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Leadership Coaching

Leadership Coaching

For the questions you can't ask your team.

From inside the day to day, it's hard to see the whole picture. Coaching steps out of the weeds with you, so you can see the path. With a certified executive coach, for owners and leaders of solo businesses to 200 person teams.

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The questions leaders bring

Most of them never get said out loud at work. They're the reason people call a coach.

  • Do they still trust me?The fear of losing the team's trust.
  • Am I the right person to lead what's next?Self confidence, and whether you're a good leader for the next stage of the business.
  • Do I have to let people go, and is it the right call?The decision itself.
  • If roles have to change or go, how do I keep the trust of the people who stay?What happens after the decision.
  • Do I really know what's happening on the ground?The pulse of the team.
  • Could I be part of the problem?Self awareness. The leaders who come to me have usually started to wonder.

What the research says about each one

How coaching runs

Built around your goals, at the pace of one leader.

  1. DiscoveryYou and me, and sometimes your leadership team. Your goals, what's in the way and what success looks like. It ends in a blueprint.
  2. Plan and roadmapWhat to work on first, with check ins built in.
  3. Roll outRegular check ins and one to ones, plus people on your team who keep a good pulse of what's happening on the ground.
  4. Review and reassessThings change after the vision is cast, so we check what moved and adjust.

How I work, step by step

Questions leaders ask first

Is coaching confidential?

Yes. What you tell me stays between us, and client work stays private. That's why you won't see client names on this site.

Do we meet in person?

In person across Orange County, South LA and San Diego, at your office or over coffee. Online anywhere.

How is coaching different from consulting?

Coaching guides you to your own answers. I ask the questions, you make the call, and I hold you to it. It works on you as the leader. Consulting gives you answers. I study how the business runs, find what's in the way, recommend the fix and help your team put it in place.

Start with an email.

Tell me where you are, where you want to be and what's in the way. No pitch. I read every note myself.

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Kiran Gopinath

20+ years leading change for Fortune 500 brands and growing businesses. Now I work with owners and leaders directly, and I build with Claude every day.

  • Certified Executive Coach, Berkeley, CA
  • Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO)
  • MBA, Missouri State University

In person across Orange County, South LA and San Diego. Online anywhere.