PROCESS

PROCESS

How the coaching process works

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Impact Sprint

We apply inner clarity to one high-leverage leadership challenge.

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Integration and Measurement

You embed changes so they hold under real pressure.

How it works

What follows is a sample template. Each engagement gets fully personalized to meet the specific needs of the client and may look different than what is presented. Together we pick and choose what works for you.

This engagement is designed for executives, directors and senior managers leading complexity, change, and high visibility decisions. We build internal steadiness and strategic clarity first, then translate it into outer impact through a targeted Impact Sprint – where progress becomes visible in real meetings, relationships and decisions.

The structure

  • 10 coaching sessions (60 minutes) delivered biweekly (typically over 5 months)
  • Assessments early in the process to accelerate insight and focus
  • Impact sprint embedded mid-engagement to convert insight into traction/change
  • EQ-I 2.0 360 re-assessment – 4 months after completion to measure sustained impact (premium tier)

The process (step-by-step)

1. Set direction and define success (Session 1)

We determine:

  • The outcomes that matter to your role (results and leadership)
  • The scope, confidentiality, and operating agreements
  • Your “proof points” (how we will know the engagement worked)

Output: A clear outcomes map and simple success markers.

Depending on the nature of the engagement, this may be preceded by a scoping meeting with superiors/HR to ensure expectations are aligned.

2. Diagnose the pressure pattern (Sessions 2-3 + assessments)

Early in the engagement, we use two tools to sharpen focus:

  • Energy Leadership Index (ELI 360) to identify how you respond under pressure, what drains capacity and what increases effective leadership energy
  • EQ-I 2.0 to surface strengths, gaps and “reputation themes”, across key stakeholders

Output: a tight development focus (2-3 behaviors) that will create the biggest downstream impact

3. Build internal steadiness and decision clarity (Sessions 3-4)

We strengthen:

  • Emotional regulation and calm authority under scrutiny
  • Principled decision-making (trade-offs explicit, fewer reversals)
  • Communication that lands (clarity, brevity, commitment)

Output: your “pressure playbook” for high-stakes moments

4. Sprint design and execution (Session 5 design, Session 6-8 execution)

An Impact Sprint is a structured way to translate coaching into traction fast. The scenario varies depending on the sprint you choose (see the menu for available sprints), but the method is the same: define success, design the “plays”, run them in real situations and refine through tight debriefs.  Here is how the sprint works:

  • Sprint selection (highest stakes/friction/leverage): we pick one focus that will create the biggest downstream improvement.
  • Define success markers (3-5 observable indicators). Examples: decisions made without reversals; meeting outcome improved; stakeholder alignment achieved; reduced tension; clearer commitments; increased ownership.
  • Design the scenario + the strategy: the scenario depends on the sprint: it might be an executive meeting, a transformation steering group, a difficult performance conversation. We map the stakeholders, risks and the message.
  • Rehearse key moments: we practice the framing, tone, pacing, and decision – close language so that it lands under pressure
  • Execute in real time (between sessions)
  • Define and refine (review what happened, identify leverage point, rehearse the next move, commit to actions and measures before next session)

Output: Visible traction in weeks – not as a push but as a structured application phase.

5. Integrate and sustain (Sessions 9-10)

We look at what makes the change durable:

  • Leadership cadence (decision hygiene, meeting outcomes, accountability rhythm)
  • Delegation and ownership systems
  • Recovery and sustainability practices that protect bandwidth

Output: a 90-day sustain plan that holds under pressure

6. Measure durable change (Premium tier)

3 months after completion, we repeat the EQ-I 2.0 360 and debrief the shift – what changed, what is now the constraint, and what to strengthen next.

This 10-session plan reflects the core InsideOut method. Scope, metrics and components are customized through an initial alignment discussion with the client and where applicable the sponsor/manager – ranging from a standalone assessment to a longer engagement.

How it works

What follows is a sample template. Each engagement gets fully personalized to meet the specific needs of the client and may look different than what is presented. Together we pick and choose what works for you.

This engagement is designed for executives, directors and senior managers leading complexity, change, and high visibility decisions. We build internal steadiness and strategic clarity first, then translate it into outer impact through a targeted Impact Sprint – where progress becomes visible in real meetings, relationships and decisions.

The structure

  • 10 coaching sessions (60 minutes) delivered biweekly (typically over 5 months)
  • Assessments early in the process to accelerate insight and focus
  • Impact sprint embedded mid-engagement to convert insight into traction/change
  • EQ-I 0 360 re-assessment – 4 months after completion to measure sustained impact (premium tier)

The process (10 sessions – biweekly)

Session 1 – Goals, role reality and success markers

We clarify

  • What “success” looks like in your new scope (results + leadership behavior)
  • Your leadership edge: what must change now that your role has expanded
  • How we will measure progress (3-5 visible markers)

Output: a simple leadership outcomes plan

Depending on the nature of this engagement, his may be preceded by a scoping meeting with superiors/HR to ensure expectations are aligned.

 

Session 2: Your leadership identity + pressure patterns

We map:

  • Your leadership patterns under pressure (overfunctioning, people-pleasing, avoidance, control, imposter loops)
  • What triggers them, what they cost, and what “steadier leadership” looks like
  • The behaviors you want to embody as your leadership identity

Output: a personal “pressure-to-presence” map

Session 3: Communication that lands (and presence in the room)

We strengthen:

  • Concise framing (‘the point”,/ the ask / the why?)
  • Meeting voice and presence
  • Confidence signals (tone, pacing, boundaries, clarity)

Output: message framework + a few ready-to-use scripts

Session 4: ELI 360 debrief + targeted development plan

  • Debrief ELI 360 results
  • Convert results in Success Formula for self-management

Output: Targeted development plan

Session 5: Sprint selection + sprint design

We choose your sprint focus using highest stakes / highest friction / highest leverage

Then we begin the sprint:

  • The scenario(s) you’ll face (a performance conversation, delegation reset, stakeholder alignment, boundary setting)
  • Success markers (3-6 observable indicators)
  • Key “plays” you will run between sessions

Output: a Sprint plan you can execute immediately

Session 6-8: Impact Sprint execution (apply + refine)

Each Sprint scenario follows a tight loop

  1. Debrief what happened (facts, dynamics and how you showed up)
  2. Identify the leverage point (message, boundary, decision, relationship, accountability)
  3. Rehearse the next move (language + presence)
  4. Commit to actions and measures before the next session

Output: visible traction in real leadership moments

Session 9: Integration (make it durable)

  • Lock in a leadership operating cadence ( decision principles, meeting hygiene, delegation/accountability, rhythm, recovery plan)
  • Stress test: how do you keep this when the pressure spikes?

Session 10: Close + sustain plan

  • Review outcomes and “proof points”
  • Create a 90 day sustain plan (habits, guardrails, stakeholders to re-contract with early warning signs

4 months after completion – EQ-I 2.0 360 and a debrief session

This 10-session plan reflects the core InsideOut method. Scope, metrics and components are customized through an initial alignment discussion with the client and where applicable the sponsor/manager – ranging from a standalone assessment to a longer engagement.

Structure

Standard engagement (10 sessions)

  • Sessions 1-3: Insight (transition diagnosis + clarity + success metrics)
  • Sessions 4-6 (decision rules + boundaries + next chapter criteria)
  • Sessions 7-10: Impact (chosen sprint execution + sustain plan)

These 10 sessions are the standard InsideOut pathway (insight – alignment – impact). In a brief scoping consultation, we confirm goals and outcomes and tailor the engagement. That may include a standalone assessment, selecting specific sprints or extending the number of sessions based on your transition needs.