You were promoted for what you know. You will succeed - or fail - based on how you lead.
Evidence-based executive coaching grounded in organizational behavior research and two decades of Fortune 50 operating experience. I work with senior leaders navigating transitions, building executive presence, and developing the leadership capacity their next role demands.
Start with a Conversation
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The Moments That Bring Leaders to Coaching
The Transition Is Harder Than Expected
You stepped into a bigger role - new organization, new scope, new stakeholders - and the playbook that got you here is not working at this altitude. The first 90 days feel more fragile than they should.
Technical Brilliance, Leadership Gaps
Your expertise is not in question. But the feedback keeps circling the same themes: delegation, presence, influence, building trust with peers who are not your direct reports.
The Team Is Not Performing
You have the right people on paper, but the team is not operating as a unit. Accountability is inconsistent, conflict is avoided, and you are compensating for gaps instead of building capacity.
Career Inflection Point
You are evaluating a board seat, a CEO opportunity, or a significant career pivot - and you need a thinking partner who understands the landscape, not just a sounding board.
How I Work
Coaching with Rigor, Not Platitudes
My coaching practice draws on organizational behavior research, psychometric assessment, and two decades of operating at the senior executive level.
Assess
Multi-source feedback, behavioral assessment, and stakeholder interviews to build a clear picture of where you are - your strengths, your blind spots, and the specific leadership behaviors that will determine success in your current context.
Develop
Targeted coaching engagement focused on the two or three shifts that will have the highest leverage. This is not open-ended talk therapy - it is structured development work with clear objectives and observable outcomes.
Sustain
Build the self-awareness, feedback systems, and personal operating rhythms that ensure development continues after the engagement ends. The goal is a leader who coaches themselves.
Working with Dr. Ellington changed how I show up as a leader. He challenged my assumptions without judgment and helped me see patterns I had been blind to for years. The result was not just better leadership - it was a fundamentally different relationship with my team.