Belinda Block’s coaching process is research-based and structured. It begins with an initial meeting to establish rapport, discuss timelines, and ensure confidentiality.
Next, a thorough, validated, evidence-based assessment is conducted. The assessment includes:
- A career history interview — a structured conversation about your career arc, the patterns that have shown up across roles, and the situations where you’ve thrived or struggled
- Personality assessments — validated psychometric instruments that surface how you tend to operate, your strengths, and the places where your patterns may be creating friction
- A verbal 360-degree feedback process — direct conversations with people you select (your manager, peers, direct reports, and others whose feedback would be helpful) to gather honest input on how you’re showing up
The data are summarized in a feedback report, which forms the foundation for a 90-minute debrief session where key strengths and any potential barriers to success are identified.
Following the debrief, a coaching plan is developed that outlines clear goals and strategies for growth. From that point, the active coaching phase begins — monthly sessions focused on the goals you’ve set, with access between sessions for real-time support on what you’re navigating.
This approach is grounded in research and built around interventions that work. It begins with a needs analysis or assessment, moves into implementation with markers for success, adjusts or recalibrates as needed, and concludes with a plan to move forward. The framework includes planning and design, implementation with feedback loops, and a clear path to sustaining what’s been built.
The starting point is always a discovery call to determine whether the process is right for you.