Executive Nurse Leadership Institute

Executive Nurse Leadership Institute

A Boutique Healthcare Executive Leadership Firm

Executive Coaching

Executive Coaching, Precisely Matched to Where You Stand

Nursing leadership does not advance in a straight line, and it does not reward generic advice. The skills that earn a first promotion are not the skills that earn a boardroom seat — and the leaders who move fastest are the ones coached specifically for the stage they are in. Whether you are preparing for your first Manager or Director title, positioning yourself for a Chief Nursing Officer appointment, or determined to turn a newly earned graduate degree into an actual promotion rather than a line on a resume, there is a track engineered for exactly that transition. Explore the programs below to find yours.

Nursing career ladder from Bedside Nurse to Chief Nursing Officer
For New Graduates

New Degree, New Direction

Investment shared after your inquiry

For nurses finishing an MSN, DNP, or PhD who want that degree to lead to an actual promotion — not just new letters after their name.

  • 3-month coaching arc, biweekly sessions
  • Resume & LinkedIn built for leadership roles
  • Translating clinical & academic expertise into leadership language
  • Interview preparation for your first Manager or Director role
  • First-90-days planning for your first title

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Flagship Program

The Nurse Leader Track

Investment shared after your application

For charge nurses and clinical experts ready to become a Nurse Manager or Director — with a coach who’s built the exact org chart you’re trying to climb.

  • 4-month coaching arc, biweekly 1:1 sessions
  • Building executive presence early, before the title
  • Resume & interview prep for Manager/Director roles
  • Budgets, staffing, and metrics fluency for new leaders
  • First-90-days plan for your new leadership seat
  • Direct access between sessions

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For Directors & Above

The CNO Track

Investment shared after your application

For Directors and AVPs with the C-suite in their sights — a 6-month partnership built around the specific jump from Director to VP or CNO.

  • 12 biweekly 1:1 executive coaching sessions
  • Executive presence & boardroom communication
  • Resume, interview & salary negotiation for the C-suite
  • 90-day first rotation planning framework
  • Quarterly peer mastermind call

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Just finished your MSN, DNP, or PhD? A new degree doesn’t automatically open a leadership door — it gives you the credential to walk through one you build yourself. New Degree, New Direction exists specifically for that gap: turning your new letters into an actual title, on a realistic timeline, without guessing your way through it.

Specialized Coaching Services

Stand-alone coaching for a specific moment or challenge — book on their own, or layer any of these on top of a track above.

  • Executive Resume & LinkedIn Rebuild — rebuilt using the scope markers hiring committees actually screen for
  • Single-Project Coaching Session — one focused virtual session on a specific challenge, no long-term commitment
  • Education Pathway Guidance — choosing between an MSN, DNP, or PhD, and the right program for your goals
  • Professional Organization Strategy — turning ANA, AACN, AONL, or ENA membership into real career leverage
  • Certification & Board-Readiness Prep — for NEA-BC, CENP, and hospital board or committee interviews
  • Interview & Salary Negotiation — mock interviews and negotiation strategy for a specific role
  • Executive Presence Coaching — how you show up in the room before the title catches up
  • First-Time Director Coaching — the specific first-90-days challenges of a first director seat
  • New CNO Coaching — onboarding support for a newly appointed Chief Nursing Officer
  • Executive Career Coaching — long-range career strategy beyond the next single role
  • Board Presentation Coaching — building and delivering a presentation your board will remember
  • Executive Transition Coaching — support through a merger, reorg, or leadership change

Tell Kevin what you need — if it’s not listed here, ask anyway.

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