Enterprise and Leadership Coaching
Grow. Lead. Achieve.
Leading at senior levels is different. The stakes are higher, the context more complex, and the answers rarely clear-cut.
At this level, leadership becomes more personal. How you think, communicate, navigate uncertainty, and show up for others matters deeply.
My work is to help leaders gain clarity, perspective, and greater self-awareness, so they can make better decisions, lead more effectively and in a way that is authentically their own.
Enterprise and Leadership Coaching
Grow. Lead. Achieve.
Leading at senior levels is different. The context is more complex, the stakes are higher, and the answers are rarely clear-cut. What got you here—your expertise, your drive—becomes only part of what’s required.
At this level, leadership becomes more personal. How you think, how you show up, how you navigate uncertainty in yourself and others—it all matters more.
My work is to help leaders gain clarity, perspective, and greater self-awareness, so they can make better decisions, lead more effectively and in a way that is authentically their own.
Christopher Brookfield
Executive Coaching for Leaders Seeking Greater Clarity, Range, and Impact
"Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid."
Frederick Buechner, Beyond Words
Meet Chris
Professional coaching for busy professionals
Chris has spent 25 years working with leaders — first as an operator building a high-growth company, then as a coach at Heidrick & Struggles, where he spent nearly a decade partnering with senior executives and teams across global organizations. Today, much of his work is in healthcare, alongside executives navigating complexity at scale.
He brings humor and warmth to his coaching relationships, along with a grounded pragmatism that comes from having lived the realities of the corporate world himself. He's also a husband and father of three — which shapes how he thinks about leadership, presence, and what actually matters.
One insight has remained constant across all of it: the more senior the role, the more personal the work.
At earlier stages, leaders seek tools, frameworks, and skills. That need never goes away — but at higher levels, something else takes center stage. The most powerful instrument a leader has is themselves.
Your instincts, habits, emotional patterns, and presence are amplified. When you lead leaders, strategic capability matters — but self-awareness and emotional intelligence often matter as much. The work shifts from managing others to understanding yourself, so you can understand and lead others.
That is where I focus.
"Chris is so incredibly valuable as my coach. His business acumen and coaching expertise, combined with high emotional intelligence enable a trusting, empowering, solution-minded partnership. Above all he is deeply present in guiding me in my development as a leader."
Matt – Healthcare CFO
Credentials
Education
DUKE UNIVERSITY
MA PSYCHOLOGY
DARDEN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
UNIVESTITY OF VIRGINIA
MBA
Certifications
PCC ICF CERTIFIED COACH
HEIDRICK AND STRUGGLES
CERTIFIED TEAM COACH
CPCC CERTIFIED
CTI (COACHES TRAINING INSTITUTE)
MASTER CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR
TEAM COACHING INTERNATIONAL
Trusted by Executives
"Chris’s coaching has deeply impacted me and accelerated my growth as a leader. His sessions are thoughtful, well-structured, and focused on clear goals and actionable strategies that lead to meaningful results. Chris combines exceptional insight with genuine empathy, creating an environment that builds both clarity and confidence."
Bob - VP Adventhealth
Services
Executive Coaching
Senior leaders today often carry a complicated mix of excitement, ambition, uncertainty, even overwhelm. At higher levels, technical competence is only the starting point. The real challenge is leading clearly and effectively amid complexity, high visibility, and constant change.
I believe exceptional executive coaching combines deep coaching capability with a structured, rigorous process. Leaders do not operate in a vacuum. Effective coaching must account for the organizational environment, business realities, stakeholder dynamics, and the evolving demands of leadership itself. My role as a coach is to help leaders deepen self-awareness, clarify values, work productively with emotion, and separate fear from risk so they can make thoughtful, grounded decisions under pressure.
Data Gathering
We begin with a comprehensive assessment process that may include leadership assessments, stakeholder interviews, and client self-reflection. Together, we identify several clear developmental priorities that serve as guiding objectives throughout the engagement.
Organizational Alignment
Coaching is most effective when personal growth and organizational need intersect. Early in the process, we engage with the leader’s manager to ensure alignment around expectations, priorities, and desired outcomes.
Coaching Engagement
Coaching sessions typically occur twice monthly. This is where sustained growth and meaningful behavioral change occur — through reflection, challenge, skill development, and real-time leadership problem solving.
Progress Assessment
Toward the latter part of the engagement, we reconnect with selected stakeholders to assess progress against the leader’s developmental goals. This feedback allows us to refine focus and reinforce growth while coaching is still underway.
Reflection & Sustainability
At the conclusion of the engagement, we meet again with the leader and manager to reflect on progress, evaluate outcomes, and establish a practical path for sustaining development long after the coaching engagement ends.
Leadership Team Coaching
Leadership teams are uniquely challenging because they are composed of highly capable individuals with strong perspectives, competing demands, and significant organizational influence.
I have worked with leadership teams across healthcare, manufacturing, professional services, distribution, and other industries. While every team is different, meaningful growth consistently depends on three core principles:
1. Engage the Leader
The single greatest predictor of success in team coaching is the leader’s willingness to fully engage in the process. We establish alignment early — clarifying expectations, ownership, and commitment — to ensure the work is meaningful, practical, and sustainable.
2. Measure Growth
Teams improve faster when they can clearly see where they are today and what progress looks like. At Brookfield Leadership, we use a research-based team assessment to identify the specific behaviors and dynamics that most influence team effectiveness. This creates a measurable baseline and allows the team to track growth over time while identifying the next areas for development.
3. Leverage Team Expertise
High-performing teams know how to align their strengths, expertise, and structure around what matters most. Our process helps teams identify the behaviors, priorities, and operating rhythms that will have the greatest impact, creating greater clarity, agility, and effectiveness.
What Clients are saying
"I have appreciated Chris’s thoughtful guidance and seasoned insights. In our coaching sessions, he is an active listener who reflects back what he hears in ways I had not previously recognized or considered. He is exceptionally skilled at helping me refine my approach so I can lead with greater clarity, effectiveness, and impact."
Brent – Strategy Lead - Leading Hospital Group
Let's Connect