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Manager Relationship Coaching

Relationship Coaching for People Managers & Their People

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Transform the Most Important Relationship in Your Organization

Research shows that the manager–employee relationship is the single greatest driver of engagement, retention, communication quality, and team performance.

 

When this relationship is strong, teams thrive. When it breaks down, organizations pay for it in turnover, conflict, and lost momentum.

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We help managers and their direct reports build mentally flexible, emotionally intelligent working relationships that improve communication, trust, and sustainable performance.

 

Our approach blends leadership development, evidence-based emotional agility skills, and behavioral comparison tools from The Five Behaviors® to help leaders empower  the people they manage.

​What’s at stake when the relationship isn’t working?

When the manager–direct report relationship lacks trust, clarity, or psychological safety, organizations experience:

  • Increased conflict and friction

  • Avoidance behaviors and reactivity

  • Breakdown in feedback and accountability

  • Misalignment on roles and expectations

  • Reduced performance and productivity

  • Loss of top talent

  • Emotional burnout for both manager and employee

  • A team culture where people “play small” instead of developing

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These are not small consequences.
They ripple through the entire organization.

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70% of the variance in employee engagement is due to an employee’s manager — Gallup

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Why work with us?

There are many leadership programs that focus on managerial skills--This is not one of them.

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This offering focuses on the relationship itself and the shared dynamics between a manager and the person they support.

 

It addresses:

✔ Communication patterns

✔ Emotional agility

✔ Mental flexibility under stress

✔ Trust and psychological safety

✔ Cultural and interpersonal differences

✔ Expectations and shared agreements

✔ How two people actually work together day-to-day

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Using the Five Behaviors® Comparison Report, we highlight the different leanings and preferences between individuals and coach them toward clarity, alignment, and more effective collaboration.

Who is this for? 

​Ideal Circumstances to seek this support include:

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✅ Tension or Misalignment → When feedback loops break down, trust erodes, or expectations are misunderstood.

✅ New Manager-Employee Pair → When a newly promoted manager or a new hire joins, setting the right relational foundation matters.

✅ High-Potential Employee at Risk → When a valued employee feels unseen, unsupported, or unclear about their path.

✅ Team Culture Challenges → When gossip, avoidance, or conflict patterns start spreading, even quietly.

✅ Leadership Growth Stage → When a manager is ready to shift from task management to people development and needs the tools to do so.

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This offering is ideal for:

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  • Managers with new direct reports

  • Teams experiencing tension, misalignment, or communication gaps

  • Leaders navigating cross-cultural interpersonal dynamics

  • Technical or analytical teams that need support with interpersonal skills

  • Any manager who wants to empower— not “control” — their teams

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Book a Free Consultation

Connect with us to schedule a consultation call and explore how our coaching services can benefit managerial relationships. We look forward to connecting with you to learn about what you're hoping to achieve. 

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