The Senior Leadership Partnership
A focused coaching engagement that turns strong leaders into culture-shaping executives.
The challenge most organizations don’t say out loud.
Most senior leadership teams are made up of capable, experienced people.
And yet…
Alignment feels fragile
Decisions take longer than they should
Culture depends on a few personalities “getting it right”
Leadership meetings are polite — and quietly unproductive
Senior leaders are expected to set the tone for the organization, but are rarely given the space to examine how their leadership actually lands.
Culture isn’t what leaders say.
It’s what shows up when pressure is on.
Meet Denise
Denise works with senior leaders who understand that how they show up sets the tone for the entire organization.
She partners one-on-one with a small group of senior leaders to:
Examine the real impact of how they lead — not just what they intend
Navigate pressure, conflict, and complexity more deliberately
Become consistent, visible carriers of the culture
This isn’t motivation.
It isn’t performance coaching.
And it isn’t a consulting engagement with a slide deck.
It’s rigorous, thoughtful work with leaders who take responsibility for the culture they create.
Before becoming a leadership development partner, Denise spent decades as a broadcast journalist at the highest level of the profession, including serving as a correspondent and co-host on Good Morning America.
She conducted high-stakes interviews with senior leaders and decision-makers operating under intense pressure — experience that now informs how she works with executives: calm, direct, and deeply attuned to what’s happening beneath the surface.
How The Senior Leadership Partnership works
This partnership is designed to create visible leadership impact without disrupting the business.
The work is grounded in real leadership moments as they arisen — not abstract scenarios or theoretical models.
Select the leaders
Typically 4-6 senior leaders whose decisions, behavior, and presence shape the organization.Individual coaching, shared impact
Each leader is coached one-on-one with Denise, with a clear organizational lens.
The work is confidential, rigorous, and grounded in day-to-day leadership realities.Leadership shows up differently
Over time, alignment strengthens.
Conversations shift.
Culture becomes intentional instead of accidental.
No workshops.
No off-sites.
No long methodologies to learn.
The Senior Leadership Partnership is structured as a 12-month, renewable engagement, designed to become a steady, low-friction leadership resource that integrates seamlessly into senior leaders’ existing responsibilities.
What’s at stake
Without this work
Culture remains personality-dependent
Leaders unintentionally work at cross-purposes
Strategy looks strong on paper but weak in execution
With this work
Senior leaders model the culture instead of talking about it
Decisions happen with more clarity and less friction
The organization feels more aligned — because it is
This is not about “fixing” leaders.
It’s about creating greater alignment, clarity, and consistency at the senior level — where leadership has the greatest influence.
The result
After participating in The Senior Leadership Partnership, leaders:
Lead with greater self-awareness and consistency
Navigate tension without eroding trust
Hold themselves — and each other — to a higher standard.
Organizations see:
Stronger execution
Better decisions
A senior leadership team that actually feels like a team
Is this the right fit?
This partnership is a fit if:
You have capable senior leaders who want to lead well together
Culture matters beyond posters and values statements
You believe leadership behavior sets the tone for everything else
This partnership is not a fit if:
You’re looking for quick motivation or tactics
You want a one-time workshop or keynote
You’re trying to “fix” a single problem leader
The Senior Leadership Partnership is intentionally selective.
Not every organization is a fit — and that’s by design.
Start the conversation
If your organization is ready for senior leaders who shape the culture instead of inheriting it, let’s talk.
Typically a 20-30 minute conversation.