Coaching for leadership cohorts
The Coaching Accelerator™
Custom coaching for groups.
The Coaching Accelerator™ offers a scalable, coordinated and cost-effective approach to developing senior talent. Each leader follows a tailored development plan and works directly with a hand-picked coach to set and achieve meaningful goals.
At a glance
Individually-tailored, highly-engaging leadership development...
The Coaching Accelerator™ is customized for each executive, measuring strengths and growth areas against the company’s core leadership competencies. We identify each leader’s development opportunities and build a simple, coach-supported plan for meaningful growth.
...with the coordination and cost-efficiency of a group program
Unlike one-off individual coaching engagements, the Accelerator takes a coordinated approach to uncovering and closing leadership competency gaps across an organization. We sometimes supplement the process with workshops targeting the highest-priority gaps.
Since 1996, WJM has delivered "white-glove" coaching services to senior leaders at hundreds of top companies, including over 50 of the Fortune 500.
The Coaching Accelerator™ process
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Pre-program alignment
WJM coordinates program content, communications strategy and materials with the organization.
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Participant assessment
The process can include participant and manager interviews, psychometric instruments and 360-degree interviews or online surveys.
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Development planning
Assessment feedback and alignment with the participant’s manager inform an individual development plan.
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Targeted coaching
Each participant works with their own executive coach on the goals that matter most to their development.
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Organizational learning
WJM identifies shared themes and common development gaps that can inform group sessions and future initiatives.
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Personalized development at scale
Each participant’s strengths and opportunities for improvement are considered in relation to the company’s core leadership competencies.
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Meaningful goals with a hand-picked coach
Each leader follows an individual development plan and works directly with their own coach to set and achieve meaningful goals.
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Shared growth and accountability
The shared program structure creates more scalability and efficiency than ad hoc coaching while fostering shared growth and accountability.
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Insight into organizational themes
HR leaders receive insight into key developmental themes across the group, enabling continuous organizational learning.
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Learning that guides future initiatives
Common themes and development gaps can guide future workshops, action learning and other leadership initiatives.
COMMON QUESTIONS
The Coaching Accelerator™ Q&A
Answers for talent leaders considering personalized coaching for a cohort of senior or high-potential leaders.
How is The Coaching Accelerator™ different from a standard online leadership program?
The Coaching Accelerator™ is personalized rather than generic. It aligns each executive’s strengths and growth areas with company leadership competencies, and every participant works on an individually-tailored development plan.
Does each leader still get an individual coach?
Yes. Each participant has a coach selected for best fit.
Who is The Coaching Accelerator™ designed for?
The Coaching Accelerator™ is designed for organizations developing cohorts of senior or high-potential leaders that need individualized coaching, shared accountability and stronger program coordination.
Can the program align to our leadership competencies?
Yes. A core part of the model is aligning the work to the company’s leadership competencies while still tailoring each participant’s development plan.
START THE CONVERSATION
Develop senior talent with individual depth and cohort-wide insight.
The Coaching Accelerator™ offers custom coaching for groups without reducing development to a generic online program.
