Executive Coaching and Leadership Development
Better leaders build better teams
Executive coaching and leadership development built from 27 years coaching 3,000+ leaders in 37 countries.
Trusted by leaders at
PayPal | Lattice | Imperfect Foods | Baton | Cellares | Boeing
What is high performance leadership coaching?
High performance leadership coaching is structured coaching (1:1 or group) that works on the specific challenges your role demands and measures what changes over time. You bring real situations: a conversation you need to have with a direct report, a team that isn’t delivering, a decision you’ve been circling. The coach helps you think through it and build your action plan.
What separates it from generic coaching is the scope. It addresses mindset (how you think about your role), skillset (the specific behaviors that produce results), and toolset (frameworks you use in your next 1:1, your next team meeting, your next difficult conversation). All three together.
At High Performance Orgs, founded by Michael “Coop” Cooper, we’ve coached 3,000+ leaders and trained 150,000+ employees in 37 countries over 27 years. Every engagement includes measurement at baseline, 90 days, and 180 days.
Why Leadership Is Harder Now
Most leaders are unprepared for this new environment
The technical parts of leadership are being automated. What remains is the human work: difficult conversations, high-stakes decisions, teams that aren’t delivering. Most leaders were never trained for it.
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THE IMPACT ON LEADERSHIP:
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Executive coaching and leadership development built for your level
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MEET YOUR EXECUTIVE COACH
Michael “Coop” Cooper
Founder & Head Executive Coach
High Performance Orgs
Michael “Coop” Cooper built the High Performance Leadership Operating System over 27 years coaching 3,000+ leaders in 37 countries. He’s direct, warm, and occasionally irreverent. Honest feedback and specific tools, not corporate platitudes.
Results
What leaders say after coaching?
“I had the great pleasure of working with Coop last year. He’s a true master of human communication. His easy-going style and techniques make it easy to discuss and unravel complicated situations. Coop is great at advising through political situations and helping you “lean in” to push forward. ”
Ashraf Karim
VP Product Management, PayPal
“Coop is an exceptional leadership coach, mentor and business partner. We’ve worked together for many years and I look forward to many more. His ability to connect with people sets him apart in the leadership coaching area. If you’re looking for 1:1 coaching or a group type setting, Coop’s your person!”
Jennifer Esposito
Vice President of People & Culture, Trumark Homes
“I had the good fortune of working with Coop at multiple companies and I found him to be a really valuable resource for me and our team. Not only does he bring some solid frameworks but he has the unique ability to inspire positive change and flex the muscles needed to achieve growth. I highly recommend him.”
Nipul Chokshi
Vice President, Marketing, Lattice Engines
Three steps to better leadership
Find your level
Managers and directors start with the Accelerator. Founders and executives start with 1:1 coaching.
Try it free
Attend the free workshop or book a free Coaching Test Drive.
Apply it immediately
Every session equips you with mindset shifts, skills and tools you can use immediately.
Common questions about executive coaching and leadership development
What is executive coaching?
A structured 1:1 process where a coach works with you on the specific challenges your role demands. We measure at baseline, 90 days, and 180 days. See our complete guide: What Is Executive Coaching?
Can I try before I commit?
Yes. Senior leaders: free 55-minute Coaching Test Drive. Managers and directors: free 2-hour Secrets of High Performance Leadership workshop.
What makes HPO different?
A named framework (HPLOS) with clear rubrics. 27 years and 3,000+ leaders of pattern recognition. Measurement at baseline, 90, and 180 days.
What results can I expect?
Faster decisions, fewer repeating problems, stronger team relationships. 80% of coached leaders report improved self-confidence. 70% report improved work performance.
Where is HPO based?
San Francisco. We work with leaders worldwide. Executive Coaching by phone. Accelerator live on Zoom. 37 countries.
Attend our free workshop.
Leave with real tools.
Free 2-hour live session on Zoom. Practice prioritization, delegation, and feedback with your own real situations. Walk out with tools you use that week.
Try executive coaching.
Your first session is free.
55 minutes of real coaching on your biggest challenge. Same tools and rigor we use with long-term clients. Not a sales call.