Executive Coaching

“Wherever you go, there you are.” This quote, attributed to many authors it seems, is a perfect symbol for coaching. Because as a leader, regardless of the company, the team, the role, or the level, you are YOU, and you bring all the good and all the bad with you wherever you go. Coaching offers an opportunity to grow self-awareness, increase emotional regulation, try on new behaviors, capitalize on strengths, improve weaknesses, and become an overall better person.

Coaching is shown to have a powerful, positive impact on self-confidence, work-life balance, and overall work performance. Plus, it has a ripple effect in the organization: when a manager receives professional coaching, their team members also benefit from the mentoring, leadership development, and coaching culture the manager brings back into the organization.

The Three Pillars of Executive Coaching

  • Emotional Intelligence

    We work to understand and develop your emotional intelligence alongside key leadership skills and competencies. When carefully orchestrated and applied, your business acumen becomes greater than the sum of the parts.

  • Stakeholder Centricity

    Leaders don’t operate in a vacuum, they are part of a larger ecosystem. We’ll employ proven Stakeholder Centered Coaching techniques so your important constituents inform and accelerate your growth with support and accountability.

  • Building on Strengths

    Recent research confirms that growth and development occurs more rapidly when enhancing strengths rather than shoring up weaknesses. While it is important that we identify any gaps you might have, our main focus will be further leveraging what you’re best at.

Sample Client Story

Higher Ed Institution

Situation: A prominent leader was passed over for a promotion.

Approach: We started with exploring her emotional intelligence levels, and her “presence” at work. We gathered feedback from her direct reports, peers, and superiors to increase her self-awareness, and observed a gap between her good intentions and her less-than-good impact. We devised a plan to curb some behaviors, double-down on strengths, and build more trusting relationships.

Result: Within six months, her emotional intelligence improved, her relationships were on track, and the respect she received from her stakeholders skyrocketed. Before the year ended, she got that promotion.

According to the ICF, 80% of people who receive coaching report increased self-confidence, and over 70% benefit from improved work performance, relationships, and more effective communication skills. 86% of companies report that they recouped their investment on coaching and more.

“[Melisa] is full of poignant insights and research-backed mentorship. She is a fantastic sounding board for managing interpersonal relationships, refining communication, leadership, decision making, goal setting, and so much more.”


- Vice President @ Financial Services Company