Not all Coaching is Created Equal

Today’s leaders need to learn faster, perform better, collaborate more, and demonstrate more versatility in business environments that are increasingly complex. While organizations have a large arsenal of leadership development strategies they can deploy, individual leadership coaching remains one of the most high-impact options available.

Not all coaching is equal. At MDA, coaching isn’t a last ditch effort to “fix” someone or a focus on life issues. It’s about producing business impact. It’s about building leadership capacity and improving how a leader functions at work. 

Applying our Awaken-Align-Accelerate^® framework, MDA coaches work to awaken leaders to their current impact and future potential; align their personal development objectives with business needs; and accelerate their development through structured, results-based skill building activities. 

More transparent than many coaching programs, MDA incorporates stakeholder feedback, aligns managers with development objectives, holds leaders accountable for their development, and measures progress throughout the program. 

The result? Superior leadership and a sustainable competitive advantage.

MDA Coaching Process using Awaken, Align, Accelerate^® Framework
 

MDA Coaching Services

From new hires to emerging leaders to the C-suite, MDA’s coaching programs address different needs at different levels of the leadership pipeline.  Our programs make it easy and affordable to deploy this powerful leadership development activity within organizations.

• ­Fast-paced, 4-6 month program focused on specific, practical skills for managers through SVP levels 
• Commonly targeted skills: Influence/presence, strategy/vision, coaching/talent manager, team leader and change sponsor

• Targeted programs specifically for new hires and for internal leaders making the next turn in the talent pipeline for direct through SVP levels
• Key stakeholders and manager involvement

• ­A 9-month program for senior manager, director, and senior director levels
• Ideal for emerging high-potential leaders, recently promoted to a more challenging role, leaders forming a new team, and solid performers struggling with unique challenges
• Wide variety of successful tools deployed by coaches, including use of Center for Creative Leadership's Ideas into Action guidebooks

• Intense 12-month program for senior director, VP and SVP levels focused on MDA's 13 Roles of the High Performance Leader^TM framework
• Ideal for senior leaders dealing with complex leadership issues: rapid change, poor team dynamics, expanded roles, challenging peer relationships, or a broader executive role

• ­ Intense 18-month program for aspiring or new CEOs
• ­ Board and executive team involvement integrated into program
• ­ Focused on the leadership issues most critical for CEOs

• Configurable large-scale program aligned with talent strategy
• Identification of program participants, strong project management/coordination, and a focus on both individual and development and organizational insights
• Application of the Development Engine®, a powerful online follow-through management tool

MDA Coaching Team

MDA's experienced team of leadership coaches challenge individuals on significant issues and follow MDA's rigorous coaching process to ensure business results are achieved.  Our coaches are held to a high standard, rigorously trained, and evaluated after each coaching engagement.  While the coach is central to every coaching program, our expert project management team ensures the coaching process is executed smoothly - on time and on budget.