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Executive Coaching

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Level Up Your Game

Every leader has a unique style, vision, and purpose. That’s why each coaching engagement is personalized—to help you grow in ways aligned with who you are and where you want to lead. 

While every journey is different, many leaders seek coaching to expand their leadership capacity in the areas below.

Define and communicate a compelling leadership and organizational vision.

Align daily decisions with long-term purpose, values, and legacy.

Inspire teams with clarity, conviction, and meaningful direction.

Lead with resilience and determination rooted in purpose.

Cultivate a culture driven by aspiration, alignment, and meaning.

Lead with Vision and Purpose

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Executive leader deepening self-awareness and emotional intelligence  purpose like clients of Ted Whetstone coaching

Gain insight into your strengths, limitations, and patterns.

Recognize and manage emotions, assumptions, and unconscious biases.

Lead with presence and emotional steadiness, especially under pressure.

Deepen empathy and relational intelligence to strengthen influence.

Embody leadership behaviors aligned with your core values and vision.

Deepen Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence

Communicate with clarity, confidence, and authenticity.

Stay grounded and composed in high-stakes environments.

Build trust through integrity, consistency, and values-based leadership.

Influence stakeholders with strategic clarity and emotional resonance.

Represent your leadership brand with intention and authority.

Enhance Executive Presence, Gravitas, and Influence

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Female executive leader enhancing strategic thinking and visionary planning like clients of Ted Whetstone coaching

See the bigger picture while mastering the strategic details.

Translate vision into focused, measurable goals.

Strengthen critical thinking and strategic foresight.

Identify leverage points for growth, innovation, and transformation.

Bridge long-term vision with operational execution.

Elevate Strategic Thinking and Visionary Planning

Improve Decision-Making

Make high-impact decisions with clarity and conviction.

Balance data, intuition, and insight to navigate complexity.

Bring structure to ambiguity with a calm, confident presence.

Weigh diverse perspectives to strengthen strategic outcomes.

Adapt decisively with feedback-informed leadership agility.

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Female emerging leader developing high-performing, purpose-driven teams like clients of Ted Whetstone coaching

Lead High-Performing, Purpose-Driven Teams

Create cultures of trust, ownership, and psychological safety.

Align team strengths with mission-driven goals.

Foster collaboration and inclusive leadership practices.

Build systems that support performance, learning, and innovation.

Turn tension and diversity into creative advantage and resilience.

Approach difficult conversations with clarity, empathy, and intention.

Resolve conflict constructively to unlock trust and forward momentum.

Deliver and receive feedback in ways that inspire growth.

Model transparency and accountability at every level.

Build stronger relationships through aligned expectations and shared values.

Navigate Conflict and Engage in Courageous Conversations

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Coaching goes beyond tactics. As a professional executive coach, I help you uncover and shift the deeper patterns that shape your behavior—unlocking change that is not only strategic, but truly transformative

Why Ted?

Elevated Perspective

I don’t just help solve problems—I help expand vision. I bring a systems-thinking lens and a proprietary framework that helps leaders articulate their philosophy, reimagine what’s possible, and lead with courage and clarity. My focus is helping you expand your thinking, influence, and impact—across any context or industry.

I’m committed to helping accomplished leaders elevate their impact, navigate complexity, and lead with clarity, authenticity, and purpose. As a Certified Executive Coach through the International Coaching Federation, I bring decades of experience and a clear-eyed commitment to every engagement. My background blends strategic acumen, operational leadership, and deep personal development.

Proven Experience

I bring a rare blend of executive insight and global perspective. With over 20 years advising leaders across $1B+ organizations in industries like manufacturing, technology, finance, and healthcare, I’ve led multi-million-dollar change initiatives, launched new markets, and run international operations. I understand what it takes to lead at the top—and I meet my clients there.

Trusted Partnership

Transformation begins with trust. I create a space where leaders can think boldly, explore vulnerabilities, and be challenged with honesty and care. Clients describe my style as strategic, intuitive, and caring—a balance of rigor and authenticity that invites real growth.

How the Process Works

Phase I

In the initial phase, we establish clear expectations, objectives, and stakeholder alignment. 

We also establish protocols for handling any changes to the initial coaching plan along the way.

1

Chemistry & Alignment Meeting

We begin with a confidential conversation to ensure there’s a strong mutual fit.
  • Explore our perspectives, styles, and expectations to confirm alignment.

  • Clarify your leadership context, goals, and what success would look like.

  • Review scope, format, and expectations.

2

Kickoff & Goal Setting

We clarify what matters most—both personally and organizationally.
  • Identify your top leadership objectives and role-specific challenges.

  • Align on success metrics and develop a high-level roadmap.

  • Surface opportunities for growth that will create meaningful impact 

3

Insight & Feedback Gathering

We use targeted assessments to deepen self-awareness and surface key growth areas.
  • Conduct a self-assessment and review current goals.

  • Use a psychometric assessment to surface key patterns.

  • Optional: Qualitative 360 Assessment​

4

Sponsor Alignment (If Applicable)

Where appropriate, we engage your manager or sponsor early in the process.
  • Align coaching goals with business priorities.

  • Involve manager/sponsor to ensure relevance and visibility.

  • Set check-in milestones and refine the coaching plan.

Phase II

The coaching plan is finalized and coaching sessions unfold, addressing the core development objectives AND addressing any issues as they come up.

At the midpoint, we assess progress and any adjustments we want to make. 

Toward the end of the engagement we reflect on accomplishments made and discuss how the development will comtinue after the formal coaching is complete.  

5

With insights in hand, we co-create a customized coaching plan.
  • Define key coaching themes and success measures.

  • Select resources and tools to support progress.

  • Establish reflection points for feedback and recalibration.

Design the Development Plan

6

The heart of the work: focused, bi-weekly sessions designed for clarity, challenge, and growth.
  • Focus on real-time goals and challenges.

  • Engage in strategic dialogue and reflection to expand awareness and clarify action.

  • Translate insight into clear, forward-moving action.

Coaching in Action

7

We pause to reflect and refine
  • Assess progress and update priorities as needed.

  • Optional check-in with sponsor to confirm alignment and evolving needs.

  • Refine goals based on new insights or priorities.

Midpoint Review

8

We close the formal engagement with a clear path for continued growth.
  • Conduct an exit meeting with you and (optionally) your sponsor to review accomplishments.

  • Develop a future-facing leadership plan to sustain growth beyond coaching.

  • Schedule optional 3- and 6-month follow-up sessions to maintain momentum.

Completion & Forward Momentum

Coaching with me is a high-trust, high-impact partnership—built to elevate what’s already working and unlock the leadership capacity required for what’s next.

Ready to explore what’s possible? Let’s talk!

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