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Coaching Program

What's It Like To Be Coached?

Learn more about the process and the benefits of a relationship that's 100% dedicated to your growth and advancement.

Integral Coaching takes a customized approach to each client. We have a framework for our coaching engagements, which provides continuity, specific deliverables, and review points along the way. And we go where each client needs to go.

Coaching is a blend of “art” and “science”, using a disciplined process within which there is flexibility to go where is most valuable for the executive being coached. It is a true partnership, for the benefit of the client and providing a private environment of support, inquiry, reflection, learning, and challenge. Most senior level coaching engagements last 9-12 months, and many continue beyond that.

Here’s what a typical coaching program might look like:

Contracting: Upfront meetings to clearly define the objectives and scope of the executive coaching engagement; initial meetings with the executive being coached, to determine chemistry and fit and to discuss ground rules for the coaching relationship; discussion of deliverables and timing.

Intake, Assessment, and Feedback: Initial feedback and intake session with the executive. Utilize existing assessment data (360’s, leadership and behavioral instrument results). If desired, conduct feedback interviews with key stakeholders for added constructive input.

Coaching Purpose and Commitment/Learning Plan: With the executive, create a statement of the coaching purpose, what the client intends to accomplish, from which comes a stated commitment to a key leadership or personal goal(s). This can then be fleshed out in a Coaching Action Plan.

Real-time Learning: On-going coaching and learning, based on key coaching goal(s) and customized for each executive’s needs; use of self-observation, regular practices and exercises, as appropriate. Regular coaching meetings to review progress, surface important issues, change course as needed, and to support creation of new approaches.

Validation and Sustaining Success: Mid-point check-in, to see where executive is with regard to progress on goals; at the close of the engagement circling back to review progress; creation of a going-forward plan of action, to continue work on goals or to create revised goals.