Executive Coaching and Leadership Development

Executive Coaching and Leadership Development

Our executive coaching and leadership development programs elevate the talents and experiences of senior leaders to maximize their effectiveness and drive positive change. We coach leaders to constructively confront challenges, develop awareness, and actualize business opportunities.

Why invest in executive coaching?

Busy steering the ship, executives often miss opportunities to develop their leadership capabilities. Even the most capable and talented senior leaders require support to overcome obstacles and achieve their potential. Executive coaching provides senior leaders with the impartiality of third-party direction and support. Businesses succeed when senior leaders are aware of their strengths and limitations.

Executive coaching helps senior leaders develop the ability to manage and motivate themselves and their teams, thereby benefitting the organization and the people they work with. Coaching gives leaders the tools to constructively confront challenges and gain a sense of personal fulfillment, while they are busy with the day-to-day operation of the business.

80% of coaching clients experienced IMPROVED SELF-CONFIDENCE, 73% IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS, 72% IMPROVED COMMUNICATION SKILLS, and 70% IMPROVED WORK PERFORMANCE.*

* International Coaching Federation Global Coaching Client Study, April 2009

What is executive coaching?

Executive coaching involves individualized coaching activities and ongoing feedback. The coach facilitates the co-creation of a leadership growth plan that aligns with the individual’s and organization’s goals. Coaching systematically encourages leaders to:
Consider compatibilities and inconsistencies between their actions and the organization’s goals and values.
Gain awareness of their leadership strengths and development areas.
Address their development areas to further the organization’s goals.
Improve their executive presence and embrace their leadership roles.
Expand their social and cultural awareness.
Motivate and inspire positive performance and team dynamics.
Motivate and inspire positive performance and team dynamics.
Self-reflect and exercise their emotional intelligence.

What’s included in the package?

Our customized executive coaching package includes:
  • Alignment sessions with the coach and the leader to discuss progress.
  • Unlimited phone and/or video coaching sessions.
  • Interview-based 360° assessment and report compiled by the coach.
  • Full debrief of 360 report and development of a customized leadership development plan.
  • 6 months of full support and shadowing​.

What’s our process?

We customize our coaching process to account for the unique talents and circumstances of the leader and their organization. Taking a personalized and confidential approach, our standard process generally involves the following activities:

Step 1

Preparatory tasks to be completed by the leader and the coach.

Step 2

An introductory meeting to identify goals, build rapport and understand the context.

Step 3

An alignment meeting between the leader, the coach, and other relevant members to outline objectives, roles, and responsibilities.

Step 4

An analysis of pertinent performance reviews and feedback.

Step 5

Further leadership assessments, when necessary (i.e.: Strengths Finder, Insights, MBTI, DISC, etc.).

Step 6

360-degree feedback interviews with a cross-section of colleagues.

Step 7

An analysis of the feedback and development of a 360-degree feedback summary report, conducted by the coach.

Step 8

A one-to-one debrief meeting between the coach and the leader to review the feedback and initiate a development plan.

Step 9

A group debrief meeting with the leader, their manager, their HR personnel, and the coach to reflect on the 360-degree feedback and identify key themes for the leadership development plan.

Step 10

A development plan cocreated by the leader and the coach.

Step 11

Bi-monthly coaching meetings to: reflect on the leader’s coaching experience and progress; address questions or challenges; develop skills; share feedback and resources, and set goals.

Step 12

Resources and recommendations are provided by the coach to set the leader up for success with their leadership development plan.
Shireesh Thota, Director Of Engineering, Azure Cosmos DB, Microsoft

I find myself fortunate to have worked with Reza for a six-month executive coaching series. I highly recommend him for anyone looking to reflect deeply, understand oneself and grow purposefully, staying true to personal values. He spent a good amount of time figuring out my challenges and needs and introduced me to highly effective frameworks. He was always willing to get my inputs and adjust our approach flexibly. He connected with my partners at work and put together keen insights into my 360 development. His overall approach left an indelible impression on me!

Director, Engine Design, Blue Origin

This was my first experience with a leadership coach and, although a little skeptical at first, I have really enjoyed the interaction. Reza really demonstrates the coaching and leadership strategies that he teaches and helps us practice within our 1:1. Through our 1:1’s, I feel like he is there to help guide and probe, and this helps me work on more internal reflection and identifying concrete actions I can take to improve. I have found this extremely beneficial.

Matt Fleckenstein, Product Strategy Lead - Mixed Reality, Microsoft

I recently had the opportunity to engage with Reza for a 6-month executing coaching engagement. Thanks to his great guidance and coaching, I made demonstrable and significant progress toward improving my leadership skills and building a stronger rapport with key stakeholders. For me personally, Reza’s calm demeanor and pleasant personality, coupled with his commitment to holding me accountable and helping me to help myself, really worked well. He successfully paired several different recognized frameworks (360-reviews, emotional intelligence assessments, etc.) with custom-designed ones to ensure that my specific, personalized coaching needs were being met. If you are looking for a compassionate, energetic, and driven coach with an engineering mindset committed to helping you grow, I would strongly recommend Reza.

Jennifer Ivan, General Counsel, Microsoft

I just finished six months of executive coaching with Reza today. Reza was a terrific coach. He helped me understand and act on feedback from others, helping me truly internalize this feedback and understand it better. He was a great and empathetic listener. He didn’t just focus on my professional goals; he focused on my whole self, my values, and what I wanted in life more generally. It’s not too dramatic to say this experience was life-changing. I highly recommend Reza for executive coaching! Thank you, Reza!

Senior Director, Microsoft

Reza’s coaching has had a significant impact on my development in the targeted areas. I had set some measurable targets (e.g., feedback scores from engagements polls), and the results confirm notable progress. Reza has been flexible in re-prioritizing development areas.

Andreas Urban, Head of Blackbelt Team, Microsoft

I had the pleasure to get coached by Reza for six months. From the very beginning, I felt that Reza could listen and immediately understand issues that I have in my daily business, hindering my personal growth. Raza’s Engineering background helped to understand the challenges and opportunities of a technical leader. During our coaching journey, I’ve got valuable input regarding topics like how to deal with the volume, scaling as a leader, creating effective teams, and using positive intelligence principles to transform as a leader and human being. I can absolutely recommend Reza as a Business and Executive Coach and looking forward to our next engagement.

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