Executive coaching for C-suite leaders, founders and leadership teams
From Pressure
to Power
The pressure of senior leadership rarely eases. What can change is the state you lead from. I help executives and leadership teams turn sustained pressure into clear, grounded and decisive leadership that holds when the stakes are highest.
The real challenge
You are already capable. The pressure is what gets in the way.
Senior leaders rarely lack skill or strategy. What wears them down is leading for months at a time under conditions that pull them into a narrower, more reactive version of themselves. Decisions take longer, conversations get harder, and the energy that once came easily now has to be forced. More tactics will not fix that. The change has to happen in the state you lead from.
Decisions under strain
High-stakes calls feel heavier, and second-guessing slows the whole organization down.
Reactive in the room
Board meetings, executive conflict and hard conversations pull you off centre when presence matters most.
Performing, but depleted
From the outside it all looks fine. Inside, it is costing more than it should, and that is not sustainable.
The Expanded State Method
Most coaching works on behaviour. Lasting change starts deeper.
The Expanded State Method is the approach behind all of my work. It looks at the five levels that shape how a leader shows up under pressure, so the change you make is the kind that lasts after the coaching ends, not the kind that fades by the next quarter.
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Nervous system
How your body carries pressure, and whether it lets you think clearly when it counts.
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Emotional
The feelings that drive your reactions before you have chosen them.
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Identity
Who you believe you need to be as a leader, and where that belief is holding you back.
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Behavioural
The decisions, conversations and habits that others actually see.
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Unconscious
The patterns running beneath awareness that quietly shape all of the above.
Ways to work together
For the leader, and for the team around them
Executive coaching
Strategic State Transformation™
A six-month, one-to-one partnership for senior executives and founders who want to lead from a clearer, steadier and more powerful state. I work with a limited number of leaders each year so every engagement gets my full attention.
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Team Coaching
For executive teams that are capable on their own but stalled together. We build the trust, alignment and candour a team needs to make faster decisions and carry pressure as one unit.
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Talent Assessments
Psychometric assessment for hiring and selection, succession and leadership development, so you make people decisions with insight rather than instinct alone.
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Meet Taly
I have sat inside the organizations my clients lead.
Before founding Taly Fleischer & Company, I held talent and coaching roles at Shopify, BMO Financial Group, Deloitte, the Toronto Star, LHH and Farber. I know what pressure looks like from the inside, and I know what it takes for a leader to stay clear and grounded in the middle of it.
- ICF certified coach
- MBA, Ivey Business School
- B.Sc. Psychology, McGill
- 12+ assessment certifications
What leaders say
“Taly’s coaching has transformed how we lead together, taking our team to a whole new level.”
“She did a masterful job creating an open dialogue across our team which really helped us work through some long-standing issues.”
“Her empathetic and non-judgmental approach created a safe space for me to explore my thoughts and emotions, leading to significant personal and professional development.”
Ready to lead from a different state?
The Strategic State Clarity Call is a complimentary conversation about where you are, what pressure is costing you, and what would change if you led from your most powerful state.
Book a Strategic State Clarity CallNot ready yet? Book a short intro call or send me a note.