EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COACHING

Leadership redefined.

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Nate Wong’s particular specialty is coaching leaders who are redefining what it even means to be a leader, by centering their identities. In their roles, these leaders straddle two worlds – the current world that holds onto the status quo and an emergent world that reimagines what shared prosperity might look like. This new world encourages people to bring their authentic selves to work, it pushes for clarity and integrity between intention and action, it is representative of a diverse society, it redistributes power, and it deeply cares to right the wrongs of the past as a stepping stone for a resilient and sustainable future. These change agents seek to do the hard work of inner transformation, while also deploying their organizational assets to make the world work better for all. But to do so, these leaders require the resilience to hold onto a vision that may be just out of reach today, the courage to face organizational antibodies that can destroy change activities tomorrow, and the vulnerability to surrender to the journey of transformation.

Nate comes to coaching with over 15 years of leadership experience, working in over 10 different countries and spanning private, public, and social sector organizations. Nate currently is a Partner at The Bridgespan Group, the social impact consultancy. Prior, he has helped direct, launch, and scale numerous impact units including Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Deloitte Consulting’s Social Impact strategy practice, and Boston Consulting Group’s non-profit the Centre for Public Impact in North America.

Nate has a Certificate in Executive Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. He is also a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC). Nate has also been trained as a Positive Intelligence Coach.

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Coaching considerations.

Firstly, welcome! You’re here because you’re making an investment in yourself. But we also know it’s sometimes hard to know where to start. Finding the right coach, program, or resources that fit your needs, learning style, specific goals, and budget is critical— whether that may be with Nate as a coach or someone else.

STEP 1: Things to consider before engaging an executive leadership coach

  • Self-assessment. Is coaching really what I need right now? Read this FastCo article: 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring a coach.

  • Get clear about what you want. What goals might I have for seeking coaching? What would success look like specifically? (this may inform the type of coaching you’re seeking)

  • Start articulating your criteria. What are learning styles that particularly work well for me? What doesn’t work well for me? (this may inform the type of coach, styles, and backgrounds that may best serve you)

  • Set some intentions. What type of investment am I willing to make in myself for coaching? What period of time can I commit to for this process? (typically 3 months is a minimum amount of time)

STEP 2: Find the right coaches for you. Here are some resources that you might want to consider

  • Nick Martin’s curated list on LinkedIn here

  • Find an International Coaching Federation’s Credentialed Coach here

  • Find a Positive Intelligence Certified Coach here

STEP 3: Chart your journey. Perhaps these questions may help:

  • What’s the context for coaching? Is it just for me, with respect to my organization, or my holistic life?

  • Where might I feel overlap (if any) between my individual, interpersonal, institutional/ organizational, and systemic/ structural change that I’m seeking?

  • Who might I invite into my journey (if anyone)?

STEP 4: Check-in periodically and reassess your needs. Ask yourself a few key questions to reassess:

  • Where have I seen progress and successes?

  • With blameless discernment, where might there be some hurdles or roadblocks?

  • What may be next for me? Where do I sense my energy being channeled toward?