Turn your best people into leaders people want to follow.
Career progression frameworks, manager training and one-on-one coaching for the people who carry your culture. The work that happens after the hire, and the work that decides whether the hire was worth it.
Your best lawyer keeps getting promoted into a manager nobody taught to manage
Strong performers are promoted because they are good at the work, not because anyone has prepared them to lead. The result is unclear expectations, uneven feedback and good people quietly heading for the door.
Most firms invest heavily in hiring and very little in what happens next. Without a path forward and leaders who can guide it, even a great hire can stall.
Coaching and development, built around your people
From a single leader to a full management team, we shape the work around your firm and the stage each person is at.
Executive coaching
One-on-one coaching for partners, executives and rising leaders, focused on the challenges they actually face.
Career development mapping
Clear career progression frameworks, so your people know what the next step looks like and what it takes to get there.
Performance management
Quarterly and annual review structures that turn performance conversations into growth conversations.
Manager training
Practical training for people who manage others, from feedback and delegation to hard conversations.
Hiring manager coaching
Guidance for leaders who interview and select, so your process reflects the standards you want.
Success factors
Defining what great looks like in each role, so development is tied to outcomes the firm cares about.
Best for firms where the best lawyer keeps getting promoted into a manager nobody ever taught to manage.
How we develop your leaders
A straightforward path from understanding where you are to building the habits that last.
We start with a conversation
We learn who you want to develop, what is not working today, and what great leadership would look like at your firm.
We assess and align
We understand each leader’s strengths, gaps and goals, and how they fit with the team around them.
We map the path
Career development maps and success factors give each person and the firm a shared picture of what comes next.
We coach and train
One-on-one coaching and manager training build the skills in the context of real work.
We review and refine
Quarterly and annual reviews keep growth visible and make sure progress is sustained.
Development that reflects how organizations really work
Angela’s graduate work in organization development and her years leading HR and hiring mean coaching is never abstract. It is tied to your structure, your culture and the people around each leader.
She asks the questions others do not think to ask, sees the possibility in a team, and tells you the truth kindly.
What stronger leadership makes possible
- Managers who give clear expectations and useful feedback
- A visible path for associates and rising leaders
- Partners who are developed as leaders, not only as practitioners
- Higher engagement and better retention of the people you worked to hire
- A culture that is deliberate rather than accidental
- Leadership capacity that grows with the firm
Frequently asked
Who is leadership development and executive coaching for?
Partners, executives, managers and rising associates, especially in firms where strong performers have been promoted into management without training.
Is coaching one-on-one or for groups?
Both are possible. We offer one-on-one executive coaching, and we can also work with a group of managers on shared skills such as feedback, delegation and difficult conversations.
What is career development mapping?
It is a clear framework showing what each role looks like, what the next step requires, and how people grow into it. It gives your people a path and gives the firm a way to promote consistently.
Can this be combined with fractional HR?
Yes. Performance management and coaching fit naturally alongside the systems built in a fractional HR engagement, and many firms add coaching once the foundations are in place.
How do we get started?
Book a free discovery call. We will talk about who you want to develop and what is getting in the way, and if we are the right fit you will get a scoped proposal.
Let’s build the leaders your firm needs next
Tell us who you want to develop. We listen, and we tell you plainly whether we can help.
A short call with Angela. No pitch deck. Or email recruiting@taitconsultingllc.com.