Partnerships are powerful - and they take hard work

Over the past year, I have been quietly developing a new specialty: coaching duos who lead social justice work. The leaders I’ve been coaching are committed to making sure that their partnership really works so that they can maximize the benefits of co-leadership and magnify their impact on their teams, their organizations, and our movements. Now, I’m thrilled to formalize this offering and take on a handful of coaching duo clients.

This offering is for:

• Co-Executive Directors / Co-CEOs

• Executive Directors / CEOs and the “#2” (COOs, Deputy Directors, etc.)

• Executive Directors / CEOs and Board Chairs

• Leaders from different organizations who must work in close coalition/partnership with one another

• Outgoing Executive Directors/CEOs and their successors

Together we Will:

• Learn more about your individual and relational leadership, work, and communication patterns

• Surface the power dynamics at work in your partnership and explore how to navigate them

• Set expectations around communication and collaboration

• Define the processes and behaviors that will scaffold your work together

• Build (or in some cases, repair) trust and deepen relationship

• Engage in regular feedback, building the “muscle” of candid, caring conversation

• Create space for reflection 

How We’ll Do it:

At least six months of support including-

• Monthly duo coaching sessions, with structured feedback, reflection, and practice

• One-on-one coaching sessions with each partner over the course of the engagement

• The Interpersonal Leadership Styles Assessment and/or 360s for both partners

• Background interviews with staff and Board to gain perspective on the partnership

• Additional email support as needed

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