High-Performance Leaders

Coaching & Development Services

HPL Coaching & Development services are meticulously designed to foster growth from the inside out, targeting the core competencies, skills, and mindsets essential for professional advancement. By engaging with individual leaders at a deep, transformative level, we unlock potential and catalyze significant growth that radiates throughout the organization. Our approach not only elevates individual capabilities but also aligns them with the organization's strategic objectives, thereby contributing to the cultivation of a High Performance Culture. This culture is characterized by its strategic integration of people development and business performance, ensuring a harmonious environment where both elements are nurtured for long-term success.

HPL Services include:

  • Executive, Manager and Team Coaching

  • HiPO Coaching

  • Leadership Coaching Programs

  • Vertical Leadership Assessments and Development

  • Leadership Competency Assessment and Development

Why Leaders Fail:

According to the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), there are four main reasons why executive leaders derail in their careers [1]. These reasons are outlined in their extensive research on leadership development and derailment.

The four main reasons why leaders derail in their careers:

  • This occurs when a leader's past strengths, the behaviors that led to their initial success, become detrimental in new situations. For instance, a decisive leader who thrived in a fast-paced environment might struggle to delegate or collaborate effectively when promoted to a more strategic role.

  • Leaders with unaddressed weaknesses may not see the need for improvement early in their careers. However, these weaknesses can become significant derailers later on. An example might be a leader who excels at technical skills but struggles with interpersonal communication, potentially damaging relationships with colleagues or direct reports.

  • The intoxicating power of success can lead some leaders to believe they are infallible. This arrogance can manifest in poor decision-making, a lack of receptiveness to feedback, or even mistreating others.

  • While less common, even highly competent leaders can be derailed by unforeseen circumstances beyond their control. An economic downturn, a major industry shift, or even a personal health crisis could negatively impact a leader's performance.

Source: The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Coaching in Organizations: Executive Coaching for Derailment and Development (https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Center+for+Creative+Leadership+Handbook+of+Coaching+in+Organizations-p-9781118841488)

Core Objectives: High Performance Leader

  1. Transformative Growth: Our coaching & development services are designed to catalyze significant growth in leaders, targeting both skillset enhancement and mindset shifts for comprehensive development.

  2. Alignment with Organizational Goals: We meticulously align the leader's development journey with the organization's strategic objectives, ensuring that leadership growth directly contributes to improved business outcomes and team dynamics.

  3. Fostering a Culture of High Performance: Through our coaching, we play a pivotal role in fostering a culture of excellence within the organization, characterized by ongoing success, robust internal succession planning, and the agility to seize new opportunities

Our coaching & development services are collaboratively designed with our clients, embedding the organization's current and future objectives into the coaching trajectory. While each coaching engagement is uniquely tailored to the leader's specific needs, we adhere to a set of core principles and tools that guide the leader through a process of learning, practicing, and ultimately internalizing the wisdom. Our approach encompasses both the development of essential skillsets and competencies required for their present and future roles, and the cultivation of mindsets that enable the effective application of these tools. This dual focus ensures that leaders not only acquire new skills and knowledge but also adopt the thought processes necessary for leveraging these resources effectively. By gradually developing both the mindset and skillset—or the ways leaders think about challenges and the tools they use to address them—we ensure a holistic growth that resonates with the individual's role and the organization's vision.

Approach: High Performance Leader

Consultative Process: Creating a High Performance Leader Program

  1. Identification of Strategic Challenge and Opportunity: Our process begins by identifying key leadership challenges within the organization and the opportunities they present, setting the stage for targeted leadership development and growth.

  2. Stakeholder Engagement for Deeper Insight: We engage with leaders and stakeholders across the organization to gather diverse perspectives, enriching our understanding of the challenges at hand.

  3. Analysis of Leader and Stakeholder Engagement Themes: Following these discussions, we analyze emerging themes to ensure the coaching program is informed by a comprehensive array of insights and perspectives.

  4. Development of a Project Roadmap Proposal: Armed with these insights, we craft a unique High Performance Leader Program and Project Roadmap, outlining a strategic plan that guides the organization from its current state to its desired future.

  5. Monitoring Progress and Flexible Adaptation: For each High Performance Leader coaching cohort, we monitor key metrics of change and remain flexible, ready to adapt our approach to achieve the best outcomes. This dynamic process ensures that the High Performance Leader coaching program remains effective and aligned with the organization's evolving needs.

Coaching Client Testimonials

Hear from the organization leaders

Head of Facilities
Verikor

Kevin helped me identify areas of growth and opportunity, accelerating my leadership development. The impact on me was higher confidence in my skill sets and better preparation to serve my team while collaborating with cross-functional leaders.

Leader of Sustainability Organization

Kevin’s interest stayed focused in how to step back and recognize big picture. He was able to work across cultures to help/support team development, taking individual conversational contexts to a multi-billion dollar a year operation. I would absolutely work with Kevin again and suggest his skills in many situations.

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