness; learn how to express ambitions and seek opportunities.

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Emerging Leaders Program

This program is designed for newly promoted managers with up to two years of leadership experience who are navigating the transition from individual contributor to people leader. The focus is on trust-building, communication, and the foundational skills needed to lead a healthy, high-performing team.

We’ll begin with the Mattone Leadership Enneagram Instrument (MLEI)®, a leadership self-assessment that identifies strengths and opportunities, supported by structured reflection tools and a detailed leadership development plan. Over the program, you’ll deepen self-awareness, clarify goals, and practice targeted skills with the support of your peer group.

This program will help you:

• Strengthen confidence as a people leader
• Build trust and credibility with your team
• Strengthen communication, feedback, and delegation
• Develop a leadership approach that feels grounded and sustainable

Session timing: Wednesdays, 7–8 a.m. PST
Future cohort dates: September 2 through November 18

Weekly Curriculum Overview:

Week 1: The Leadership Evolution — From Contributor to Leader
Explore the shift from doing the work to leading the work, navigating changing dynamics with former peers, and strengthening leadership identity.

Week 2: Understanding Your Strengths & Opportunities
Leverage the Mattone Leadership Enneagram Instrument (MLEI)® self-assessment and 1:1 debrief this week to gain insight into your leadership tendencies, strengths, and potential derailers that shape your confidence and impact.

Week 3: The Trust Accelerator — Earning Respect and Building Credibility
Examine daily behaviors that build trust, credibility, and respect through reliability, fairness, consistency, and integrity.

Week 4: Communication Mastery — Feedback, Coaching, and Crucial Conversations
Strengthen clarity and composure in feedback, coaching conversations, and early performance discussions that build accountability.

Week 5: Effective Delegation — The Art of Empowering Teams While Managing Workload
Develop delegation practices that build ownership, support development, and reduce overwhelm without micromanaging.

Week 6: Navigating Complexity — Decision-Making and Problem-Solving for New Leaders
Strengthen decision-making confidence, take thoughtful risks, and lead effectively with incomplete information.

Week 7: Building Your Personal Development Plan
Clarify your leadership goals and define behaviors that support growth, confidence, and effectiveness.

Week 8: Leading Across Boundaries — Managing Remote, Hybrid, and Global Teams
Build trust, clarity, and connection across distance, difference, and diverse working styles.

Week 9: Situational Leadership — Flexing Your Leadership Capabilities
Adapt your leadership approach to meet the needs, experience, and motivation of individual team members.

Week 10: Building High-Performance Team Habits and a Healthy Team Culture
Shape team norms, expectations, and rhythms that support trust, alignment, and strong performance.

Week 11: Sustainable Leadership Success — Building Resilience and Lasting Impact
Strengthen habits that support energy, resilience, and long-term leadership effectiveness.

Week 12: Putting It Into Practice — Your First 90 Days Success Blueprint
Create a clear, actionable plan to apply new skills, reinforce leadership habits, and build momentum.

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Advancing Leaders Program

This program is designed for managers through senior directors with two or more years of leadership experience who are expanding their scope, influence, and organizational impact. The focus is on enterprise thinking, strategic alignment, and leading effectively across teams and functions.

We’ll begin with the Mattone Leadership Enneagram Instrument (MLEI), a leadership self-assessment that identifies strengths and opportunities, supported by structured reflection tools and a detailed leadership development plan. Over the program, you’ll deepen self-awareness, clarify goals, and practice targeted skills with the support of your peer group.

This program will help you:

• Expand influence beyond your immediate team
• Strengthen strategic and enterprise thinking
• Lead effectively across boundaries
• Build sustainable leadership practices as responsibility grows

Session timing: Thursdays, 7–8 a.m. PST
Future cohort dates: September 3 through November 19

Weekly Curriculum Overview:

Week 1 — The Leadership Evolution: From Leader to Enterprise Contributor
Explore what it means to lead beyond your team by expanding perspective, influence, and leadership identity.

Week 2 — Understanding Your Strengths & Opportunities (The MLEI® & Advanced Debrief)
Deepen insight into leadership tendencies, strengths, and potential derailers, and how they shape impact at higher levels.

Week 3 — The Trust Accelerator: Earning Respect and Building Organizational Credibility
Examine how trust is built across teams and functions through consistency, integrity, and psychological safety.

Week 4 — Communication Mastery: Feedback, Coaching, and Crucial Conversations at Scale
Strengthen communication with peers, senior leaders, and direct reports through clear feedback, coaching, and steady dialogue.

Week 5 — Effective Delegation: The Art of Empowering Leaders While Managing Accountability
Develop delegation practices that build ownership, clarify expectations, and support leadership growth without micromanagement.

Week 6 — Navigating Complexity: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving for Senior Leaders
Strengthen judgment and confidence when making decisions under pressure and in ambiguous situations.

Week 7 — Building Your Personal Development Plan
Clarify the next stage of leadership growth and identify the behaviors, relationships, and capabilities that support expanded responsibility.

Week 8 — Leading Across Boundaries: Managing Remote, Hybrid, and Global Teams
Strengthen alignment, trust, and cohesion across locations, time zones, and cultures.

Week 9 — Situational Leadership: Flexing Your Leadership Capabilities Across Leaders
Adapt your leadership approach to meet the needs and development levels of other leaders.

Week 10 — Aligning Teams to Strategy: Translating Vision into Meaningful Action
Clarify priorities, communicate direction, and connect team efforts to broader organizational strategy.

Week 11 — Sustainable Leadership Success: Building Resilience and Lasting Impact
Strengthen habits that support energy, resilience, and effectiveness as scope and responsibility increase.

Week 12 — Putting It Into Practice: Your 6–12 Month Strategic Leadership Impact Blueprint
Integrate learning into a clear leadership roadmap that defines focus, impact, and accountability moving forward.