Tag: executive coaching

Leadership Transition: Quarter 2

Quarter Two is where credibility turns into business value. Four priorities, practical plays, and how transition coaching accelerates impact.

Leadership Transition: Quarter Two — Maximise Value, Cement Credibility

Stepping into a more senior role is always a test of leadership range and resilience. By Quarter Two, the goal shifts from early momentum to compounding value: scaling the wins, sharpening strategic intent, and making visible progress that your boss, board, customers, and team can feel. Well‑designed integration support can cut time‑to‑full performance by ~40% compared with “sink or swim” onboarding, and specialised transition coaching can reduce that even further—sometimes up to half—by accelerating stakeholder alignment and cultural navigation.

This is the sixth and final article in my series on leadership transition: Before You Start; Day 1; Week 1; Month 1; Quarter 1; Quarter 2. In Quarter Two, the mandate is clear: convert credibility into business value, while embedding ways of working that will scale through the year.

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Leadership Transition: Quarter 1

Make your first quarter in a senior leadership role count. Learn four priorities for success and how transition coaching accelerates impact.

Leadership Transition: Quarter One – Build Momentum through Early Wins

Stepping into a new leadership role can feel daunting—especially when it involves a major shift in responsibilities, a new location, or both. Yet, with the right preparation and coaching support, this transition can become one of the most rewarding experiences of your career.

Since 2017, I’ve specialized in one-to-one coaching for leadership transitions. Before that, I spent a decade facilitating Leadership Pipeline programs for groups of leaders. Across these experiences, one truth stands out: Quarter One matters. It sets the tone for everything that follows.

This article is the fifth in a six-part series on the progressive stages of leadership transition: Before You Start; Day 1; Week 1; Month 1; Quarter 1; Quarter 2. Today, we focus on how to optimize Quarter One in your new role.

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Leadership Transition: Month 1

Make your first month in a senior leadership role count. Learn four priorities for success and how transition coaching accelerates impact.

Leadership Transition: Month One – Make It Happen

Stepping into a new leadership role can feel daunting—especially when it involves a major shift in responsibilities, a new location, or both. Yet, with the right preparation and coaching support, this transition can become one of the most rewarding experiences of your career.

Since 2017, I’ve specialized in one-to-one coaching for leadership transitions. Before that, I spent a decade facilitating Leadership Pipeline programs for groups of leaders. Across these experiences, one truth stands out: Month One matters. It sets the pattern for everything that follows.

This article is the fourth in a six-part series on the progressive stages of leadership transition: Before You Start; Day 1; Week 1; Month 1; Quarter 1; Quarter 2. Today, we focus on how to optimize Month One in your new role.

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Executive Coaching & Life Coaching: A Comparison

I asked the new experimental AI tool in Wordpress to write a 200 word article comparing executive coaching and life coaching. Here is what it wrote. Word for word. No editing from me. I just added the headings.

Executive coaching and life coaching are two different types of coaching that aim to improve the lives of individuals. These forms of coaching are designed to provide individuals with guidance, support, and encouragement to help them achieve their goals in their personal and professional lives. Although both forms of coaching have similarities, they differ in several ways.

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