Our Approach
This is a real-time, highly relational coaching experience. Engagements are flexible and shaped around regular 1:1 sessions and support during high-stakes moments as needed. There is no fixed framework. Instead, our coaching adapts to what is most useful—supporting reflection, decision-making, and forward movement as your situation and your self-awareness evolve.
We work together in a way that is responsive, grounded, and supportive. The focus is always on helping you think clearly, make tough decisions, and move forward with confidence.
Magnolia Leadership acts as your guide throughout the process.
OFFERINGS
Leadership Transition Coaching
For leaders stepping into VP and executive roles.
Our coaching supports navigating increased visibility, strengthening executive presence, and making confident decisions in complex environments. It also helps you lead across stakeholders and systems with clarity and steadiness on the following topics:
- Executive Presence
- Effective Communication
- Influence and Persuasion•Leadership and Management Competencies
- Leadership Capacity Building/Vertical Leadership Development
- Self-Awareness
- Strengths- and Values-Based Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Work/Life Harmony
Executive Development Coaching
For senior leaders operating in high pressure, complex environments.
Our coaching focuses on decision-making in ambiguity, managing competing priorities, and strengthening leadership effectiveness without losing clarity or confidence, and may include areas like:
- Emotional Intelligence
- Finding Purpose
- Leadership Capacity Building/Vertical Leadership Development
- Self-Awareness
- Strengths- and Values-Based Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Systems Thinking
Leadership Spot Coaching
For leaders at critical inflection points.
Our coaching supports clarity during critical inflection points of crisis and transition—whether that’s burnout, misalignment, or a “stay or go” decision. Just-in-time ad hoc spot coaching offers a reset to reconnect with your core values and leadership vision.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
What sets Katie apart is her ability to cut through the noise and get to the heart of an issue. She asks exactly the right questions and helps you find clarity faster than you thought possible.
- Rachael, UVA Darden
As a woman balancing leadership, family, and personal responsibilities, I felt immediately understood by Katie. That connection created a level of honesty and trust that made the coaching incredibly impactful.
- Nicole Martin
Virginia Banker
Within minutes, Katie created a level of trust and psychological safety that allowed me to have conversations I'd struggled to have elsewhere. She doesn't tell you what to do—she helps you discover your own answers.
- Kimberly Young, Senior VP
Divisional CFO
I gained a new self-awareness during our coaching engagement. I am on the cusp of charting a new way of being for women in the workforce, and this takes ENERGY. I'm fairly certain that there is now a permanent Katie voice inside my head that asks, "What will you do with this new information?" Her focus was 100% on me.
- Senior Attorney
NGO
My most powerful learning is that the change I want or hope for myself isn't tied to the role I occupy, it's tied to me as an individual. WOW! I now set daily intentions that reinforce my power in shaping my professional and personal life. The most valuable aspect of coaching was the time spent solely on my own development as a leader.
- Executive Director
Nonprofit
Katie helped me see that I was selling myself short. She challenged my assumptions, helped me clarify what I wanted, and gave me the confidence to ask for the COO role. I got the promotion.
- MSR, COO,
Project Management and Staffing Company