1:1 COACHING FOR

NEW ROLE VICTORY

FOR PEOPLE WHO JUST LANDED A JOB (YAY!) AND WANT PERSONALIZED SUPPORT TO THRIVE IN THEIR NEW ROLE

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IDENTIFY AN EARLY WIN,

NAVIGATE NEW RELATIONSHIPS,

AND INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE.

A 5-month experience with bi-weekly 1:1 sessions and in-between support to fast-forward you to that point where….

…You KNOW you’re rocking it …Others see your contributions …You belong

Woohoo!  You’ve made it past hundreds of applicants and you landed that job. Relief. Joy! Excitement. AND the nerves are kicking in. The starting school again jitters. You’re hopeful and you’re also bracing yourself for the firehose that’s about to begin. This is not the first time you’ve worked for a new company, so you know there are some realities you’re about to face. Realities like:

  • COMPANIES ARE FULL OF PEOPLE, and there are always some people who are difficult to work with. Or for. You know the ones.

  • COMPANIES CAN’T ALWAYS GIVE YOU THE SUPPORT YOU DESERVE. You may have a great boss (hey, you took this job because it IS going to be better!), but even with the best intentions, your boss is going to get pulled away to put out this week’s fire and next week’s, and that one on one is going to get pushed. Your peers, supportive as they are, are already overworked right now (which is why they hired you, to relieve the load), which means even with the best people, you’ll likely be fending for yourself in a lot of ways.

  • Like it or not, YOU’RE BEING SIZED UP. You’re setting the tone for your future at the company. Are you someone worth investing in, or will you largely be dismissed? Will you get the exciting opportunities, like a promotion, a key project, a lateral move or growth opportunity? If you start off with a bad early impression that can be super hard to change.

  • YOU WANT TO BE EFFECTIVE. You want them to know they hired the right person, and that comes with some pressure. (Even though there are a few areas you know you’re not fully experienced, or fully confident in.)

  • IMPOSTER SYNDROME, COMPARISON TO OTHERS, AND PERFECTIONISM JUST LOVE THIS ENVIRONMENT (like that mold starting to multiply on your stale bread). It’s a ripe environment for all those mental pressures and mindset fears to try and get the better of you.

  • Not to mention that in the beginning phases of getting up-to-speed, WORK-LIFE BALANCE CAN BE THROWN, which often changes the dynamics between you and those you live with.

Another reality? You could do this alone.

But you don’t have to.

You could feel supported.  lighter.  Experience more ease, fun, and joy!

You deserve someone in your corner.

Someone to help you gain clarity, create a strategy, explore a given topic, and expand your awareness of possibilities.

“Kendra is amazing! I initially decided to work with Kendra on a short-term basis to improve some soft-skills but ended up working with her long term. Kendra has been my “executive coach” for over 7 months! I see Kendra once a week and it’s made a noticeable difference in my work. I’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback and my interactions have improved dramatically. I cannot recommend Kendra enough. ”
— Adrian R.

So, how do you start off on the right foot?

GOOD QUESTION!

Identify an Early Win

It’s really satisfying to have a concrete win (like solving a nagging problem for your team, streamlining a process that’s been a headache, building a key relationship, etc.) early on. This doesn’t have to be huge, but it’s a great way to

  • build credibility

  • build rapport

  • boost your own confidence

You’ll identify a win (and I’ll help you, ensuring that you find ways to better understand the company’s goals, your boss’ goals, your goals) so you can select something that others will recognize as valuable.   I’ll help you stay on track and navigate obstacles that may arise along the way to completing this.

Receive Focused Coaching on 2 Key Topics

Coaching can help you accelerate your growth, offer new perspectives, or develop new strategies. Customized, 1:1 time to support you on the most important topics to YOU! These can be strengths you want to lean further into, or areas you know are challenging for you.

This can be ANYTHING, but here are a few topics to give you a more concrete picture:

Communication, 

  1. Building credibility and trust: develop the skills needed to quickly establish credibility with peers, direct reports, and supervisors.

