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Quick Look Course Summary:Executive Leadership Coaching: 12 x 1-Hour One-on-One Sessions
  • Length: 12 day(s)

  • Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 56,008 EX VAT 3 Person R 55,062 EX VAT 10 Person R 54,746 EX VAT

  • Certification Type:Non-Accredited

  • Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.

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    Executive Leadership Coaching: 12 x 1-Hour One-on-One Sessions

    A senior leader works on the real decisions, relationships and pressures of their role with a dedicated coach – for long enough that new habits stick.

    Senior leaders rarely have a safe, neutral place to think aloud. Decisions carry high stakes, the feedback they hear gets filtered the higher they rise, and the pressure of the role builds quietly. This executive coaching programme gives one leader twelve confidential one-hour sessions with a dedicated coach, spread over six to twelve months – long enough for new behaviour to settle and show up in the leader's team.

    The programme has three phases. Sessions 1 to 4 build the foundation: self-awareness, values, a leadership vision and SMART goals tied to the leader's objectives. Sessions 5 to 8 focus on resilience, well-being and adapting to challenge and change. Sessions 9 to 12 turn to relationships, communication and conflict, and end with a plan for sustained growth. Within that structure, each session is anchored to what the leader is dealing with at the time – a restructure, a difficult stakeholder, a new mandate or a step into the executive team.

    Typical candidates are newly appointed senior managers, executives in transition, high-potential successors identified through succession planning, and leaders accountable for culture and transformation.

    Why this course

    For your organisation

    • Senior leaders supported through promotions, restructures and new mandates
    • Lower risk when promoting high-potential successors
    • Better decisions, tested with an objective partner before they are made
    • Leaders who model the behaviour they expect from their teams

    For your delegates

    • Confidential time to think through real decisions
    • Goals and progress tracked over six to twelve months
    • Practical resilience and well-being habits for a demanding role
    • Stronger relationships with boards, peers and teams

    What delegates will be able to do

    • Articulate their values, strengths and the kind of leader they intend to be
    • Set and track SMART goals tied to their leadership objectives
    • Make high-stakes decisions more deliberately, testing assumptions first
    • Manage pressure and sustain performance without burning out
    • Adapt their approach to change, setbacks and new mandates
    • Handle difficult stakeholders, peers and team conflict constructively
    • Communicate with more presence to boards, executives and large teams
    • Keep developing after the programme with a sustainable growth plan

    Who should attend

    Executives, senior managers and leadership-level professionals: newly promoted senior managers moving from functional expert to enterprise leader, executives facing a merger, restructure or new mandate, high-potential successors, and leaders accountable for culture and transformation who need to model the behaviour they expect.

    Course outline

    Sessions 1-4 – Sessions 1-4 (months 1-2): Foundation and self-discovery

    Agreeing the coaching and building self-awareness
    • Agreeing goals, confidentiality and how progress will be tracked
    • Authentic leadership and self-awareness
    • Exploring values and strengths
    • How others experience the leader today
    Vision and goals
    • Shaping a personal leadership vision and mission
    • SMART goals tied to leadership objectives
    • Action steps and accountability between sessions

    Sessions 5-8 – Sessions 5-8 (months 3-4): Resilience and well-being

    Resilience under pressure
    • Recognising personal stress patterns in a high-pressure role
    • Resilience strategies and recovery routines
    • Reframing setbacks
    Mindfulness, well-being and adapting to change
    • Practical mindfulness techniques for busy leaders
    • Building well-being into the working week
    • Adapting to change, uncertainty and new mandates
    • Mid-programme progress review

    Sessions 9-12 – Sessions 9-12 (months 5-6): Relationships and sustainable growth

    Relationships and communication
    • Strengthening key working relationships
    • Communicating with boards, peers and teams
    • Handling conflict and difficult stakeholders
    Integration and future growth
    • Reviewing progress against the original goals
    • Building the learning into daily leadership practice
    • A sustainable growth plan and future goals
    • Options for continued support and check-ins

    How it is delivered

    Twelve one-on-one sessions of one hour each, spread over six to twelve months at times agreed with the leader. In person at your offices anywhere in South Africa, at a BOTI venue, or online by video call. One leader per programme; organisations can enrol several leaders, each with their own sessions. Optional follow-up sessions and check-ins are available after the programme. We deliver it at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and anywhere else in South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online for teams in different places.

    Certificate: Delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance. This is a non-accredited coaching programme, not a training course or qualification.

    What our clients say

    ★★★★★ 4.8 on Google from 770+ reviews · word-for-word quotes from signed letters of reference, from clients on this and/or related BOTI courses

    “All training programmes were delivered in a highly professional manner, with effective coordination and strict adherence to our scheduling requirements. The facilitators demonstrated a commendable level of expertise, and the quality of delivery consistently met our expectations.”

    A national public entity (innovation)Head: HR · Course: Coaching and Mentoring · 2026

    “The facilitator who conducted the training was professional and tailored both the schedule and environment to ensure that learners had a safe space to share authentic, real-life experiences”

    A performing-arts centreDirector: Human Resources · Course: Coaching Support to Line Managers · 2026

    “Coaching sessions have been delivered on a consistent monthly basis throughout the engagement, with BOTI's facilitators demonstrating professionalism, flexibility in scheduling, and a strong ability to tailor coaching content to the individual development needs of our delegates.”

    A national health-professions regulatorHRD Consultant · Course: One-on-One Executive Coaching · 2026

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    Frequently asked questions

    Is the coaching confidential?

    Yes. Sessions are confidential between the leader and the coach. If the organisation is paying, agree with us at the start what, if anything, is reported back.

    Can sessions be held at our offices or online?

    Yes. Sessions can run at your offices anywhere in South Africa, at a BOTI venue, or by video call – and a programme can mix the two.

    Can we enrol our whole executive team?

    Yes. Each leader has their own twelve one-on-one sessions, scheduled around their diary.

    Is it accredited?

    No. This is a non-accredited coaching programme and the leader receives a BOTI certificate of attendance.

    Are there shorter coaching packages?

    Yes. BOTI also offers packages of three and six one-hour sessions. The twelve-session programme gives the most time for new habits to embed and suits leaders in a major transition.

    Can you run this course in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban?

    Yes. We train on site at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and across South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online so a team spread over several offices can attend together.

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