Coaching and Assessments for Executives & Teams

When you know who you are; when your mission is clear, and you burn with the inner fire of unbreakable will; no cold can touch your heart; no deluge can dampen your purpose. You know that you are alive. ―Chief Seattle

Executive Coaching

Are You Coachable?

Before agreeing to coaching, consider your answers to these questions:

  1. When was the last time you asked for feedback?
  2. What action did you take on feedback that you received?
Successful coaching engagements rely on your openness to seek and receive feedback, and your ability to act based on it.

Self awareness is the most important trait a leader can develop. Our executive coaching protocol involves a three-phase process which includes assessments, developmental work and feedback.

We customize every executive coaching package to meet the specific needs of each client. We've coached a wide spectrum of clients from small entrepreneurs to C-suite executives in both the for-profit and non-profit arenas.

Our Coaching Approach

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Phase One: Discovery & Development Planning

Preferred tools:

  • Customized 360 (using an interview protocol of 6-8 participants, or Korn Ferry Assessments including Emotional Competency and Social Inventory 360)
  • Thinking Pattern Profile™ (Hartman Institute Axiometrics Value Profile, or AVP)

The Discovery phase concludes with a 3-hour onsite debrief of the assessments and creation of a coaching development plan.

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Phase Two: 1:1 Coaching Sessions and Accountability

Hour-long coaching sessions are conducted in person, via Skype/Facetime, or phone. Typical coaching engagements include 6-12 coaching sessions, plus check-in sessions with coaching sponsor.

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Phase Three: Final Assessment and Ongoing Development

A final coaching session marks the close of the formal coaching engagement. In this session, we will reflect on two questions: 'Was the coaching successful?' and 'How will the coachee ensure continued success?'

Executive Coaching Opportunities Include:

  • Onboarding for new executives
  • Role Transition for leaders
  • Deepening Self-awareness and Developing Personal Capabilities
  • Developing Key Stakeholder Relationships
  • Leadership Resilience (bouncing back after a crisis)

Team Coaching

Teams can also benefit from short-term dynamic and targeted development. Typical team coaching engagements include 3-4 full/half day meetings.

Team coaching opportunities include:

  • Teams in Transition
  • Developing & Sustaining High Performing Teams
  • Teams & Cultural Change

Assessments

Thinking Pattern Profile Login

The Thinking Pattern Profile™ is based on the Nobel-nominated research of Dr. Robert S. Hartman, who developed the Value Profile™. It is the only assessment of its kind, directly measuring competencies, based on decision making.

The TPP identifies what a person pays attention to (and what they don't) as they make decisions. A personalized report pinpoints the capacities we possess, as well as our vulnerabilities, including the ability to plan, to pay attention to detail, or to read other people. It also suggests ways to leverage strengths and compensate for vulnerabilities.

The assessment is easy to administer, and the results are accurate, objective, quantitative, universally applicable, and virtually impossible to bias.

Robert Calabrese is an associate member of the Center for Applied AxioMetrics, having been mentored by Dr. KT Connor in the Thinking Pattern Profile since 2002. Please contact us for more information.

For more information on the Thinking Pattern Profile ™, go to www.thinkingpattern.com

Some of the competencies we can assess include:

  • Initiative
  • Strategic thinking ability
  • Common sense
  • Self-confidence
  • Optimism
  • Intuitive insight
  • Insight into people
  • Listening ability
  • Ability to interpret messages
  • Desire to service customers
  • Goal setting ability
  • Flexibility
  • Drive
  • Problem-solving ability
  • Planning ability

Profile uses include:

  • Recruiting/Employee Screening
  • Manager and Leadership Development
  • Employee Development
  • Mentoring and Coaching

Sample reports available:

  • Employability Profile
  • Customer Service Assessment
  • Executive Management Assessment
  • Manager Assessment
  • Personal Performance Assessment
  • Sales Assessment