How we coach

WHO we are is HOW we lead

~ Dr. Brené Brown

EDGE grows the person to grow the leader!

At EDGE Leadership Solutions, we believe that we are all whole people. Whether you work remotely or not, what happens at work comes home every day, and you better believe that what happens at home comes to work. What we think is missing from traditional professional development programs is the singular focus on the internal source from which the external behaviors are born.

Our Purpose:

We curate belonging.

Our Manifesto:

We live and work authentically to:

  • Create meaningful connections
  • Inspire inclusion and hope
  • Challenge the status quo
  • Build courageous leaders

vulnerability

noun | vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty

risk, uncertainty and emotional exposure

(3 elements faced by your leaders on a daily basis)

At EDGE, we turn leadership development inside out through three specific ways:

01.

Vulnerability

is the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome—and it is the only path to courage.

What this means for us is…

Vulnerability feels like fear but looks like courage.

It is the first thing I look for in a leader, but it is often the last thing I’m willing to show.

It is the birthplace of innovation.

The need to create actionable vehicles for knowledge transfer between peers.

Peer = people in a similar developmental space across genders, generations, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ, or level inside the company.

Why recreate the wheel when we can learn best practices from one another?

And in doing so, also share lessons learned and contribute to one another’s successes.

But horizontal knowledge transfer only goes so far… as peers, we don’t know what we don’t know. We also need vertical knowledge transfer.

We engage senior leaders to share best practices from their experiences around the corners we haven’t yet turned.

02.

Intentional Knowledge Transfer

What this means for us is…

03.

Group Coaching

What this means for us is…

Why bring in outside experts or academics when the experts for your culture already exist?

Dynamic content is co-created by the cohort participants based on what is relevant to them.

Curate belonging and connection by embarking on a personal development journey together.

increasing self-awareness and making more purposeful choices in their personal and professional lives and holding one another accountable as they do.

“Our customized cohort experience was guided by a masterful coach whose authenticity, candor, and savvy created a space for a unique peer to peer network to develop.  The experience taught me to identify, own, and fill the gaps I create when I get busy trying to make a living instead of making a life… plus a group of mentors, coaches, and friends so I’d never had to fill those gaps alone”

Julius,
Eat’n’Park Hospitality Group

“As a result of working with EDGE’s PEER Technology® model, our group was able to spend one day building the trust and camaraderie that other groups work for months to build. This experience included intensive, meaningful and specific exercises that our group needed in order to start to meet our goals. Christy’s clarity and vision clearly showed as she allowed our members to grow and develop (when and as they needed) throughout the program."

Courtney,
ATHENA Circle of Trust (ACT)

“I never knew there were so many other people inside my own company who experienced the same things as me. What I thought was individual to me is really a part of a collective experience my peers are having across the country. PEER Technology® gave us the vehicle to share our stories, our successes and our best practices so that we now don’t feel so alone AND can be a part of helping others to succeed."

Rondell,
DPR Construction

“My EDGE coach helps me see possibilities where I couldn’t see them before.  Her support, energy, enthusiasm, and incredibly kind and generous spirit have made such an impact in my life.  Our conversations always bolster my soul and nurture my motivation.  I am so thankful to my organization for investing in my development as a whole person – and not just as a leader."

Aisha,
PNC Bank

“The most important and valuable part of the cohort experience is the relationships we built with our peers to build trust together. Without setting the precedent that within the cohort you can be frank about challenges as well as successes, personal or professional, the cohort model would be just like any other team-building experience, and it is decidedly not. EDGE Leadership creates an environment where people not only feel comfortable being candid, but completely honest with each other. They truly create the space where we grow as whole people – not just as professionals."

Molly,
Highmark/Blue Cross Blue Shield 

“Five stars. The cohort model has afforded me the opportunity to be part of a group of individuals who know me on an intimate level: who I am professionally and personally, where I stand in my career and life, and where I want to go. I now have 24 other women looking out for me and making things happen around me – introducing me to people at community events, providing suggestions for development, and opening doors I couldn’t open on my own. This connection with my professional peers is invaluable to me."

Carsen Nesbitt Ruperto,
Pittsburgh Technology Council 

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