Four ways to build stronger working relationships

Relationship Skills Coaching

Some of the most capable people in any company are strong at the work and still find the people part harder. Many started their careers after school, college or first jobs spent largely on screens, and never had much chance to practice the everyday skills of working closely with others. That isn't a talent problem. It's a practice problem, and this coaching builds the practice.

We begin with a short, honest look at how you connect with colleagues today. Then we work on the situations in front of you: preparing for a hard conversation, repairing a working relationship, giving or asking for feedback, speaking up in a meeting, or handling a difficult co-founder.

Common focus areas

• Building trust with colleagues and managers
• Handling conflict and disagreement face to face
• Giving and asking for feedback that lands
• Speaking up and being heard in meetings, on-site or remote
• Working well across differences in style, role and experience

Format: Typically a six-month engagement with sessions every two weeks, by video or in person. Individuals can engage on their own, or an employer can sponsor.

Programs for Early-Career Teams

One person with strong relationship skills helps a team. Shared habits of communication change how a whole group works. Tamaca Leadership designs and delivers cohort programs for new graduates and new hires that build the same practical skills across the group, so a team's first years together go well.

Programs are built around a competency framework that describes good working relationships in observable terms, then pairs each skill with training, practice and coaching that fit a full workload.

Typical program elements

• A short baseline for each participant
• Interactive workshops, in person or virtual
• Small-group coaching and peer practice on real situations
• Mentoring for emerging leaders
• Before-and-after measures to show what changed

Executive Coaching

A confidential, one-on-one partnership for managers, founders and senior leaders, including those leading people who learned to work differently, and those stepping into bigger roles. We start with a clear picture of where you are, using a baseline assessment and, where helpful, input from the people you work with. Then we set two or three goals that matter to you and your organization, and work on them in real time, on real situations.

Common focus areas

• Coaching and developing people in their first leadership years
• Executive presence and communication under pressure
• Making hard decisions and owning them well
• Influencing peers, boards and investors you don't control
• Managing stress, energy and the risk of burnout

Format: Typically a six-month engagement with sessions every two weeks, by video or in person.

Organizational Consulting

For organizations that want relationship and leadership quality to be something they can define, train and measure. Services include:

• Competency frameworks and leadership standards
• Training curriculum and program design
• Outcome measurement and data-driven program improvement
• Facilitation of planning sessions with stakeholders who have competing priorities
• Program design for professional associations and healthcare organizations