How We Work: The Reboot Approach to Executive Coaching

It’s not unusual for clients to come to us after experiencing a methodological approach to executive coaching in search of something more authentic. A formulaic framework to coaching has its place and can generate great results. But few of those models leave room for what’s essential: team dynamics and relationships. 

The Missing ‘We’

Growth happens in the space between structures. We focus on where your team is right now instead of trying to apply a formula that may not fit. And often, putting our plans on hold to address relationships, tensions, assumptions, and anything else that might be out of alignment within your team is the best way forward. 

Traditional executive coaching tends to zero in on business metrics, often at the expense of the human dynamics that sustain—or fracture—the system. Our work is grounded in the I-We-It model, which recognizes that transformation happens when personal identity, relational connection, and business goals are all held in view. It’s not enough to focus on performance alone; meaningful change requires tending to how people see themselves, how they relate to one another, and how they move through the work together.

Our role is to diagnose where your team is misaligned and address the underlying dynamics driving that tension. Surface-level disagreements are rarely the core issue. More often, conflict stems from unspoken expectations, unresolved dynamics, or breakdowns in trust—and that’s where our work begins. By balancing structure with flexibility, we actively leave space for leaders to carve out their approach to team tensions while keeping key issues at play in a fast-moving company.

Interactive Approach

If you’ve ever watched a TED Talk, you know how intriguing it can be to watch someone devise the next big idea. The thing that will blow your mind while you feverishly take notes. But the real impact doesn’t come from observation and mimicry; it comes from co-creating the idea. 

It’s a hands-on model that prizes input from all members of a team, with guidance from a coach whose job it is to stand back and allow relationships to repair and unfold naturally. When meetings prioritize problem-solving over performance, they become spaces for truth and repair. 

Keeping It Real

We don’t offer quick fixes for team dynamics. We could, but that wouldn’t solve anything in the long run. Sometimes, coaching means listening and guiding quietly. Other times, it means offering clear direction. What’s needed emerges in the moment—by paying attention to where you and your team are right now and addressing concerns from every angle. 

A coach helps surface complexity and name the tensions, but real change happens when teams learn to navigate challenges without relying on outside systems. Those challenges are almost always rooted in relationships. When teams learn to work through those relational dynamics together, they build the capacity for lasting, self-sustaining change. And that’s the change that we want to see.

Ready to Address What’s Really Going On?

If you’re tired of watching talented people struggle to work together, or if you sense there are deeper issues your team keeps dancing around but never quite naming, you don’t have to figure it out alone. The problems that matter most, the ones that actually impact your team’s ability to do meaningful work together, deserve more than surface-level fixes.

We’re here when you’re ready to dig into what’s really happening and do the work that leads to lasting change. Learn more about our coaching approach.