Professional Coaching

Why Professional Coaching?

Through years of research and hands-on experience, we’ve observed a clear pattern:
When managers and leaders receive structured, goal-focused coaching, it results in tangible shifts in behavior, mindset, and performance.

It goes beyond individual growth—it drives cultural transformation, promotes creative problem-solving, and builds a high-accountability, high-performance culture across the organization.

Professional coaching helps managers and leaders:

• Develop strategic thinking and decision-making clarity
• Cultivate emotional intelligence and team empathy
• Strengthen communication and executive presence
• Navigate complexity and ambiguity with confidence
• Build influence, resilience, and agility

It is:

• A professional, structured, and confidential process
• Focused on clarifying goals, solving challenges, and driving accountability
• Led by ICF-certified and industry-recognized coaches
• Backed by assessment tools, behavioral insights, and reflection frameworks
• Designed to align personal growth with business impact

It is not:

• Therapy or mental health counseling
• Casual mentoring or advice-giving
• A one-size-fits-all intervention

Who We Coach

Our coaching engagements are tailored to professionals across leadership levels:

• First-Time Managers – Making the mindset shift from individual contributor to people leader
• Mid-Level Managers – Managing complexity, influence, and stakeholder expectations
• Functional Heads – Managing complex functions with large teams
• Senior Leaders & CXOs – Driving enterprise-level impact and strategic alignment
• Hi-Potentials & Succession Candidates – Preparing for next-level readiness
• Business Owners – Small & Medium Sized Business Owners managing too much with no clearly laid down processes and systems

Coaching Engagement Models

We offer both individual coaching journeys and organizational coaching frameworks, depending on client needs:

1:1 Executive Coaching

Our coaching engagements are tailored to professionals across leadership levels:

• 6–12 session format over 3–6 months
• Goal-setting, discovery, action planning, and reflection
• Personalized growth roadmap with progress tracking

Group Coaching Pods

• Small cohort-based leadership coaching
• Shared learning, peer accountability, and real-time application
• Ideal for building collective leadership muscle across functions

Coaching as Part of Learning Journeys

Integrated within our Leadership Excellence Journey, Managerial Effectiveness Programs, and customized Learning & Development Initiatives

Types of Coaching we do:

• Executive Coaching: Empowers senior leaders to sharpen decision-making, enhance influence, and drive organizational impact through personalized growth strategies.
• Leadership Development Coaching: Equips current and emerging leaders with the mindset, skills, and confidence to lead high-performing teams and navigate change.
• Performance Coaching: Focuses on unlocking individual potential, overcoming performance barriers, and achieving measurable professional outcomes.
• Strategic Business Coaching: Supports business owners and senior professionals in aligning vision, strategy, and execution to scale impact and profitability.
• Career Coaching: Guides individuals through career transitions, role growth, and purposeful planning to build fulfilling, future-ready careers.
• Team Coaching: Strengthens collaboration, trust, and shared accountability within teams to enhance collective performance and results.

All designed using our proprietary A-D-D™ Framework: Assess – Design – Deliver.

Coaching Tools

• 360-Degree Feedback Tools – For self-awareness and leadership blind-spot identification
• DISC Personality Assessment – For understanding behavior styles and communication preferences
• StrengthsFinder / VIA Character Strengths – To leverage innate talents and motivators
• GROW Coaching Model Templates – Structured goal setting and action planning
• Coaching Wheel (Wheel of Life / Leadership / Career) – Visual tool for clarity on life/career domains
• Coaching Journals & Reflection Logs – For weekly tracking and introspection
• Coaching Progress Dashboards – For visualizing milestones, goals, and behavioral shifts
• Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessments (EQ-i 2.0) – To develop empathy, self-regulation, and social skills
• Action Commitment Cards – Weekly accountability with measurable actions
• SkillKrafter Behavioral Tracker – Custom tool for habit-building and reinforcement

Coaching Methodologies

• GROW Model (Goal, Reality, Options, Way Forward)
• Co-Active Coaching Approach – Whole-person coaching focused on awareness, choice, and trust
• Solution-Focused Coaching – Building on what works and creating forward momentum
• Appreciative Inquiry – Identifying strengths and possibilities instead of problems
• Cognitive Behavioral Coaching (CBC) – Restructuring limiting beliefs to empower action
• Transformational Coaching – Working on inner narratives, purpose, and personal breakthroughs
• Behavioral Coaching – Tied to observable actions and habit formation
• Narrative Coaching – Reframing stories to create meaningful shifts in identity and performance
• Systemic Coaching – Considering the leader/team in the context of the larger organization
• Neuroscience-based Coaching – Applying brain-based principles to increase self-awareness and adaptability

Coaching Frameworks

• SkillKrafter SHIFT Framework – For transition from individual contributor to effective leader
• 4MAT Communication Framework – Enhancing clarity, persuasion, and audience alignment
• Leadership Circle Profile™ Framework – Connecting competencies with reactive tendencies
• OKR Alignment Framework – Coaching around aligning individual goals with business objectives
• 7 Levels of Leadership Consciousness (Barrett Model) – Deep transformational coaching at values and purpose levels
• Stakeholder-Centered Coaching (Marshall Goldsmith) – For measurable leadership change and stakeholder involvement
• Action Learning Framework – Real-time problem solving with group coaching
• IKIGAI Framework – For coaching purpose, meaning, and aligned careers
• T-GROW (extended GROW) – With a deeper focus on topic and emotional context
• Team Coaching Competency Framework (ICF) – For scaling impact in team and system-level engagements

The ROI of Coaching

• Behavioral Change that sustains beyond the sessions
• Improved Team Engagement and Collaboration
• Faster Goal Achievement and Strategic Execution
• Stronger Leadership Pipeline
• Culture of Growth, Ownership, and Innovation

Ready to Invest in the Leaders Who Drive Your Business?

At SkillKrafter Academy, coaching is not just a conversation—it’s a transformation catalyst. Whether you're looking to elevate an individual leader or shift the performance culture of your organization, our coaching solutions are built to create real change.

Download our Coaching Impact Brochure or email us your requirements at krishnas@skillkrafter.com to create customized coaching journeys for your most valuable assets & your people.

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