TEAM COACHING/GROUP COACHING
One Team. One Direction. Zero Dysfunction.
Individual leadership development matters, but organizations win or lose at the team level. Sloan’s team and group coaching services help leadership teams build the trust, alignment, and accountability they need to perform at their best—together. Whether you need to strengthen how a leadership team operates, align a new team around shared priorities, or develop a cohort of leaders around a common skill, Sloan has the right approach.
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Team Coaching
Purpose: Build trust, communication, and performance by developing shared team behaviors.
When To Choose It
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The team has identified key competencies to improve (e.g., collaboration, accountability, healthy conflict)
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A leadership team wants to strengthen how they operate together, not just what they deliver
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Persistent relational patterns (e.g., siloed communication, reactive behavior) limit performance
Scenario
​A senior product team recognizes the need to improve how they handle disagreement and decision-making under pressure. Team Coaching supports them in building the skills, norms, and feedback culture to navigate conflict constructively.
Key Features
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Anchored in team-agreed behavioral goals
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May include team interviews or diagnostics
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Combines group sessions with optional 1:1 coaching
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Builds psychological safety, trust, and feedback culture over time
Team Alignment Sessions
Purpose: Create strategic clarity around team goals, roles, and ways of working
When To Choose It
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A new leader is forming their leadership team and needs to align on direction and expectations
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You’re kicking off a major initiative and want clear ownership and priorities
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Reorganization has shifted focus and roles — clarity is urgently needed
Scenario
A new leader has inherited a highly capable team and needs to assimilate into the team. A Team Alignment Session ensures shared understanding of purpose, metrics, and how they’ll work together.
Key Features
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1–2 high-impact sessions (virtual or in-person)
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Can be used prior launching Team Coaching
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Clarifies vision, priorities, decision-making norms, and team agreements
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May include light discovery (interviews, stakeholder input, surveys)
Group Coaching
Purpose: Develop leadership capabilities across a peer group with shared goals.
When To Choose It
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Leaders across functions are developing a common skill (e.g., executive presence, collaboration, resilience)
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You want a cost-effective alternative to workshops
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You're reinforcing a leadership program with ongoing application and peer support
Scenario
Your organization is driving a culture shift toward greater accountability, inclusion, or agility. Group Coaching provides a space for leaders to reflect on these values, practice new behaviors, and reinforce cultural expectations in real time through peer learning and coaching.
Key Features
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Typically cross-functional; tied to a shared development focus
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Emphasizes peer learning and skill application
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Facilitated sessions blend learning and coaching
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Commonly used in enterprise-level development programs
Benefits of Team & Group Coaching
Builds stronger trust, communication, and accountability.
Accelerates alignment on strategy and priorities.
Enhances leadership capacity at all levels.
Provides structured reflection and peer learning.
Which Option Is Right for You?
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Team Coaching: Behavioral growth over time (how we work together)
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Group Coaching: Skill development across a peer cohort
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Team Alignment: Short-term clarity (what we’re doing and how we’re structured)
Many organizations start with a Team Alignment Session to create clarity and assess team dynamics, then move into Team Coaching for deeper behavioral development over time. Group Coaching is ideal when you have leaders across functions or levels who share a common development need and can benefit from peer learning and mutual accountability. Your Sloan consultant will help you determine the right approach during your initial discovery conversation.
