SOLUTION OVERVIEW

High-Speed
ExecutiveDevelopment
Proactive executive coachingexperience to accelerate
success and avoid common
executive pitfalls.

SOLUTION:YOUR VALUE:VALUE TO LEADERS:

Pressure Point Development

Address the potential risks
and costs of executive failure
with proactive coaching to help
executives succeed faster.

Executives find their key
pressure points and learn
to avoid the pitfalls ahead,
helping them find clarity andreduce stress.

“I didn’t have a true senseof the executive culture andhow to thrive and succeed.
This helped me understandthe top priorities of my role.”
Executive participant

WITH PRESSURE POINT DEVELOPMENT YOU CAN:

Anticipate
Complexities
Executives learn to see what’s
coming their way and how toavoid the pitfalls ahead.

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SucceedFasterCoaches are laser focusedon rapidly helping new orsoon-to-be executives hit theground running.

Build
Resilience

Improve
Self-Awareness

Executives understand how
to overcome the key pressure
points that cause them tostruggle.

Executives gain deep insight
into themselves, their capability,
what they need to do to develop
executive effectiveness, andtheir future at your company.

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SOLUTION OVERVIEWSOLUTION AT A GLANCE

Four Forces of Executive Pressure

Personalized Individual Development
Every executive gets a set of right-now actions they can taketo overcome their specific challenges.
Backed by Research
DDI’s library of common executive pitfalls is based on decadesof executive development.
Efficient
Faster, more direct, and aimed at shorter-term adaptationand development instead of long-range career development,
like that of traditional executive coaching.
Easily Scaled
Gives many executives access to expertise that might otherwise
be difficult to scale.
World-Class Coaches
A mix of current or former executives, organizational psychologists,
and business consultants, our coaches have deep experience
providing objective feedback and guidance to drive performance.

HOW IT WORKS

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Context Scan
The leader’s personal
background, role
expectations, challenges,motivations, andaspirations are discussed
and summarized.

Role Exploration
Exploration of the four
distinct areas ofexecutive pressure andthe differences of anexecutive role.

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Pitfall Awareness
Assessment of the
primary risks, symptoms,
and frequent causes
and remedies for themost common pitfalls,
as well as implications
for capabilities andpotential overuse ofstrengths.

Sustain EffectivenessThe coach has apersonalized discussion
with the leader about
how to avoid pitfalls andleverage their strengths.

Plan for Progress
Together, the coachand leader create anindividualized L.E.A.F
performance plan
built around Learning
targets, Experienceneeds, Applicationplans, and critical
Feedback needed tosustain progress.

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Anticipating Common Executive Pitfalls—Examples
BUSINESS

Tactical Obsession*

Remaining overly involved inoperational or tactical activities

Symptoms:• Involvement in “everything”• Lack of initiative from team players• Private frustration among strongest players• Erosion of team capability• Overload; fatigue

NETWORKS

Passive Politics*

Accepting partnerships at facevalue, without effort to anticipate andpositively influence stakeholders

Symptoms:• Unexpected stakeholder resistance• Difficulty overcoming performance obstacles• Lack of advocacy for proposed plans orchanges• Superficial relationships with other executives* Development sessions include a review of the comprehensive list of 16 Executive Pitfalls, with the symptoms, causes, and remedies for each one.

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