Full-scope leadership coaching: Our engagements are through a retainer contract with the individual’s (the Candidate) institution (the Client) and run for a year’s period of time, renewable annually. All retainer fees (a single fixed amount established at the beginning of the year’s engagement) and expenses (i.e., travel) are paid by the institution.  Our fees are generally paid in advance, one-half at the outset and the balance in two payments during the balance of the year. All contracts may be canceled at any time with payment for time and effort expended, as stipulated in the contract. Note: Since 1998, no contract has ever been cancelled and all contracts have run for more than one year…some for as long as 14 years!

Coaching in preparation for interviews for physician executive leadership positions:  While these engagements are often paid for by the individual, some individuals have access to professional enrichment funds through the university which may be used for this purpose. These engagements generally last for four-six months but may run longer. Sometimes they involve consideration of more than one position (participation in more than one search). The fee structure is different from a full-scope coaching engagement but so is the focus of the work and its objectives.  The fee is also paid in advance, whether by the individual or the institution. Time spent is focused on preparing a well written Letter-of-Interest; identifying likely interview questions at each stage of the search process and developing skills and finesse in answering interview questions for the ‘airport interview’ (often10, five-minute answers that are well formed and responsive to the question); the first and second on-site interview leading to an offer; managing family and trailing-spouse issues; interpretation/assessment of the offer and negotiating the package; preparing for exiting one’s current position and entering their new position.   All work is defined in the scope of the retainer agreement.