The purpose of coaching is to zero in on the key issues holding you back from the impact and effectiveness that you desire and that you know you're capable of.
Coaching is about getting you from here to there most efficiently and effectively.
It's results oriented, forward looking, positive, and transformative.
I invite you to consider it for yourself.
Even as a high-achieving, ambitious, and driven individual, you may find yourself grappling with internal struggles that challenge your confidence. Your self-awareness, while a strength, can sometimes work against you, fueling overthinking and self-criticism. Despite your successes, imposter syndrome may creep in, making you question whether your accomplishments are truly deserved. You might second-guess your decisions, replay conversations in your mind, and hold yourself to impossibly high standards, leaving little room for self-compassion.
These internal challenges can make it harder for you to own your success and step more fully into your leadership potential. You may hesitate to act and speak up in situations that would benefit from your intervention. You might avoid conflict or confrontation even while sensing that addressing it could be productive and lead to breakthroughs. Or you might find yourself holding others to your impossibly high standards, disrupting collaboration and breaking down trust.
First, know that these struggles are normal for folks like you. The same internal tendencies, innate talents, and acquired skills that helped you succeed can sometimes work against you.
Second, know that you don't need to remain here. Tools and strategies exist to help you move past these barriers.
That’s where coaching comes in.
My coaching empowers you to embrace your achievements, lead with authenticity, and make a meaningful impact while staying true to your values and goals. Together, we’ll create a space to help you untangle these patterns, gain clarity, reframe your perspective, and move forward with confidence.
I will support you by:
One of the benefits of working with me as your coach is that you get an internationally recognized thought leader, educator, and subject matter expert as well. Most coaches work with you by asking questions to help you discover your own insights. They create space for transformative conversations. This is a powerful methodology, and our sessions will include this.
At the same time, it can be hard to develop a sense of direction and progress with a series of open ended conversations alone. Instead, I anchor our sessions and conversations with a structured curriculum based on leadership best practices, providing a concrete sense of progression. This means that in addition to discovering your own insights and reframing your perspectives and limiting beliefs in our conversations, you have access to expert content and guidance.
Through 25 years of experience teaching, coaching, and training high achievers in various roles, I’ve designed an original and exclusive curriculum: The Six Dimensions of Leadership Excellence™. With nearly 200 pages of exclusive and original content, the program offers time tested and evidence based insights, and covers six critical areas of leadership excellence. It combines brief, curated, and focused lessons and includes reflection questions to foster insight and action steps to move you toward implementation and impact.
Our sessions include a combination of addressing your specific challenges through coaching, and discussing your questions, insights, and strategy ideas emerging from the training material I provide. The specific balance of these elements is up to us.
Download a sample of the workbook to preview its content and get a sense of what a lesson is like.
One of the benefits of working with me as your coach is that you get an internationally recognized thought leader, educator, and subject matter expert as well. Most coaches work with you by asking questions to help you discover your own insights. They create space for transformative conversations. This is a powerful methodology, and our sessions will include this.
At the same time, it can be hard to develop a sense of direction and progress with a series of open ended conversations alone. Instead, I anchor our sessions and conversations with a structured curriculum based on leadership best practices, providing a concrete sense of progression. This means that in addition to discovering your own insights and reframing your perspectives and limiting beliefs in our conversations, you have access to expert content and guidance.
Through 25 years of experience teaching, coaching, and training high achievers in various roles, I’ve designed an original and exclusive curriculum: The Six Dimensions of Leadership Excellence™. With nearly 200 pages of exclusive and original content, the program offers time tested and evidence based insights, and covers six critical areas of leadership excellence. It combines brief, curated, and focused lessons and includes reflection questions to foster insight and action steps to move you toward implementation and impact.
Our sessions include a combination of addressing your specific challenges through coaching, and discussing your questions, insights, and strategy ideas emerging from the training material I provide. The specific balance of these elements is up to us.
Download a sample of the workbook to preview its content and get a sense of what a lesson is like.
A typical coaching engagement is 6 months, which provides opportunity for you to work through each of the six dimensions monthly. One-on-one video calls occur twice monthly, and our conversation addresses your current challenges and creates space to process your work through the learning modules. At the conclusion of the engagement, you will receive a certificate attesting to your completion of the program. Clients often extend coaching beyond the 6-month period to address other areas of growth and challenge or to process the material more deeply and implement it more intentionally.
I work with organizational leaders, managers, and team members, as well as entrepreneurs, solo practitioners, and other self-employed high achievers.
The specific role or industry is less relevant than the type of individual: I work with coachable, teachable, reflective, motivated, values-driven people who are prepared to act on what they learn.
I draw on a variety of methods and frameworks as needed and as desired by my clients:
Clients typically pay directly out of pocket, ask their organizations to sponsor them, or work out a combination of the two through cost sharing. It's always ideal to have the support and investment of your organization, so if that's a possibility for you, make sure to explore all your options. You can refer your manager or HR team member to my Organizations page to explore sponsoring you.
Keep in mind that if you're self-employed and/or own your own business, coaching and training with me may be a deductible education expense if used "to maintain or improve job-related skills" or may qualify as a deductible professional fee when directly related to your business. (This is not tax advice. Consult your tax advisor).
Coaching is an investment in yourself and your people. Studies consistently show that organizations who invest in coaching for their leaders see 10x to 20x returns on investment in terms of productivity, morale, and retention.
When you're calculating this for yourself, do your best to quantify how much it will be worth to get past your current challenges, whether they are internal struggles, skill and knowledge gaps, dissatisfaction, conflict, or uncertainty. What new opportunities will open and what new levels of fulfillment will you experience if you move past them? Can you afford to leave these unaddressed?
I wish any of us could guarantee growth and improvement in ourselves or others. I can't guarantee that you will invest the time, attention, and commitment needed to get you where you want to be.
What I can guarantee is that I will show up for you to support you in your endeavor. I can guarantee that the methodologies I use and the expert content I provide will significantly increase your chances for success.
I will ask you to commit to the duration of the coaching engagement, since growth is hard and I want you to push through internal resistance. That said, if you decide at any point to discontinue coaching you will be entitled to a prorated refund of any remaining portion of the engagement fees.
"What I learned in our first session alone was worth signing the coaching contract. Devin takes time to meet you where you are and provide a tailored experience. His guidance is well curated and focused. His style is approachable and builds a strong interpersonal connection. Most importantly, he provides actionable insights at every opportunity and not wistful feel-good commentary."
“As an executive leader, I found the insights learned from Leadership Kinetics materials and Dr. Singh’s coaching to be of great value. Through tailored reading and guided reflection, I was able to engage in focused examination and exploration of my leadership skills and style, identify areas of professional growth, and adapt better communications strategies.”
"Devin brings out the best in me. If I didn't have him as my coach, I would more often be the person I don't want to be. Our sessions help me reframe difficult situations, highlight paths forward that are consistent with my values, and help me navigate the complex boundaries between confidence and uncertainty."
I've been on a journey of personal and professional development since I was a young adult. I’ve spent my career exploring leadership, influence, social dynamics, philosophy, religion, and ethics with some of the top experts in these fields. I’ve worked for decades to coach, train, mentor, motivate, and inspire emerging and established leaders. I've worked with founders, executives, managers, educators, and others with leadership responsibilities in highly competitive environments. I'm bringing my expertise and experience to you.
