How does coaching work?

Coaching begins with a discovery session so that I can understand who you are and we can look three steps ahead to who you want to be.

Through personalized coaching sessions, we will:

Identify your strengths and areas for growth.
Set achievable goals that align with your career aspirations.
Develop strategies to enhance your communication, decision-making skills and productivity.

Together, we will craft a targeted plan to establish clear goals, enhance your performance, and work towards greater fulfillment and success. This development translates to improved productivity, morale, accountability, and motivation among staff, delivering a positive impact on your organization.

What is JMK Leadership’s Coaching Philosophy?

I help you keep looking ahead by focusing on Four Forms of Leadership. Effective leadership isn’t one-dimensional — it extends in four essential directions, each of which we can explore together:

Leading Up – Strengthen your ability to manage up, communicate with senior stakeholders, exhibit executive presence and influence decisions.
Leading Across – Develop strong relational and communication skills to inspire and lead across the organization. Foster collaboration with peers and clients to achieve shared goals and enhance synergies.
Leading Down – Inspire, guide, and mentor team members and junior colleagues, cultivating high performance, accountability, trust, and a positive team culture.
Leading Yourself – Strengthen your self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and personal leadership skills to build resilience and clarity in decision-making.

What is the Coach and Client’s Role in the coaching process?

As your Executive Coach, Jamie will help keep you three steps ahead with a process that will:

Evoke Insights to spark self-awareness and set realistic goals
Raise Confidence by offering thought-provoking ideas to inspire self-belief
Encourage Growth with experimentation to transform habits and behaviors
Offer Strategic Guidance to aid decision-making and managing people
Provide Support with practice opportunities and clear, constructive feedback

Potentially provide case studies, suggested readings, worksheets and role plays to support skill development
Potentially administer relevant assessments

Your role in the coaching process would be to:

Actively Participate in the process and take ownership of your personal and professional growth
Explore New Perspectives with an open mind, allowing yourself to challenge old habits and embrace fresh insights
Embrace Change by taking action on the goals you set and experimenting with new approaches
Take Responsibility by reflecting on feedback and applying it to make measurable progress toward your leadership development