  2. Giving constructive feedback

  3. Finding the right voice during team meetings.

  4. Crafting more clear and succinct messages (email, Slack, in-person).

  5. Becoming more articulate - fewer ums and filler words, paying attention to tone, etc.

Confidence: Identify areas that are negatively impacting your confidence and discuss strategies for changing them such as

  1. Getting caught in perfectionism,

  2. Second-guessing and comparing self to others 

Apply Your Insights

We’ll come up with practical applications at the end of each coaching session that you implement throughout your week.

(Don’t worry, this will NOT be busy-work homework!). You choose your own steps. This might be a new technique you want to apply, a different mindset, something you could do to take your discoveries forward or to the next level.

What's Included

  • Career Coaching

    TEN (50-minute) 1:1 COACHING SESSIONS

    Over a 5-month timeframe (meeting every other week). During these sessions, we’ll dive in deep to your specific circumstance and topics. Coaching modalities may include:

    Strengths-Based Approach: Utilize a strengths-based approach to leverage your existing talents, skills and capabilities.  Identify and build upon your strengths to facilitate growth and development.

    Reflective Inquiry: Utilize powerful questioning techniques to encourage reflection, self-discovery, and awareness.  Help you gain new insights, challenge assumptions, and uncover alternative perspectives.

    Appreciative Inquiry: Explores and encourages noticing the best of “what is” to envision and design “what could be”

    Role-playing, and goal-setting frameworks may also be utilized.

    Prior to the first session you'll fill-out an in-depth welcome packet to share more about your background and goals, which we'll review in our first session together.

  • BETWEEN SESSION COMMUNICATION

    BETWEEN SESSION COMMUNICATION

    Five months of on-call support! As you move through your week, you may have questions arise, or new challenges pop up between live sessions. You reach out via email or Voxer (free audio app), and Kendra replies with a voice recording within 48 business hours. 

  • TAILORED RESOURCES

    Kendra will provide recommended resources specific to your needs (podcasts, books &/or articles, assesments) to expedite progress and reinforce the areas that need the most attention and transformation.

Want In?

INVESTMENT:

$1,647

6-MONTH PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE

50% due prior to the first session, 50% due half-way through.

Coaching sessions are between the hours of 9-3. A limited number of weekend and evening time slots are available for an additional fee of $85 per session.

Want to make sure it’s right for you?

Use that little chat widget in the bottom right-hand corner of this page, and share some info about you and your role! I’m always happy to chat to make sure it's a mutual fit.

Prefer an actual preview of what the coaching will be like? Schedule a FREE 30-minute coaching call.

Kendra has been a great resource for me as I work on my career goals.  She is encouraging and practical and helps me break down goals into actionable steps.  Working with Kendra has really helped my professional confidence.”  - Gretchen H.

Worth every penny! Kendra blew me away with her insight and guidance. I had never worked with a career coach before and was not sure what to expect. As a mid career professional, my work with Kendra led me to a promotion and new found confidence in the gifts I bring to my company. - Lindsey S.

HOW A COACHING SESSION FLOWS - What to Expect in 1:1 Coaching Sessions

 1. Opening:
At the beginning of each session—whether by phone or videoconference—we'll spend a few minutes reconnecting.

2. Checking In:
We’ll review your recent progress with a quick highlight of your wins or accomplishments. Don't worry if you haven't completed everything you planned—no one gets everything done they commit to; it’s part of being human!  Show up, and we'll see what emerges!

3. Setting the Agenda:
You set the focus for each session. This can be focused on one of your topic areas, for instance, how to We'll clarify what you'd like to explore or achieve by the end of the meeting. This might be finding clarity, creating a strategy, or developing next steps—it’s entirely up to you. This can be focused on one of your key topics, or can be centered around a new challenge that arose that is nagging at you.

