Executive Coaching
Lead Like Yourself
You were great at your job. No one showed you how to lead people.
Nobody prepares you for this part. You were promoted because you were excellent at the work. The promotion was supposed to be a compliment. Most days it doesn’t feel like one.
The job changed, but nobody gave you a map. You’re not doing the work anymore. You’re leading people who do the work. And almost nothing that made you successful before is making you successful now.
You were ready for the role. You weren’t prepared for the reality. Research shows only about 20% of managers receive formal leadership training when they’re promoted. You’re in the 80% that got a title but no playbook. That’s not a confidence problem. It’s a preparation problem. And it has a solution.
Coaching that meets you where you actually are
Executive coaching isn’t a course. It’s not a conference. And it’s not cheerleading.
It’s a structured, one-on-one relationship that helps you develop the specific leadership skills you need, in the context of your actual team, your actual challenges, and your actual goals. You grow by using it in real situations, not just learning about it.
The coaches at Concord Leadership Group work from the Quadrant 3 Leadership framework, grounded in research and shaped by real work with leaders. It helps you understand where you are in your development and what growth looks like from here. Not in theory. In reality.
Executive Coaching is for you if…
You’re early in leadership and figuring it out in real time. You were promoted without a playbook. You’re leading former peers and the relationships feel different now. You’re carrying information you can’t share with the people you used to share everything with. You end most weeks wondering what you actually accomplished, or whether coordination even counts as work. It does. That’s the work now.
You’ve been leading for a long time, but the rules seem to have changed. You figured out how to lead people once. It took years and it was hard and you did it well. Now your instincts don’t land the way they used to. You’ve become the person everything still comes through, and you’re tired in a way that rest doesn’t fix. You want to build more ownership around you so the team and the culture don’t depend on your presence to survive.
Either way, you want a thought partner who will push you, not just validate you. Someone who’s seen enough leaders go through this to know that what you’re feeling is normal. Someone who can help you find a version of leadership that fits your wiring, not a borrowed script that never quite does.
“Marc helps the whole leader, available as a sounding board for both work and life. He discretely and professionally helps CEO’s lead in their unique style, not letting them get forced into someone else’s mold.”
What the coaching relationship looks like
- A consistent rhythm. You’ll have scheduled calls with your coach, 45 minutes dedicated to your leadership, your decisions, and your growth. At the end of every call, you’ll agree on what you’re taking into the week. Real actions, in your real context.
- Support between calls. Leadership problems rarely wait for your next appointment, so we limit our client base so you have direct access to your coach by phone and email. If something surfaces mid-week, you don’t have to wait.
- The Leader’s Journey as your map. Every coaching relationship is anchored in the Quadrant 3 Leadership framework. You’ll know where you are, what you’re building toward, and why the work you’re doing connects to the leader you’re becoming.
- Assessments and tools when they matter. You’ll have access to leadership assessments, not as a box-checking exercise, but when they’ll actually open something up for you.
“Do consultants need coaches? Yes! Just as we give our clients a morale boost, we sometimes need an outside morale boost too. That is why I hired Marc as my coach. Recently, during a tough period of a project, I wondered how I could boost morale of my client when I was discouraged too. By asking keen questions, he re-energized me. I walked into the next client meeting with confidence! Now, the project is back on track and succeeding again. I am so thankful for Marc’s words of wisdom and his generosity with me.”
Not all coaching looks the same
CLG coaching is led by Marc A. Pitman and Emily J. Pitman. Marc works primarily with CEOs, executive directors, and senior leaders. Emily brings a distinct approach for leaders navigating identity, values alignment, and leadership transitions.
Not sure which is the right fit? The exploratory call will help you figure it out.
Where coaching fits in the Leader’s Journey
Most leaders who come to us are in one of two places: early enough that everything still feels unfamiliar, or experienced enough that what used to work has quietly stopped working. Both are normal stages, not verdicts.
Executive coaching is how we close that gap. In real time, in your real work, with someone in your corner who’s seen the stage before and knows what it looks like on the other side.
Ready to lead like yourself?
No pitch. No pressure. You already have enough of that.
Want to find your starting point first? Take our 2-minute Leadership Style Quiz.
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