The Breakthrough to Better Solution

Put work in its place.Put yourself back in charge of it.

A nine-month, evidence-based coaching engagement for leaders who are done managing the symptoms — and ready to change the underlying equation.

A leader settled into work that fits her
The depth
~9 months
The data
3 validated assessments
18
Private sessions
3
Validated assessments
1:1
Always private
PCC
ICF-certified coach
A note from Krista

If your workload is too much, or you're stuck in a constant churn of demands, it's hard to get a handle on what to change. It's hard to even make the time to think about it.

That's the reason this engagement exists. Not to cheerlead, not to hand you another framework, and definitely not to tell you to take a bath.

This is for leaders who want to cut through the noise, get to the root of why work feels out of control, identify the changes that actually matter, and walk away with a concrete, realistic plan you'll still be following six months from now.

It is never too late to reinvent your relationship with work. And it is never going to be the right week to start. So let's not wait for that.

— Krista

Krista Padgett
Krista Padgett, PCC
Professional Certified Coach · 25 years in mission-driven work
The shift

From → To

Two columns. Same person. Nine months apart.

You don't have to

be at the mercy of every demand on your calendar.

You can

make intentional choices about the impact you have — and the impact work has on you.

You don't have to

burn out to prove you cared.

You can

have enough energy and time for the things and people that matter.

You don't have to

keep doing the same thing and wondering what's off.

You can

right-size your workload around what actually moves the needle.

You don't have to

treat unrelenting stress as the cost of doing the job.

You can

manage the pressure instead of being managed by it.

The work, plainly

What nine months of focused work makes possible.

Most coaching engagements end before the real pattern surfaces. This one is built to outlast the first set of insights — long enough to test the change, refine it, and let it become the way you actually work.

  1. 01

    A clear-eyed look at how you actually show up

    Not the version of yourself you describe in interviews. The real one — and what work is and isn't giving back to you in return.

  2. 02

    Your leadership, seen plainly

    The moves that are working. The ones that aren't. The blind spots that get more expensive every year you carry them.

  3. 03

    The habits you didn't know you had

    Coping strategies, defaults, reflexes. The ones that got you here — and the ones that won't take you any further.

  4. 04

    The downstream impact

    What your leadership style is doing to you, your team, and the organization — for better and for worse.

For the leaders who've tried coaching before

This is not fly-by coaching.

What you may have tried
  • A handful of sessions, then back to the same calendar.
  • Frameworks borrowed from someone else's life.
  • Self-report alone — no real data on what's actually happening.
  • Quick wins that quietly unwound the moment Q4 arrived.
What this is
  • Nine months — long enough for change to actually take root.
  • Three validated assessments: burnout risk, work environment, and how you cope.
  • Eighteen private sessions, custom-built around what your data is telling us.
  • An accountability check-in at the end — because the goal is change that holds.
The arc

Nine months, in five chapters.

A guide, not a script. The work bends around your goals, your data, and your calendar.

  1. Month 1

    Launch & Diagnose

    Goals set. All three assessments completed. Patterns surface.

  2. Months 2–3

    See it Clearly

    Read the data together. Name what's actually going on.

  3. Months 4–6

    Live Into the Change

    Test new moves between sessions. Adjust what isn't working.

  4. Months 7–8

    Make it Stick

    Convert insight into habit. Right-size the workload.

  5. Month 9

    Accountability

    A check-in to make sure the change held — and to mark how far you've come.

A client, after

I would go into the day not knowing what that day would throw at me — and that drove a lot of anxiety, a sense of not being in control of my own life. You don't have to live like that. There are tangible, actionable steps you can take to make a real change you'll feel for years.

Investment

Burnout costs more than this.

In time, in opportunities, in the people who depend on you. Avoiding it is meaningfully cheaper than recovering from it.

Standard
$6,500

For corporate & private-sector leaders

Start with a conversation
Save $1,700
Non-Profit
$4,800

For leaders at non-profit organizations

Start with a conversation

Includes the launch meeting, all three assessments, 18 private sessions, and the closing accountability check-in. A 360° assessment can be added.

Honest answers

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from coaching I've tried before?
What's included?
What's the investment?
How do I know if I'm a fit?
Can I talk to someone who's been through it?
One more thing

You will be offered the time and space to really live into the change you want to create.

Thirty minutes is enough to find out whether this is the right next step. There's no pitch on the other end of it — just a conversation.

Schedule the conversation

No commitment · 30 minutes · You leave with a clearer next step either way.