4. Exploring:
We’ll dive into your current situation and your vision for the future. I’ll ask questions, share observations, and offer insights to help you gain clarity on what you want and how it aligns with who you are. Your honesty is key—correct me if anything feels off, so we stay aligned.

During this exploring time, Kendra will tailor approaches as relevant such as: 

Strengths-Based Approach: Utilize a strengths-based approach to leverage your existing talents, skills and capabilities.  Identify and build upon your strengths to facilitate growth and development.

Reflective Inquiry: Utilize powerful questioning techniques to encourage reflection, self-discovery, and awareness.  Help you gain new insights, challenge assumptions, and uncover alternative perspectives.

Appreciative Inquiry, Role-playing, and goal-setting frameworks may also be utilized.

5. Next Steps:
Near the end, we'll brainstorm actions to move forward. You'll choose steps that you're motivated to take, ensuring they align with your desired outcomes and feel achievable to you.  We’ll also identify any support you may need for success. 

6. Wrap-Up:
You’ll summarize what you’ve learned and we’ll confirm our next meeting time.

How much time should I plan for?

This is for you if: you can dedicate 1 hour every other week to a live call during the weekday ET 9-3. A limited number of evening and Saturday slots are available for an extra fee. You may not know exactly how your schedule will play out, so appointments may be rescheduled up to 24 hours in advance as needed.

  • Welcome packet.  Before the first session, you will receive a set of questions to provide background, identify coaching priorities, and encourage deeper reflection.

  • Session prep form.  To get the most out of each coaching session, it is best to spend a few minutes preparing. Before each session, you are encouraged to complete a 4-question prep form.

  • Mid-point check-in.  After 3 months of coaching, you will receive a form to share feedback on the coaching process and what you may need more of or less of to feel most supported.

  • Assessments: As we move through coaching, Kendra may suggest 1-2 assessments to enhance awareness of strengths, personality, or leadership traits. These typically take about 30 minutes to complete. 

  • Tailored Resources.  Kendra will provide recommended resources specific to your needs (podcasts, books &/or articles) to expedite progress and reinforce the areas that need the most attention and transformation. No part of this is “required,” these are simply available to enhance or deepen your learning should you choose to.

I’m Your Coach

Hi! I’m Kendra and here’s a little bit about my journey.

I worked for 12 years in the advertising research industry. I’ve worked in Customer Success, B2B Sales, and Talent Management.

And while I was working in those roles, I didn’t know coaches existed~! There were times though that it would have been SOO valuable to have someone to think through how to fill a skill gap I had when I got promoted into a new role, how to navigate interactions with a challenging boss, have someone point out that I could have asked for a raise A LOT SOONER, help me think clearly about where I wanted to pivot to next. Essentially, someone focused on me.

So now, I LOVE being that support person.

I’ve helped hundreds of clients land interview offers, become more confident, own their capabilities, overcome challenges, and improve their communication with supervisors, clients, and co-workers.

I’m an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), which in a nutshell, is training to ask great questions, apply techniques and modalities (like appreciative inquiry, leadership coaching, sensory awareness, etc.) to unlock client potential and address mindset barriers. 

FAQs

  • Story: A Director came to me because they were told they would not advance unless their soft skills improved. Through our work, they not only honed those skills and moved to VP, but also gained clarity on their personal values and the legacy they wanted to create —donated significantly to a charity they felt aligned with and even got engaged!"

    Story: An artist needed support as they were making choices about how to advance their business and get clear on what felt fulfilling. They ended up ultimately moving abroad and pursuing mural painting.

  • Book a FREE 30-minute session. Bring a topic and we'll go through a real coaching session so you get a feel for what it's like to work with me. I'm not a hard sales-pitch kind of person and if I'm not your flavor, I'm happy to recommend other coaches that might be a better fit.

  • Yes. Sometimes life changes and the unexpected comes up. If at any point you need to stop, I will refund you for the unused portion of your service.

  • I offer a limited number of sessions on weeknights and Saturdays for an additional fee. If you anticipate needing this regularly, please reach out, and I'll provide availability details.