The Sacred Hour 

It all begins with the sacred hour. This is the hour we set aside each week to work together on building the leader who builds the team who leads the change. We call it the "sacred hour" because, though we may move it again and again in any given month, we try not to cancel it. It is sacred time for us to work on things that are important to you.​ In addition to our sacred hour, I am available to you via text, email and phone anytime for meetings with your team or discussions about pressing issues. Each week you receive prefatory and follow-up communications tailored specifically to your leadership journey. This is a carefully crafted, highly thoughtful reflection of that precious hour designed to guide your thinking for the following week.  They are often full of "bear pokes"-- thoughts to challenge our thinking and mindsets about the work before us. Our work together goes as far as you lead it. You have a partner and find it a little less lonely at the top. Consider me an impartial ear helping you vet ideas and decisions but more importantly, as a support that is only a text away.

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The Foundational and the Operational

TDL coaching is divided into two areas: operational and foundational. We start in an operational framework: “These are the challenges I am facing,” “How do I address the impediments between me and my goal?” “How can I run more effective meetings?” “How can I get impartial feedback on X (the strategic plan, the new initiative),” etc. Sometimes, this operational framework consumes the entire coaching hour. An impartial ear is surprisingly beneficial and having time to vet ideas is powerful. Even when the hour includes foundational work, the operational never goes away--we all have jobs to do. Foundational work is about building leaders who build great teams to achieve transformative success. This is where transformation begins--in building leaders with the strength, tools, confidence, and skillsets to change their world. 

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The Workbook

I have written a series of "discoveries" for us to work through--hopefully one each week. As you can imagine, that are built around the three keys steps.  Here is the current TOC.

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Over time, you will decide how your team comes into play. Some coach their team through a process similar to what we went through together, others ask me to join team meetings on specific occasions, still others provide a coach for their team members. However you choose, after building the leader who builds the team, we learn and lead change.

 

Thank you for considering us as part of your leadership journey.

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