Beyond Coaching

The investments you’ve made in talent have not visibly paid off. Everyone is being “coached” yet organizational performance isn't changing.

You need to enable yourself and your leaders to make a real contribution to the success and harness the collective leadership to drive change.

You have a cadre of leaders who have been successful in the past but today’s challenges have stretched them beyond their current capability. You know that they still have potential but you have not found a way to help them understand the forces that impact their leadership and how to adjust accordingly. They make significant contributions as individuals but when it comes to having positive impact as a peer and harnessing relationship across the organization to drive change they consistently fail. You need to enable them to diagnose the issues systemically, and transform the way they think about their own leadership so business performance as a whole is significantly raised.

We look at the challenge of leadership as threefold: leading self, leading others, and leading organizations. We understand the dimensions that impact effectiveness are numerous, complex and interrelated. We bring a guided process to transforming leadership that drives discovery, prioritization and action. We drive alignment around the “story” or the data, the dimensions that impact it, critical interventions and support needed to ensure success.

Will you be able to help your leaders see what’s needed from them Next and give them the tools, capability and support they need to get there?

Is this for you?

Are your leaders ill prepared for tomorrow’s business challenges?
Does the same list of names appear every time you look to find leaders for important assignments?
Are there a ton of coaches running around your organization and you still do not have an adequate view of leadership capacity?
Does your organization focus solely on a single level of leadership (individual versus organizational)?

“Passages did outstanding work on our organizational assessments. They lifted up the hood and gave me a good sense about these organizations that I normally wouldn’t get.”
“Passages leverages a body of knowledge but was quick to customize it to our needs.”
“They don’t overlay a formula or program on a situation. The work they do is more customized compared to other consulting firms. They don’t force an off-the-shelf solution.”
“It was the combination of Passages’ vision for the structure and the people that made us successful. The work they did allowed us to cut costs, which turned out to be very fortunate given the economic times. It went really well and exceeded expectations.”
“The confidence from the proposal stage translated immediately into work. The Passages team was smart enough to get a specific work order and have metrics such as timetables and responsibilities around it, which was different than previous experiences.”
“Passages impressed me in how they came in to work on it right away and there was no degree of chasing after them. They took on mundane work like meetings, updates and communications. They have a “we own it” attitude. They were hands-on and willing to be measured on progress.”
“Passages brought passion and made me excited about what we were working on.”
“Passages helped us with building teamwork. Beforehand, we were all separate. They helped to bring us all on the same page.”
“The consultants at Passages have such different personalities and they complement each other beautifully. Together, they have a good rhythm. They have good synergy and rapport with one another.”
“Passages has a great deal of confidence and gave us a strong sense that they have 'seen this before' and how to work with what you’ve got. It’s not an overdone confidence. It’s cool, calm, we’ve been there, done that, we can show results and a track record.”
“Passages has the ability to influence the culture inside-out through intentioned action planning. I got full value from the engagement. What they gave us was actionable and we drove it through the organization, including work on a leadership pipeline and generational leaders.”
“I’ve had some other consultants around but what sets Passages apart is that they're genuine and trustworthy.”
“The Passages team wants to make a difference. They truly want to help people be successful and go beyond what’s required of them to make it happen.”
“The Passages team are very quick to see the problems of the business. They allowed us to find the answer for ourselves and own them. They know the answer too but they're smart enough to know that we have to own it and that it’s got to be right for us.”
“Passages gets it. They understand what I wanted to get out of the project, what the challenges are. They didn’t underestimate the challenges and yet he had a very optimistic view of our situation.”
“The people at Passages are honest. They told me which organizations that were going to be successful, which had potential and which were questionable. Passages told me what I could expect and said things I didn’t want to hear. Their assessment was accurate. I valued their candor.”
“The consultants at Passages can read people well. They can predict how they would behave and gave an accurate analysis of the organizations and their leaders.”
“I’ve used different consultants but my experience with Passages is that there is a certain comfort level there. I value their input, there’s a sense of trust, integrity and competence.”
“Passages most important contribution is their ability to see the big picture, and help transform the situation for the future.”
“The consultants at Passages ask provocative questions. They have major courage and will tell it like it is. They have a lot of integrity.”
“Passages has the ability to take an extraordinary amount of data and zero in on key drivers of change. They're very strong in culture assessment and can size up an organization quickly. They are able to draw insights from the data and have it received well by the organization.”