500+

Executives Coached

ICF PCC/MCC

Credentialed Master Coaches

95%

Client Satisfaction Rate

10,000+

Coaching Hours Delivered



Why Executive Coaching Matters

The higher you rise, the lonelier and more complex leadership becomes

As a senior leader, you face unique challenges that few people understand. The stakes are higher, the decisions are more complex, and the pressure is constant. You're expected to have all the answers while navigating unprecedented change and uncertainty.

Executive coaching provides a confidential partnership where you can think out loud, challenge assumptions, explore possibilities, and develop the clarity and confidence to lead at your best.

The Loneliness of Leadership

The higher you climb, the fewer people you can confide in. You need a trusted thought partner who isn't your boss, peer, or report.

Complexity & Ambiguity

Today's challenges don't have clear answers. You need space to think through complex problems without judgment or advice.

Blind Spots

We all have them. A skilled coach helps you see what you can't see and develop awareness that transforms your leadership.

Competing Priorities

Balancing short-term results with long-term vision, stakeholder demands with personal values, and performance with people.

Leading Through Others

Your success depends entirely on your ability to inspire, align, and develop others—not on your individual expertise.

Sustainable Performance

You can't lead others effectively if you're burned out. Coaching helps you lead sustainably while maintaining high performance.

THE RESEARCH IS CLEAR

86%

Companies report ROI from coaching exceeds investment

70%

Improvement in work performance

61%

Improvement in business management

7x

Average ROI from executive coaching

Source: International Coaching Federation (ICF) Global Coaching Study



The Adhigam Avenue Coaching Approach

ICF-credentialed coaching grounded in partnership, not advice-giving

We don't believe in prescriptive, one-size-fits-all coaching. Our approach is grounded in the International Coaching Federation (ICF) core competencies and honors you as the expert in your own life and leadership.

Partnership, Not Expert

You're not broken and don't need fixing. We partner with you as equals, believing you have the answers within you. Our job is to help you access your own wisdom, not impose ours.

What this means: We ask powerful questions rather than give advice. We trust your judgment and help you trust it too.

Your Agenda, Not Ours

Every coaching conversation starts with what matters most to you right now. We follow your agenda, not a predetermined curriculum or framework.

What this means: Each session is responsive to your current challenges, opportunities, and growth edges.

Confidential & Safe

What happens in coaching stays in coaching. We create a space of complete confidentiality and psychological safety where you can be vulnerable and honest.

What this means: You can explore doubts, fears, and half-formed ideas without judgment or consequences.

Action-Oriented

Coaching isn't therapy or philosophy. Every session ends with clarity about what you'll do differently as a result of our conversation.

What this means: You'll leave each session with specific commitments and a plan to experiment, practice, and grow.

Insight-Driven

The best coaching creates "aha moments" where you see yourself, your situation, or your options in a completely new way.

What this means: We help you shift perspective, challenge assumptions, and discover new possibilities you couldn't see before.

Whole Person

You're not just a leader—you're a complete human being. We honor all aspects of who you are: professional, personal, emotional, and aspirational.

What this means: We explore how your leadership connects to your values, relationships, health, and life purpose.



What Executives Come to Coaching For

Common themes and challenges we help leaders navigate

Leadership Transitions

  • New role (promotion, new company, career pivot)
  • First 90 days as executive
  • Building credibility and stakeholder relationships
  • Letting go of what made you successful before
  • Defining your leadership style and priorities

Strategic Leadership

  • Moving from operational to strategic thinking
  • Setting clear vision and direction
  • Making complex decisions with incomplete information
  • Balancing short-term and long-term priorities
  • Leading through ambiguity and change

Team & Culture Building

  • Building and leading high-performing teams
  • Developing other leaders and succession planning
  • Creating culture of accountability and trust
  • Navigating team dysfunction and conflict
  • Delegation and empowerment

Executive Presence & Influence

  • Developing gravitas and commanding the room
  • Influencing without authority
  • Navigating organizational politics
  • Board presentations and stakeholder management
  • Personal brand and visibility

Difficult Conversations & Conflict

  • Addressing underperformance
  • Navigating conflict with peers or superiors
  • Delivering tough feedback
  • Managing difficult personalities
  • Setting boundaries and saying no

Work-Life Integration

  • Managing stress and preventing burnout
  • Time and energy management
  • Setting boundaries
  • Integrating personal values with professional demands
  • Sustainable high performance

