Community Leader Peer Coaching Groups are cohort-based programs for the professional and personal development of leaders looking to learn and collaborate with other business executives in a safe space.

Leaders can use their current work experiences, and the experiences of others in the cohort, as opportunities for growth and learning through facilitated dialog. Group members can share their unique leadership challenges, gain meaningful insights, and create a system of personal accountability through the support, wisdom, and guidance of peers in leadership from across the region.

MANAGER PEER COACHING

FEBRUARY – APRIL 2025

Leadership Kitsap, in partnership with Doug Nathan Coaching & Consulting, is excited to offer an outstanding opportunity to grow your leadership skills. This opportunity is open to all leaders with management experience.

MANAGERS, REGISTER TODAY:

SCHEDULED DATES - FEB '25 COHORT

THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS GROUP IS ACTIVE.

Opening Half-day, In-person Meeting: February 4, 2025: 1pm – 5pm

  • Eight weekly in person two-hour facilitator-led sessions.

Closing Half-day, In-person Meeting: Mid-May 2025: 1pm – 5pm

Meeting information will be shared with participants only.

COHORT STRUCTURE

We create courageous learning spaces together. The group consists of 6-10 leaders from different organizations across the region.

Learn from diverse perspectives in psychologically safe, confidential meetings. Two half-days in person meetings to launch and close the program. Between the opening and closing sessions, meet in person for two hours every week for eight sessions. Share leadership goals, create accountability, and explore individual and collective leadership challenges within this group of peer leaders.

WHO IS THIS PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR?

People who are:

  • Curious about how to accelerate growth as an effective leader.

  • Committed to supporting the development of others through this community of practice.

  • Interested in learning a coaching approach to support and challenge peers to create desired, positive change.

  • Has management experience.

  • Wants to increase role scope and responsibilities.

  • Maintains confidentiality.

LOCATION

There will be two half-day in-person meetings to open and close the program. Between, virtual or in-person meetings will be held via Zoom or participant-selected locations.

1:1 LEADERSHIP COACHING

In addition to group peer coaching, you meet individually with a leadership coach.

  • Work on-on-one with an ICF certified Coach to debrief feedback gathered from your Leadership Circle ProfileTM (LCP) 360. During this 1.5-hour coaching session, you will craft a leadership growth plan that identifies your One Big Thing (OBT), a development goal that if achieved in 3-6 months will accelerate your growth and impact as a manager.

  • Additional 1:1 leadership coaching available for a fee.

COST

This leadership program is $2350 per participant and includes:

  • Two half-days in person meetings to open and close our program.

  • Eight weekly in person two-hour facilitator-led sessions.

  • A Leadership Circle ProfileTM (LCP) 360 assessment.

  • An Inner Team assessment.

  • 1.5-hour LCP 360 debrief with a leadership coach.

  • A leadership development plan.

  • A trusted network of awesome Manager leadership peers!

EXECUTIVE PEER COACHING

FEBRUARY – MAY 2025

Leadership Kitsap, in partnership with Doug Nathan Coaching & Consulting, is excited to offer an outstanding opportunity to grow your leadership skills. This opportunity is open to all leaders with 2+ years of CEO/Executive Director-level experience.

EXECUTIVES, REGISTER TODAY:

SCHEDULED DATES - FEB. '25 COHORT

THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS GROUP IS ACTIVE.

Opening Half-day, In-person Meeting: February 7, 2025: 1pm – 5pm

Fridays (every other) from 1:30pm-3:30pm

Closing Half-day, In-person Meeting: Mid-May, 2025: 1pm – 5pm

Meeting information will be shared with participants only.

COHORT STRUCTURE

Each cohort consists of 6-10 leaders from different area organizations across the region. Any one organization will be represented by no more than two participants in a single group . (Ask about our unique opportunity for organizations looking to have peer coaching exclusively for their members, if that is something you are looking for).

  • Meet in-person for a half-day to launch the program and another half-day for the close of the program.
  • Between those in-person meetings, 1.5-hour meetings will be held every other week for eight sessions.
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR?

Cohort members are selected based on:

  • Their being open to learning with and be challenged by their peers.
  • Their desire to grow their own capabilities and capacity to get better results with and through people.
  • Their executive leadership or management experience.
  • Their desire or need to increase their scope and responsibilities.
  • Their commitment to meeting the requirements of the group coaching experience.
  • Their ability to maintain confidentiality.
LOCATION

There will be two half-day in-person meetings to open and close the program. Between, virtual or in-person meetings will be held via Zoom or participant-selected locations.

1:1 LEADERSHIP COACHING

In addition to the group peer coaching experience, you will meet individually with a leadership coach.

  • Assess your leadership strengths and weaknesses with feedback gathered from a Leadership Circle Profile™ (LCP) 360 Gain insight into your reactive and creative mindsets that drive your behaviors.
  • Work one-on-one with an ICF certified Coach for six leadership coaching sessions, starting with your LCP 360 debrief.
  • Accelerate the impact of your leadership by identifying your One Big Thing–a leadership development goal that, when achieved, will accelerate your growth and positively influence your organization’s results.
COST

This five-month leadership development program is $3,995 per participant and includes:

  • Two half-day in-person meetings to open and close our program,
  • Eight 1.5-hour facilitator-led group coaching sessions,
  • Six (6) one-hour individual coaching sessions,
  • A Leadership Circle Profile™ (LCP) 360, and
  • A trusted network of awesome Community Leader peers!

“[Peer Coaching] really helps leaders unlock ways to coach and communicate with their team to release their creativity, commitment and results. I feel strongly that practicing coaching in our sessions helped me learn how to more effectively coach others in my organization with open questions–and not leading them to my answers! CEO’s need friends and colleagues to grow with on their journeys and that points to the power of these peer coaching group connections.”

Chief Jason Christian, Kitsap Central Fire and Rescue

“As a CEO … I found the experience to be so worthwhile. Over the course of the experience, my insight into each other’s challenges deepened and I learned so much from the shared challenges of my colleagues.  And I learned so much about my own leadership strengths and blind spots and how to reframe some of my challenges in a more positive light.”

Monica Bernhard, CEO Kitsap Mental Health Services

“By developing a more refined coaching skillset, I can build teams, enhance collaboration, and empower employees throughout the agency far more effectively. The insights I gained into my own interactions and behaviors allows me to be more intentional and less reactive as a leader.  The facilitated peer coaching environment is the most effective model I have experienced in improving those skill sets so quickly.  I came away from every session with tools I could immediately apply.”

Jeffrey Menge, Chief of Patrol, Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office