Is your senior leadership team counting on you to step up with confidence, deliver results, and lead your team to their fullest potential? As a manager or director, you face high expectations—but roadblocks like imposter syndrome and the glass ceiling can make navigating these challenges even more difficult.
Managing both up and down the organization is no easy feat, especially as a woman in leadership. Sometimes, we find ourselves standing in our own way, just as the women before us have experienced.
You may resonate with some of these common leadership challenges:
The path to the C-Suite is different for every leader, but one thing is constant: it requires intentional growth and strategic insight. Our experienced coaches understand the complexities of the transition from senior management to executive leadership and offer customized development to help you maximize your full potential.
Whether you're fine-tuning your leadership style, honing your strategic decision-making, or navigating the complexities of corporate dynamics, we're here to guide you every step of the way.
Unlock Your Executive Potential with Essential Skills and Strategies
Our dedicated coaching programs are tailored to address the unique challenges and aspirations of professionals like you, ensuring you not only navigate but thrive in the dynamic landscape of your mid-career phase. Our seasoned coaches bring a wealth of experience and insight to help you move forward.
Our coaches bring a wealth of industry-specific experience, ensuring that our coaching is comprehensive and tailored to your profession's unique demands. We stand out by providing a highly personalized coaching experience. No two career journeys are the same, and our approach reflects this belief, allowing us to address your specific needs and goals. At FRONTIER Leadership, we focus on the gap between leadership and performance in the areas of values-based leadership, negotiation, career strategy, strategic positioning and work-life integration.
We are dedicated to closing the competency performance gap for women in management and leadership roles through personalized development programs that empower growth and advancement.
Middle management can be uniquely challenging. Balancing competing priorities, navigating organizational complexities, and managing up, down, and across can lead to overwhelm, self-doubt, and mental health struggles.
Re-establish your leadership foundations with a comprehensive assessment of your values, strengths, and leadership styles. Develop targeted strategies to improve performance management, foster team cohesion, and align goals with organizational impact. Build resilience, sharpen decision-making skills, and create a leadership approach that reflects your aspirations and values. Strengthen your professional presence with a refined personal brand, from your resume to your online profiles. Empower yourself to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose while building high-performing teams that thrive on innovation and collaboration.
Negotiating Your Worth
Negotiating your worth can feel daunting, especially when increased responsibilities and team expansions aren’t reflected in your compensation. Leaders at this level often face the challenge of advocating for equitable pay that aligns with the contributions and value they bring. Prolonged undervaluation can lead to frustration, resentment, and even burnout.
Gain the skills and confidence needed to understand your true value and position yourself effectively in negotiations. Learn to navigate complex equity considerations, including bonus structures, market trends, and pay equity principles.
Our three-day leadership intensive will help you assess your assertiveness, clarify your desired compensation package, and master the skills required to lead successful salary and equity discussions. Recognizing your value and mastering negotiation are key steps to securing what you deserve and advancing your career with confidence.
Career Strategy & Interview Success
Preparing for management and senior-level interviews requires mastery of language, positioning, tact, and diplomacy. Whether advancing within your organization’s pipeline or outgrowing your current role and looking externally, career strategy becomes essential to navigating risks and maximizing opportunities.
Design a career roadmap that aligns with your aspirations while positioning you for success in competitive roles. Build a strategic framework to explore advancement avenues, whether within your organization or beyond, and proactively manage transitions. Showcase your authentic leadership presence by identifying your core competencies and crafting compelling narratives, speaking points, and presentations. Engage in interview simulations to refine your skills, project confidence, and manage expectations effectively.
Whether you're aiming to climb the corporate ladder or make a bold career pivot, our coaching provides the tools to strategize your next move, articulate your value, and take calculated risks for long-term success.
Strategic Positioning
Strategic positioning is vital for being understood, driving results, and creating opportunities that align with your ambitions. This phase of your career demands a shift from executing tasks to shaping strategy and influencing organizational direction. It’s about standing out by demonstrating your value, communicating your vision, and showing your ability to contribute to the bigger picture.
Gain a competitive edge by aligning your expertise, leadership presence, and career goals with organizational priorities. Learn to navigate systemic barriers to advancement, embrace your role as a leader, and leverage collective influence to drive impact. Build situational agility to manage complex conversations, cultivate strategic relationships, and lead with authenticity.
Our coaching programs will help you refine your personal brand, sharpen your decision-making, and position yourself as a strategic thinker and driver of innovation. Equip yourself with the tools to be seen not just as a manager but as a visionary leader ready to tackle challenges and seize opportunities.
Achieving work-life balance at this stage is critical to sustaining success, nurturing well-being, and maintaining healthy relationships. Kids may be getting older, marriages or partnerships may face strain, and time for self-care often feels elusive. Burnout becomes a very real threat as professional and personal responsibilities increase.
Our coaching helps you navigate these challenges by building strategies to prioritize what matters most. Learn to set clear boundaries, manage your time effectively, and align your decisions with your core values. By fostering resilience and creating intentional routines, you’ll enhance productivity and reduce stress, ensuring you have the energy and focus needed to lead at work while staying present for yourself and your family. Balance is not just about surviving—it’s about thriving in all areas of your life.
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"I realize difficult circumstances more quickly and more consciously, and as a result I react better and faster. I have a lot more tools how to deal with such situations at work and in my personal life. My communication skills improved, especially in challenging situation with clients, staff, and management. I became aware of the different leadership styles and what leader I want to be.
I feel more grounded. I know my values and how to apply them in my personal and professional life. I believe I'm much better equipped for my leadership position. I see where I'm going and I am happier on the journey. You helped me tremendously with your feedback, suggestions, and assistance to solve real issues at work."
Senior Director, Financial Institution
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"I have worked with Kristina for more than a year now and within the first 6 months she helped me discover my worth, own it, and help others to see it. I am now in a role I absolutely love, it challenges me and continues to allow me to grow into my talents and capabilities. I work with a team that values what I bring to the table.
I successfully advanced my career breaking the class ceiling to an executive role with North American giant, and negotiated my worth and then some, in doing so.
Working with Kristina has been a rewarding experience for me and came at exactly the right time in my life to create the change I wanted and needed in my career."
R. Shank, Vice-President
National Product Line, North America
Schedule a consultation to explore how our coaching can benefit you.
At FRONTIER Leadership, our niche specialty training offers a highly integrated program for individuals in leadership, negotiation, career advancement, and entrepreneurship.
Individuals advance into rewarding roles, gain promotions and progressive compensation, elevate their language, gain leadership presence, develop robust strategic networks, and receive increased mentorship. We prepare them to make an impact in their organizations.
We believe it is critically important for organizations to establish innovative initiatives to enable a sustainable pipeline of confident individuals in leadership.
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