Leading Change & Transformation

  • Leading large-scale organizational change
  • Overcoming resistance and building buy-in
  • Sustaining momentum through setbacks
  • Communicating vision compellingly
  • Managing your own change fatigue

Self-Awareness & Growth

  • Understanding your impact on others
  • Working with feedback and blind spots
  • Emotional intelligence development
  • Overcoming limiting beliefs and patterns
  • Becoming the leader you want to be


Executive Coaching Engagements

Flexible coaching packages designed for executive needs

Focused Coaching

3-Month Engagement

What's Included:
  • ✓ 6 coaching sessions (60 min each)
  • ✓ Bi-weekly cadence
  • ✓ Email support between sessions
  • ✓ Initial assessment & goal setting
  • ✓ Progress review & wrap-up
Best For:
  • Specific challenge or transition
  • Preparing for key milestone
  • Testing coaching relationship

$4,500 - $7,500

Depending on coach level

MOST POPULAR

Comprehensive Coaching

6-Month Engagement

What's Included:
  • ✓ 12 coaching sessions (60 min each)
  • ✓ Bi-weekly cadence
  • ✓ 360-degree feedback assessment
  • ✓ Leadership development plan
  • ✓ Unlimited email/text support
  • ✓ Mid-point and final progress reviews
Best For:
  • Sustained leadership development
  • Major role transition
  • Comprehensive skill building

$8,500 - $14,000

Depending on coach level

Executive Partnership

12-Month Engagement

What's Included:
  • ✓ 24 coaching sessions (60 min each)
  • ✓ Flexible cadence (weekly to monthly)
  • ✓ Comprehensive 360° assessment
  • ✓ Stakeholder interviews
  • ✓ Strategic development roadmap
  • ✓ Unlimited communication access
  • ✓ Quarterly progress reviews with sponsor
  • ✓ Team/organizational observations
Best For:
  • C-suite executives
  • Transformation leadership
  • Long-term partnership

$16,000 - $28,000

Depending on coach level

Custom Engagements

Need something different? We can create custom coaching engagements including: intensive coaching sprints, board preparation coaching, merger/transition coaching, team + individual coaching combinations, and more. Contact us to discuss your specific needs.



The Coaching Journey

What to expect when you work with us

Step 1: Chemistry Session (Free, 30-45 min)

We start with a complimentary conversation to explore:

  • What's bringing you to coaching right now
  • What you hope to achieve
  • How coaching works and what to expect
  • Whether we're a good fit for each other

No pressure, no sales pitch. If we're not the right fit, we'll happily refer you to other excellent coaches.

Step 2: Contracting & Assessment (Week 1-2)

Once we agree to work together:

  • We formalize the coaching agreement and logistics
  • You complete initial assessments (leadership style, values, 360° if included)
  • We conduct stakeholder interviews (if applicable)
  • We establish clear coaching goals and success measures

Step 3: Active Coaching (Months 1-X)

The heart of our work together:

  • Regular Sessions: Consistent cadence (typically bi-weekly) of 60-minute sessions
  • Your Agenda: Each session focuses on what's most alive for you that day
  • Between Sessions: You experiment, practice, and apply insights in real situations
  • Ongoing Support: Email/text check-ins for quick questions or real-time support
  • Progress Tracking: Regular reflection on progress toward your goals

Step 4: Progress Reviews (Mid-point & End)

We pause to assess progress:

  • Review initial goals and what's changed
  • Gather 360° feedback again (for longer engagements)
  • Celebrate growth and identify continuing development areas
  • Decide on next steps (continue, extend, or conclude coaching)

Step 5: Transition & Sustainability

Coaching ends, but your growth continues:

  • Create a personal development plan for continued growth
  • Identify internal and external support systems
  • Establish practices to maintain momentum
  • Option for periodic "tune-up" sessions or return to coaching later


Our Executive Coaches

ICF-credentialed master coaches with deep executive experience

What Makes Our Coaches Different

ICF Credentialed

All coaches hold Professional Certified Coach (PCC) or Master Certified Coach (MCC) credentials—the gold standard in coaching.

Executive Background

Our coaches have walked in your shoes—with senior leadership experience in corporations, startups, and consulting.

Continuous Development

Every coach engages in ongoing training, supervision, and their own coaching to maintain excellence.

