Darcee D. McJannet

Advisory partnerships are a thought-provoking & creative process to inspire clients to maximize their personal & professional success. This is critically important in today’s uncertain & complex environment. We honor our client's as the pseudo-experts in their life and business to be resourceful & responsible to take action. Advisor Responsibility: Discover, clarify, & align with what the client wants to achieve. Promote & encourage client self-discovery. Elicit client-generated solutions & strategies. Offer strategic advice & direction. Hold the client responsible & accountable. This process helps clients dramatically improve their outlook on work & life while stepping up their leadership skills to unlock their greatest potential.

To be successful, coaching requires specific things, all of which begin with intention. Focus on one's self, the tough questions, the hard truths & one's success. Observational analysis based on the behavior & communication of others. Listen to one's intuition, assumptions, judgments & sound inflection. Challenge existing attitudes, beliefs & behaviors to develop new paradigms that effectively serve the client's goals. Leverage personal strengths & overcome limitations to develop a winning approach. Take decisive & uncomfortable action to push through insecurities & reach for the extraordinary. Demonstrate self-care & self-respect while learning new behaviors during setbacks. Commit to not take one's self so seriously, using humor to lighten & brighten any situation. Maintain composure in the face of disappointment or unmet expectations, avoid emotional reactivity. Be courageous to reach for more, while engaging in a continual self-examination process.

The first question to ask yourself is are you coachable? Is there is a state of readiness to change & transform your life? "If you are teachable, you are reachable." - Darcee D. McJannet

Selecting an advisor involves having a shared understanding. There needs to be a synergetic match between you & your advisor. You must feel comfortable with your advisor's, experience, qualifications, and accreditations. Trust is imperative to this alliance. Choose an advisor wisely. Select an advisor that will be honest with you, while also challenging you. You will not have breakthroughs & reach your end goal if you choose a yes person, that just tells you what you want to hear, versus what you need to hear. An advisor is different from a coach, they provide a higher level of knowledge & expertise. Having strategic unbiased business & life advice is priceless. The final choice of implementing the recommendations is up to you. Clients receive more value than coming to their own conclusions or just listening to themselves talk. When individuals are in difficult situations they can not always see the macro perspective or possible outcomes, options, or solutions. The more you are in the minutia of dealing with complex situations, the higher your stress level goes up. This impedes your ability to see with clarity and collapse timeframes. It is important to remember you are co-designing a deeply trusted partnership. Recall a strong positive solid relationship you currently hold in your life. Observe how you built that trusted partnership & what aspects are important to you about the partnership. You will want to replicate those same attributes into your advisor agreement. Research has proven personality matches (based on Myers-Briggs indicators) are not as consequential in the selection process on how you choose your advisor. Having a clear, concise working alliance & plan is the most important aspect to both the advisor & advisee. This mutual investment & commitment to your overall success is the most important factor to yield positive outcomes. Clients should choose an advisor that feels right in terms of trust, philosophy & methodology. Determine how you will be supported in your future growth as an individual, team, or organization. Professional & reputable advisors are accustomed to being asked the hard questions. Establishing a foundation of mutual trust & clarifying your goals is very important to receive, authentic, objective feedback. *We include an introductory complimentary consultation to ensure we are the right fit for you.

Timelines are different for everyone depending on your personal pace or organizational objective. Progress depends on your commitment level and how fast you choose to implement your personalized action plan. We customize plans to collapse your timeframes. Working with an advisor is a trusted committed partnership, so be bold to express feedback or concerns.

The length of an advisory partnership varies depending on the level of the individual's commitment or a team's requirements & preferences. High-intensity advising is focused on three to six months of work to achieve results. Individuals may find it beneficial to work with an advisor for years depending on their long-term goals or objectives. There are various factors that may impact the length of time: the complexity of issues, goals, the way an individual or team prefers to work, the frequency of sessions & financial resources available to support your coaching efforts.

Advisory services are measured in two distinct ways: We incorporate both types of metrics, external & internal indicators. These are based on performance, success, and results. a) External measurement: Includes achievement of goals established at the outset of the advisory relationship, increased income/revenue, obtaining a promotion, performance feedback that is obtained from a sample of the individual's constituents (e.g., direct reports, colleagues, clients, boss, the manager him/herself), personal and/or business performance data (productivity, efficiency measures). The external measures selected are aspects the individual is currently measuring & has some ability to directly influence the metrics. b) Internal measurement: Includes self-awareness, self-scoring, self-validating assessments that can be administered initially and at regular intervals in the coaching process. This reviews changes in the individual's self-care regime, self-awareness, shifts in mindset that create more effective actions & changes in one's emotional state to inspire confidence.

We are bound by a professional code of conduct. Stratego Consulting International takes additional precautions to protect client's privacy through non-disclosure agreements. We recognize the nature of our business deals with highly sensitive material and high profile individuals, so we take additional steps to ensure the utmost confidentiality. The advising process and relationship only work when clients have complete trust, so we do our best to create a safe and comfortable environment.

Our philosophy is about alignment and having a synergistic match to achieve optimal results and success. We work with individuals and businesses to help you live your best life. This includes Leaders, Influencers, High Achievers, Professionals, CEOs, C-Suite Executives, HRO'S, Athletes, Entertainment Artists, Parents, etc. Our methods are effective for anyone wanting to step up their A-game to improve their overall life management. Our philosophy on effective living integrates strategies for success in both life and business.

Individuals invest in their own personal & professional development growth. Organizations invest in their employees by subsidizing (EAP) coaching programs. Consult your benefits provider for additional information. "An investment in your personal & professional development will pay a lifetime of returns." - Darcee D. McJannet