This directory is built for senior professionals exploring executive coaching — whether you need a structured leadership programme, a focused transition sprint, or a thinking partner for high-stakes quarters. Browse frameworks, compare readiness signals, and connect when the timing is right.
Every executive carries a portfolio of decisions that differ in consequence, reversibility, and political complexity. Our coaching begins by mapping your decision landscape so sessions target the choices that genuinely move your career and organisation forward, rather than spreading attention evenly across low-impact items.
Coaching stalls when the executive treats it as therapy or when the sponsor expects a compliance fix. We screen for both before engagement starts, saving everyone time and money.
A 45-minute structured exercise that reveals hidden blockers and dormant allies in your leadership ecosystem. Available as a standalone session or bundled into any pathway.
A newly promoted CFO in Laval used a six-session sprint to renegotiate peer dynamics with the COO and CTO. Within five months, cross-functional friction dropped measurably and the board noted improved strategic alignment in its quarterly review.
Michael Watkins' classic remains essential for executives in transition. We pair its framework with our own onboarding diagnostic to create a personalised acceleration plan for leaders entering new roles.
A twelve-week programme designed for executives preparing to join a corporate board for the first time. Covers governance fluency, committee dynamics, risk-oversight posture, and personal positioning. Each session is ninety minutes, alternating between coaching dialogue and scenario simulation.
A consultant brings answers; a coach surfaces better questions. If you already know what to do but struggle with how to lead the change, coaching is the right investment. If you need industry-specific expertise you lack entirely, start with consulting and add coaching later.
Most coaching websites present a polished but opaque front. We chose a resource-board layout because executives research before they commit. Every card above is a genuine artefact from our practice — a framework we use, a case we handled, a perspective we hold.
Browse at your own pace. When something resonates, the inquiry form is below. No chatbots, no automated funnels, no urgency tricks. Just substance and a direct line to a real coach.
"I spent two weeks reading the board before I reached out. That research time made our first session twice as productive." — Director of Strategy, tech sector
| Leadership domain | Typical challenge | Coaching approach | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic influence | Ideas are strong but fail to gain traction at the executive table | Narrative reframing and stakeholder pre-alignment drills | 6 sessions |
| Transition acceleration | First 120 days in a new role feel chaotic and politically risky | Structured onboarding diagnostic with bi-weekly coaching | 8 sessions |
| Executive presence | Credibility gap between competence and perceived authority | Behavioural micro-shifts, recorded practice, real-time feedback | 4 sessions |
| Conflict navigation | Peer or board-level disagreements escalate unproductively | Interest-mapping, de-escalation rehearsal, post-conflict debriefs | 5 sessions |
| Succession readiness | Developing direct reports while managing own upward trajectory | Delegation architecture and talent-conversation coaching | 10 sessions |
| Board governance | Preparing for a first non-executive directorship | Governance fluency, scenario simulation, positioning strategy | 12 weeks |
Coaching works best when there is a concrete situation — a promotion, a conflict, a board presentation, a reorganisation — not a vague desire for "development." If you can name the situation in one sentence, you are ready.
Effective coaching surfaces blind spots. That process is not always pleasant. If you want validation more than growth, a mentor or peer group may serve you better right now.
Sessions require preparation and reflection time. Leaders who treat coaching as another calendar obligation to rush through rarely see lasting change. We ask for genuine time commitment.
Sponsor misalignment kills engagements. If your company is paying, the goals must be transparent to your sponsor. If you are paying yourself, you have full autonomy, which often accelerates results.
Executive coaching addresses professional performance and leadership behaviour. If personal mental health concerns are primary, we will refer you to a licensed therapist and can resume coaching when the timing is appropriate.
"I walked into my first session with a list of fifteen priorities. By session three, I had two. That focus changed how my entire team operated."
"My coach helped me see that the resistance I was facing was not about my ideas — it was about how I was sequencing stakeholder conversations. A small shift in approach unlocked a stalled initiative."
"The governance simulation sessions were unlike anything I had experienced. When I finally sat in my first board meeting, nothing felt unfamiliar."
Most engagements run between four and twelve sessions, spread over two to six months. Transition sprints are shorter; board-readiness programmes are longer. We scope the engagement collaboratively during a no-cost chemistry call.
Sessions are 90 minutes, conducted via video or in person at our Laval office. Each session follows a loose structure: reflection on inter-session work, focused dialogue on the current challenge, and agreement on actions before the next meeting. We do not use rigid scripts.
Yes. The content of sessions is never shared with your sponsor or organisation. If a sponsor requests progress updates, we agree on a summary format with you in advance, and you approve every word before it is shared.
Fees depend on engagement length and format. A single standalone session is $650 CAD. Multi-session pathways range from $3,200 to $9,500 CAD. We provide a detailed proposal after the chemistry call.
Absolutely. Sessions are available in English or French, depending on your preference. Written materials and worksheets are provided in the language you choose.
Tell us what you are working through. We will respond within two business days with availability for a 30-minute chemistry call — no charge, no commitment.
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