Overview

Leadership success doesn’t happen by chance—it’s shaped through intentional development, strategic coaching, and structured support. Lodestone’s Individual Executive Development programs provide high-impact, data-driven guidance for senior leaders navigating new roles, leadership growth, and career transitions.

Unlike broad, unfocused coaching programs, our approach zeroes in on 1-2 critical leadership challenges that, when improved, will directly enhance business performance and executive effectiveness. From onboarding new leaders to coaching existing executives and supporting leaders in transition, our tailored methodology ensures that leaders are prepared, aligned, and equipped to succeed.

Lodestone’s Executive Development Offerings

New Leader Assimilation

Leadership Advisory Services & Executive Coaching

Exit Transition Coaching

Individual Executive Development Solutions

Lodestone’s Individual Executive Development solutions are structured to meet executives at key moments in their careers—new role assimilation, leadership growth, and exit transitions.

New Leader Assimilation: Setting the Foundation for Success

The first 100 days in a senior leadership role are pivotal. Without clear guidance and structured onboarding, new leaders risk early missteps, culture mismatches, and unnecessary friction. Lodestone’s New Leader Assimilation ensures a strategic, informed, and smooth transition by providing:

  • A customized 100-day plan built on assessment insights and business priorities.
  • Confidential stakeholder interviews with direct reports to uncover early concerns, expectations, and questions about the new leader.
  • A facilitated assimilation meeting to enhance trust, communication, and alignment between the leader and their team.
  • Knowing Me, Knowing You™ integration, where the leader and their team complete Gold-Standard Leadership Assessments and receive personalized feedback.
  • Six months of executive coaching, providing a safe, objective space to navigate company dynamics, decision-making, and personal leadership adjustments.

This structured approach accelerates team alignment, reduces uncertainty, and positions leaders for early and sustained success.

Leadership Advisory Services & Executive Coaching

Leadership is a continuous evolution, and even experienced executives benefit from focused development. Lodestone’s Leadership Advisory Services provide data-driven, business-aligned coaching that helps executives refine their leadership effectiveness.

Our structured coaching model includes:

  • Stakeholder insights: Interviews with 2-3 key stakeholders to gather an objective perspective on leadership strengths and development areas.
  • Psychometric assessment: Using Gold-Standard Leadership Inventories, we assess an executive’s leadership profile, including competencies, decision-making tendencies, and derailers under stress.
  • Targeted coaching plan: Instead of generic leadership advice, we focus on 1-2 critical areas that will drive measurable business impact.
  • Calibration meeting with key stakeholders: Ensuring alignment between the executive, their leader, and business needs.
  • Bi-weekly coaching sessions over four months, combined with on-demand access to real-time coaching via email and text for urgent leadership challenges.
  • End-of-engagement stakeholder review to assess progress and business impact.

Lodestone’s coaching is not broad-based “therapy coaching”—it is business-focused, results-driven, and designed to strengthen an executive’s ability to deliver in their role. Many executives choose to return for additional coaching engagements as new challenges arise.

Exit Transition Coaching: Navigating Leadership Change with Confidence

Executive departures—whether planned or unexpected—can be one of the most emotionally and professionally challenging transitions in a leader’s career. Lodestone’s Exit Transition Coaching provides a structured, supportive approach to help departing executives process the transition, reposition their skills, and re-engage with new opportunities.

Our four-session coaching framework guides executives through:

  • Reset (within 24 hours): Processing the emotional and professional impact of the transition.
  • Reflect (one week later): Identifying strengths, career goals, and development opportunities. (Leadership Assessment included if not previously completed.)
  • Rebrand (2-4 weeks post-transition): Crafting a market re-entry plan—identifying ideal roles, companies, and leadership narratives for future opportunities.
  • Re-engage (3 months post-separation): A final check-in to ensure a successful adjustment and forward momentum.

Whether an executive is transitioning to a board role, preparing for a new leadership position, or recalibrating their next steps, Lodestone ensures that the process is thoughtful, strategic, and empowering.

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Case Study

At first resistant to executive coaching sponsored by the PE owner, this CEO quickly developed trust in his Lodestone coach and asked for more assistance. The Lodestone coach became integral to helping him with organizational design, COVID crisis management, and working with a customer-facing division who was losing sales.

Why Lodestone?

  • Business-Driven Coaching: Every engagement is tied to business imperatives, ensuring that leadership development delivers real, measurable impact.
  • Psychologist-Led Assessments: Our advisors leverage the gold standard of assessments and stakeholder insights to provide an objective, scientifically validated understanding of leadership strengths and risks.
  • Focused, High-Impact Development: We target 1-2 key leadership challenges instead of offering generic, long-term coaching with unclear outcomes.
  • Practical, On-Demand Support: In addition to scheduled sessions, executives can reach out anytime for real-time guidance on pressing leadership decisions.
  • Structured Yet Flexible Approach: Whether onboarding, developing, or transitioning, our approach adapts to meet each leader’s specific context and needs.

Investing in Leadership Success

The success of any business depends on the effectiveness of its leaders. Lodestone’s Individual Executive Development services ensure that executives enter, grow, and transition in their roles with clarity, confidence, and strategic alignment.

By providing data-driven insights, structured coaching, and real-world leadership tools, we help executives and organizations maximize leadership effectiveness and long-term business success.