Group coaching for aspiring professional women

The Power of Pods

Use the questions below to assess whether Coaching Pods fit your organization. “Yes” to one or more questions strongly indicates they do.

Do aspiring professional women below the director level in your organization want to:

• Stretch beyond their comfort zone
• Build confidence and better self-advocate
• Become more self-aware and skillful to create a more significant impact
• Expand or deepen professional relationships inside and outside of the company
• More effectively navigate a male-dominated culture or team
• Experience more fulfillment
• Have more support and tools to advance their career
• Be part of an inner circle of professional peers at similar career stages
• Benefit from the support and practical business experience of a certified coach

First, we meet with you.

We learn about your company objectives and current challenges and align on overall program needs. Based on our experience, we recommend 8-12 women per Pod.

Pods can be developed based on common functions or they can be cross-functional.

Next, we create a Pod Plan.

We contextualize the Equipt learning agenda to reflect the needs of your organization. This includes:

• Select the Equipt coach(es) with relevant industry expertise and experience
• Contextualize our proprietary Momentum curriculum for review and approval
• Incorporate new learning experiences as needed to achieve desired outcomes
• Develop a schedule with monthly two-hour online sessions or twice-monthly, one-hour sessions
• Prepare communications to support company messaging/launch

Then, we

• Kick-off with an inspiring session. We provide a keynote or a fireside chat with key executives to build excitement and buy-in around the importance of taking ownership of your career and professional development.
• Issue a short survey. We conduct a survey to understand individual goals and expectations and help our coaches contextualize the learning experience.
• Onboard the Pods. We host onboarding sessions so each participant understands the value of coaching, and the importance of personal engagement to get the full value of the experience and to build trust.
• Coach the Pods. Each Pod meets online for 2 hours each month. Each session’s first half of the agenda focuses on connection, updates, and pressing issues. The second half of the agenda is structured content around skill development.
• Engage the managers. We know that women thrive when managers support their professional development. Therefore, we provide optional communication directly to managers to guide them in supporting their participants during the Pod program.
• Encourage Pod relationships. Each participant is encouraged to connect with Pod members outside the standing sessions each month. These relationships fuel connection, professional development, and personal growth.
• Measure the impact. At the mid-point and conclusion of the program, we issue participant and manager surveys. This allows us to determine the program’s impact and celebrate successes.

The details

The technology required

Computer (or tablet) Computer (or tablet) equipped with:

• Camera
• Microphone
• Internet Access
• Zoom