—LEADERSHIP TRAINING & COACHING ・TOKYO, JAPAN
Turn your high potential talent into your next generation of leaders
There's a big leap between recognizing future leaders for their potential and those leaders actually being ready to lead at the next level. I help your rising leaders close it — with the skills, confidence and support to find their footing in bigger roles and responsibilities.
Cohort Training・Coaching Retainers・Transition Coaching
Leaders I’ve trained and coached come from companies like:
The Peninsula・The Tokyo EDITION・Toyota Woven・Nissan・Mitsubishi Fuso・Disney・L’Oreal・Johnson & Johnson・Google・Amazon・Deloitte・EY・Salesforce・Adobe・Airbnb・Uber
— THE TRANSITIONS THAT MATTER MOST
“Potential” doesn’t necessarily mean “Ready”
Your rising leaders have already shown you what they're capable of. But greater responsibility brings different demands.
Leading former peers. Giving difficult feedback. Making decisions with incomplete information. Communicating with greater visibility. Navigating different personalities, cultures, and expectations. Learning when to take charge, and when to let others lead.
These moments are often accompanied by overwhelm, self-doubt, overthinking, communication challenges, or a growing sense that the old way of operating no longer works.
These are skills people develop through experience, but experience doesn't have to mean figuring everything out alone. The right support can shorten that learning curve and help talented people grow into leadership before they're carrying the full weight of it.
A high performer who earned a promotion but now questions how to manage the people who used to be her peers
The technically brilliant leader who became an overwhelmed manager because delegating feels harder than doing the work himself
A capable expert who struggles to articulate their vision in a compelling way with global stakeholders
A senior hire from HQ stepping into a Japan role and struggling to land with credibility and cultural fluency
— ABOUT KATHERYN
About Katheryn
Greetings, my name is Katheryn Gronauer and I’m a PCC-level coach based in Tokyo, serving the APAC region. I’m also a TEDx Speaker and Author.
I have been a trainer and coach since 2016 and enjoy witnessing people grow into better versions of themselves, whether it’s supporting them through career and life transitions or helping them level up their leadership skills.
— SERVICES
Three ways to develop your rising leaders
1. Leadership training for rising-leader cohorts
Half-day and full-day sessions on leadership presence, emotional intelligence, delegation, giving feedback, presentation skills, and cross-cultural communication. Suitable for cohorts of up to 12 participants.
2. Executive coaching retainers
6 to 12 month ongoing one-to-one coaching engagements for either an individual leader or for a cohort of five. Each engagement starts with a 360 assessment and a deep-dive debrief, includes quarterly alignment meetings with stakeholders, and support between sessions.
3. Transition Coaching for Newly Relocated Leaders
Private cross-cultural education and coaching sessions for leaders who are capable but new to working in Japan.
— CONTACT
Let’s discuss the needs of your rising talent
Start with a free 30-minute conversation to talk through what your leaders are facing and learn how I can be of help.
"When I came to Katheryn, I was overwhelmed as an HRBP. I knew we needed training but I wasn't equipped to handle everything myself. We asked Katheryn to do an Emotional Intelligence training and enjoyed working with her so we asked her to lead a series of leadership training for our team. Now, our subsidiary is able to offer global leaders the developmental support to the level offered at HQ."
HRBP in Online Marketplace
"We were missing Presentation Skills in our training suite for leadership development and were seeking a trainer who could offer consistent training content both in English and in Japanese. Katheryn arranged an English training and a Japanese training for two different cohorts, which we have repeated numerous times. The quality of the training and participant feedback is consistently high. We recommend Katheryn as a valued training partner. "
Learning & Development Manager
"I had recently received a promotion which meant moving to another country and taking on a new role. Katheryn has given me so much support and guidance during our coaching sessions that have been invaluable to me during this transition period in my career. I would certainly recommend anyone who is going through a challenging time in their career to try coaching sessions with Katheryn."
Sam
Promoted Leader, International Relocation
From Clients I’ve worked with:
— WHAT CLIENTS SAY