Leader Coaching
Leader coaching is the most powerful way to develop or deepen your skills.Create Real, Lasting Change Through Leader Coaching
Leader coaching is the most powerful way to develop or deepen the mindset and skills that will ensure your cultural values are more than a statement on your website. Our coaching works. We don’t treat the job of a leader as merely a collection of techniques to be learned. We shift perspectives and help your leaders find new ways of thinking so that they can find answers to their most challenging problems now – and long after coaching ends.
What is Leader Coaching?
Understanding what coaching is will help you get the greatest benefit from this powerful development practice. Many people understand coaching by comparing it to other development actions with which they are already familiar. Here’s a comparison breakdown…
CONSULTING
You are looking for an expert in a specific area to give you answers.
MENTORING
You are looking for someone who has experience doing work similar to your ambitions and can give you advice on how to be successful.
TRAINING
You are looking to learn new skills, concepts, or best practices that you can apply to your personal or professional situation.
COACHING
You are looking for someone who can help you realize your professional ambitions by identifying blocks, unleashing energy, refining your approach, and holding you accountable to make the changes you desire.
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The percent of organizations that acknowledge a strong correlation between coaching and increased employee engagement.
Which Coaching Package is Right for You?
There is no “one size fits all” coaching package. Every individual has unique needs—and our team is here to help.
CEO & Executive Coaching
Even the sharpest leaders need space to think out loud. We coach executives who want a trusted thought partner—someone who challenges their thinking, sharpens their strategy, and helps them lead with both clarity and courage.
Performance Coaching
You’ve got the skills—but something’s off. Maybe it’s feedback you didn’t expect, or a pattern you can’t quite break. We coach leaders who are ready to take an honest look at how they’re showing up—and do the work to lead with more clarity, confidence, and impact.
Career Transition Coaching
New role? New direction? Not sure what’s next? We help leaders navigate career shifts with confidence, clarity, and a plan that fits who they are and where they want to go.
Have questions? Need more information? Or are you ready to start your coaching journey with Slingshot25?
MEET OUR COACHES
Courtney Smock
Courtney is experienced at helping influencers and leaders improve their ability to create an impact, take care of people, and take action during change. She is a founding partner of Slingshot25 where she specializes in change leadership, team effectiveness and transition coaching.
- iPEC Professional Coach Training
- Energy Leadership Master Practitioner
- Career/Professional Coaching
- Change Coaching
Jackie Pelland
Jackie has over 25 years of leadership development experience inside Fortune 500 companies. She is a founding partner of Slingshot25 where she designs and delivers leadership development programs and specializes in executive leadership coaching.
- iPEC Professional Coach Training
- Energy Leadership Master Practitioner
- Executive Leadership Coaching
- Coaching Instructor
Why is Coaching a Game-Changer For Leaders (and Your Culture)?
It’s easy to think that company cultures are primarily shaped by the decisions and actions of the most senior leaders. But the reality is that leaders at every level have the power to make or break your culture every day. The daily leadership behaviors that make people feel included vs. excluded, respected vs. disrespected, or supported vs. undermined determine how employees will experience your organization’s culture, regardless of what cultural values you have defined on your website.
Leader coaching is the most powerful way to develop or deepen the mindset and skills that will ensure your cultural values are more than a statement.
Our coaching works. We don’t treat the job of a leader as merely a collection of techniques to be learned. We shift perspectives and help your leaders find new ways of thinking so that they can find answers to their most challenging problems now – and long after coaching ends.
Is Leader Coaching Right For Me?
Are you someone who…
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- Is willing to prioritize the coaching sessions?
- Is willing to get specific about what is holding them back and create a plan for what they want from the coaching sessions?
- Is willing to do the work between coaching sessions to move forward on their agenda?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you’re in the right place.
We are taught to believe that when it comes to teams, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” meaning we can achieve more by working together than each of us working alone. In reality, it takes hard work for this to be true. When the behavior of any team member introduces dysfunction to the team, the entire team will experience the toll of conflict and poor teamwork.
Our approach to coaching works by helping the members who are struggling the most with conflict to identify unhelpful mindsets and habits, reframe their thinking, refine their approach, and establish accountability to making the changes they desire.
What are the Benefits of Coaching?
- Set goals and grow your leadership career.
- Confidential conversations in which you can be honest about issues created by a changing work environment without fear of judgment.
- Generate insight and create plans to solve your current leadership challenges using an effective approach.
- Ignite new leadership habits to help you solve future challenges.
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The increase in individual productivity anticipated when combining coaching with employee training.
How Do I Get Matched With a Coach?
Finding the right coach is important. You want to make sure your coach is someone you can trust, feel safe talking to about challenges, and someone you actually….well, like.
To get started, complete this short form and a summary of your initial challenges and goals (if you don’t know yet, that’s ok, too). We’ll contact you to schedule a free consultation with one of our coaches. Easy!
