Executive Coaching - Middlegame Partners

Having The Right Answers Is Not Enough

You want to drive strategic initiatives forward, but struggle to get the buy-in you need from peers and leadership.

You want to be recognized for your expertise, but find yourself taking on extra work because you can’t effectively delegate or rely on others.

You want to advance your career with confidence, but feel frustrated when your ideas don’t get the traction they deserve.

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This Isn’t About Your Boss or Your Peers. This Is About You.

At Middlegame Partners, we help IT leaders manage this balance, enabling you to be experienced as clear, connected, and curious in every professional interaction.

Imagine having the confidence to present your ideas to senior leadership and watch them gain immediate traction. Picture building collaborative relationships with peers who were once difficult to work with.

Executive coaching helps IT managers like you develop the strategic influence skills needed to achieve meaningful business outcomes.

Executive Coaching Designed For IT Leaders

Middlegame Partners offers executive coaching specifically designed for mid-level IT leaders looking to enhance their influence and impact across their organization.

This isn’t theoretical leadership training—it’s practical, results-focused coaching that addresses your unique challenges and opportunities.

Through personalized coaching sessions, you’ll bring your most pressing leadership challenges to the table and walk away with actionable strategies you can implement immediately.

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The Outcomes You'll Achieve

If you want to transform your leadership effectiveness, our coaching will help you:

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Deliver direct feedback that strengthens relationships by balancing clarity and connection

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Get your ideas heard and implemented at all levels of your organization by developing influential communication strategies

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Build collaborative relationships with even the most challenging colleagues and stakeholders

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Increase your leadership presence so others naturally look to you for guidance and direction

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Achieve better results with less frustration by shifting how you show up as a leader.

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Coaching Unlocks Influence That Technical Expertise Cannot

Coaching explores the connections between the business results you are and aren’t getting and your interactions with your boss/peers/reports. What clients love about this is recognizing unproductive patterns they’ve been stuck in and what to do differently, which lets them achieve better results with less anxiety.

Why Trust Us As Your Coaches

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At Middlegame Partners, we specialize in helping technical leaders develop the strategic influence skills needed to advance their careers and drive organizational results.

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Our coaching approach is rooted in real-world experience working with IT and software managers of managers, heads of function, and C-suite executives across industries.

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We work with managers on the conversations, decisions, and relationships that shape their everyday work—helping them be clear in what they’re asking, connected to the people they lead, and curious enough to navigate change without getting stuck.

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What You'll Receive

We tailor our coaching to the individual needs and situations of each client. All of our programs include:

Personalized 1:1 coaching sessions

To think through your thorniest problems

Practical tools and curated learning materials

For building stronger relationships with peers and leaders

Regular feedback

As you implement new approaches in your daily work

Accountability partnership

To ensure your behaviors are aligned with the business results you want to get

Ad hoc support

For urgent topics via email and text

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Will Coaching Work For Me?

The people who get the most out of coaching are the ones who are willing to see their part of the problem and work on that. They know that it “takes two to tango,” and they recognize their contributions to the situations they don’t want.

In coaching, we’re looking for actions you can actually do in your environment. When you say, “That won’t work here,” we’ll believe you… to a point. You’re not here to get a personality transplant. This isn’t about turning you into the type of leader you hate. We’re going to stop you when you “commit” to do things that don’t sound like you. Even when the people around you don’t change and you continue to be who you are, you can do things differently to get better results.

Our approach focuses on helping you increase your influence with the stakeholders who matter most to your success.

Our Guarantee

We’re confident in the value of this coaching program, which is why we offer a simple guarantee: If after our first two sessions you don’t feel this approach will help you achieve your goals, we’ll refund your investment completely.

Become The Influential Leader You Want To Be

Imagine getting the buy-in you need from peers and leadership because you’re appealing to their interests and goals. Relationships that were once challenging have become more productive partnerships. You’re able to create results through influence rather than authority and individual effort alone.

Most importantly, imagine rediscovering the satisfaction in your work as you spend less time managing resistance and more time leading the strategic initiatives that excite you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much time will I need to commit to this coaching program?

Beyond our weekly one-hour sessions, you’ll need about 30 minutes of preparation before each meeting and time to implement new approaches in your workday. Most clients find that the time investment quickly pays dividends in more efficient work relationships and better results.

Is this coaching only for fixing problems, or can it help already-successful leaders?

While many clients come to address specific challenges, our most successful clients are often high-performers looking to take their leadership to the next level. The influence strategies we develop work equally well for overcoming obstacles and capitalizing on new opportunities.

What if my organization's culture is the real problem?

Organizational culture certainly impacts leadership effectiveness, but we focus on what you can control directly—your approach to influence and relationship-building. Clients are often surprised by how much impact they can have even within challenging organizational structures.

How quickly will I see results?

Most clients report noticeable improvements in specific situations or relationships within the first 3-4 weeks. The most significant changes typically emerge as you consistently apply the new strategies over time.

What makes your coaching different from other executive coaches?

Our focus is three-fold: to amplify your leadership, to increase commitment and engagement in your people, and to achieve bottom-line results. Rather than generic leadership advice, we help you develop the specific skills that drive your most important outcomes.

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