Diverse Perspectives

Our coach roster includes diverse backgrounds, industries, and lived experiences to match with your needs.

Authentic Partnership

We match you with a coach based on chemistry, style, and expertise—not just availability.

Specialized Expertise

Coaches with specific expertise in: tech leadership, startup scaling, women in leadership, career transitions, and more.

Coach Matching Process

We don't assign coaches randomly. After your chemistry session, we thoughtfully match you with 1-2 coaches whose background, style, and expertise align with your needs. You'll have brief conversations with each before deciding who to work with. The coach-client relationship is everything—we make sure it's right.



Executive Coaching Success Stories

VP of Engineering: From Technical Expert to Strategic Leader

Background: Newly promoted VP of Engineering, 150-person team, struggling with delegation and strategic thinking

The Challenge:

"I was promoted because I was the best engineer, but suddenly I was responsible for strategy, budgets, and people development—none of which I'd ever done before. I was working 80-hour weeks, micromanaging my teams, and still feeling like I was failing."

The Coaching Journey (6 months):
  • Worked on identity shift from "doer" to "leader of leaders"
  • Developed strategic thinking and long-term planning skills
  • Learned to delegate effectively and trust team
  • Built executive presence for board presentations
  • Created sustainable work rhythms
The Results:
  • ↑ 45% Team engagement scores
  • ↓ 30 hours Average work week (from 80 to 50)
  • 2 promotions in direct reports (built leadership pipeline)
  • 90% approval from CEO on strategic plan presentation
"Coaching helped me see that my job wasn't to be the smartest person in the room anymore. My job was to build the smartest team. That mindset shift changed everything. I'm now a strategic leader, not just a senior engineer, and my team is thriving." - VP Engineering

CEO: Leading Through Crisis

Background: CEO of 500-person company navigating unexpected market disruption and board pressure

The Challenge:

"Our market was collapsing, the board was questioning my leadership, and I had to make decisions that would affect hundreds of families. I felt paralyzed and alone. I couldn't show weakness to my team or board, but I was drowning."

The Coaching Journey (12 months):
  • Created space to process stress and fear without judgment
  • Developed clarity on strategic options and trade-offs
  • Practiced difficult conversations before high-stakes meetings
  • Built resilience and stress management practices
  • Found authentic leadership voice during crisis
The Results:
  • Successfully navigated market pivot with 85% employee retention
  • Strengthened board relationship and confidence
  • Company emerged profitable after 18-month transformation
  • Personal well-being improved significantly
"Having a coach during the crisis was like having a thinking partner who had no agenda except my success. I could be honest about my fears and doubts, think through scenarios, and show up as the leader my company needed. I don't think we would have made it without that support." - CEO


Frequently Asked Questions

How is coaching different from consulting or therapy?

Consulting: Consultants are experts who analyze your situation and recommend solutions. Coaching: We partner with you, believing you're the expert in your own leadership. We help you discover your own solutions.

Therapy: Therapy focuses on healing past wounds and clinical mental health. Coaching: We focus on future goals and performance, assuming you're healthy and capable.

Do I need to prepare for coaching sessions?

No formal preparation required. Come with whatever is most alive for you that day. That said, clients get more value when they: reflect briefly before sessions on what they want to focus on, complete any commitments from previous sessions, and stay open and curious.

How long does coaching take to see results?

Many clients report insights and shifts after just 1-2 sessions. Sustainable behavior change typically takes 3-6 months. Deep leadership transformation happens over 6-12 months. The timeline depends on your goals and commitment to the process.

Is coaching confidential?

Yes, completely. What you discuss in coaching stays between you and your coach, with three exceptions: risk of harm to self/others, legal obligation, or information you explicitly ask your coach to share (like progress reports to your sponsor).

What if my company is paying for coaching?

When your organization sponsors coaching, we establish a three-way agreement clarifying: what you'll work on (generally), what outcomes the organization hopes for, what will/won't be shared with your sponsor. The coaching itself remains confidential.

Can I switch coaches if it's not working?

Absolutely. The coach-client relationship is everything. If the chemistry isn't right, we'll help you transition to a different coach at no penalty. We want you to get the most value from coaching.

How do virtual coaching sessions work?

Most coaching happens via video call (Zoom), which works remarkably well. Some clients prefer phone for deeper reflection. In-person coaching is available in select locations. Research shows virtual coaching is equally effective as in-person.