Executive Smackdown™
Executive Smackdown is the direct intervention that gets misaligned leaders back on track — fast. Confidential accountability sessions and action plans for executives who need more than polite feedback. Built for boards, CEOs, and HR leaders who want results, not more meetings.
Book a Confidential Discussion Download the 10 Red Flags ChecklistThe Problem
One underperforming or misaligned executive can cost far more than a bad quarter — lost productivity, quiet turnover, and cultural damage that spreads before anyone names it.
Standard coaching and another development plan often aren't enough. When feedback has already been given and nothing changes, you need a different tool.
This is exactly the pattern we break down in Coaching a High-Performer Who Won't Take Feedback.
The Solution
The Executive Smackdown combines sharp assessment with direct, high-impact feedback delivery and a structured accountability framework — grounded in real data, not guesswork.
This is not generic coaching. It is targeted, high-touch work for leaders who need more than another development plan.
How the Executive Smackdown Works
- Assessment — thorough data pull and interviews (often building on existing 360° insights)
- Preparation & private briefing for the facilitator
- The facilitated Smackdown session — direct, professional, focused on behavior, performance, and expectations
- Written action plan with milestones + 30/60-day check-in
Who It's For
- Boards navigating a C-suite issue
- CEOs managing an underperforming direct report
- Organizations post-merger or during rapid change who need fast realignment
- Any senior leader situation where polite feedback has already failed
Why It Works
A direct approach, paired with deep expertise from our Executive 360° work, produces faster and more honest conversations — the kind that actually stick. Most of the assessment work can be helper-led so the process stays efficient. This approach mirrors the accountability standards outlined by the International Coaching Federation for high-impact executive engagements.
Proof / Outcomes
Typical results clients report:
- Faster realignment and restored trust
- Improved team performance and retention
- Reduced risk to culture and results
To be replaced with real anonymized case studies as soon as pilot engagements are complete.
Not hourly. Not a discountable add-on. A discrete, premium intervention.
Confidential. High-impact. Designed for boards and CEOs who need action, not more meetings.
Book a Confidential Discussion Download the 10 Red Flags ChecklistQuestions? Email jill@becoachable.com or call (805) 618-2568
Executive Smackdown™ is a service mark used in connection with Coachability's executive coaching practice.