About Us
At HGM Coaching, a division of HGM Consulting – a Canadian Toronto-based firm specializing in strategy and management consulting, as well as in business and innovation advisory services, we are committed to the belief that exceptional leadership and a robust career development system are the cornerstone of personal and organizational growth, driving innovation, employee engagement, and defining long-term success.
Our experience brought us to the conclusion that business, leadership development, and executive coaching should be the integral components of any strategy and management consulting practice. Without these elements, even the most expertly crafted consulting efforts are unlikely to yield substantial real-world impact. Recognizing this, HGM Consulting has integrated Business and Executive/Leadership coaching into all major initiatives aimed at the comprehensive development of corporate management systems, as well as at the development of business and innovation support policies and programs.
Our coaching services are designed to support various aspects of professional and business growth. We offer specialized programs tailored to the unique needs of executives, leaders, and professionals at all career stages:
- Executive Coaching: we collaborate with senior management to enhance leadership skills, performance strategies, and stakeholder management
- Leadership and Performance Coaching: our coaching empowers individuals to excel in various leadership roles
- Employment and Career Coaching: we assist clients in finding fulfilling careers or improving satisfaction in their current positions
- Business Coaching: we equip leaders with the strategies, insights, and skills necessary to drive their organizations toward sustained success and growth
Dr. Alexander S. Karapetov
Founder and Executive Coach
About Us
We are certified practitioners of Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder-Centered Coaching methodology, a globally recognized leader in executive coaching. This approach involves a structured process where leaders select development goals and engage relevant stakeholders to support long-term positive change (the process details are described on the services’ pages).
Our coaching process is not just a journey—it’s a transformative experience:
- Discovery & Insight: we begin by diving deep into your leadership landscape, using innovative assessment tools and stakeholder interviews to uncover hidden business and personal potential and key areas for growth. This phase sets the stage for meaningful transformation
- Visionary Goal Setting: together, we craft a compelling vision of success, translating your ambitions into clear, inspiring goals
- Stakeholder Collaboration: we believe in the power of community in leadership development and business growth. By involving your key stakeholders, we create a dynamic feedback loop that keeps you accountable and enriches your personal or business growth with diverse perspectives
- Continuous Evolution: our approach is agile and adaptive, with regular check-ins and strategic recalibrations. We don’t just guide you; we walk alongside you, ensuring every step forward is aligned with your evolving goals and challenges
On our website, you will find detailed information about our areas of specialization and the frameworks we use in our coaching practice. Please feel free to contact us for a conversation to explore how we can best support your needs. We are here to listen and help you achieve your goals.
Ludmila Pirogova
Business Growth and Leadership Coach
Our Services and Coaching Approach
We enhance business capacity, leadership skills and guide career development to support business and professional growth
Our Mission
To cultivate exceptional leaders and thriving businesses by delivering targeted coaching solutions that align personal growth with organizational strategy, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence
Our Vision
To be the premier partner for businesses and leaders worldwide, known for transforming potential into performance through innovative coaching and strategic insight, ultimately shaping the future of leadership and business success
How We Can Help You
Executive Coaching
We partner with upper management to enhance their leadership skills, performance strategies, and stakeholder management methods
Leadership Coaching
Our Leadership and Performance Coaching focuses on helping individuals excel in leadership roles or other areas of performance
Career Coaching
We help clients focus on their current and future careers, creating strategies that enable them to find fulfilling jobs or enhance satisfaction with their current roles
Business Coaching
We coach business founders and executives, offering personalized guidance to navigate challenges and enhance performance
“Your past does not equal your future… The only thing that’s keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself…If you can’t, you must. If you must, you can.”
“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.”
Maximize Your Potential: The Benefits of Coaching
Elevate Your Performance Strategy Through Our Coaching to Achieve Exceptional Success and Growth
Strengthened Leadership Skills
Strengthen your leadership skills to inspire, guide, and motivate your team more effectively
Improved Stakeholder Management
Enhance your methods for engaging and managing stakeholders, including employees, clients, and partners
Enhanced Problem-Solving Skills
Formulate innovative and effective strategies to address complex challenges and overcome obstacles
Performance Improvement
Implement performance strategies that boost efficiency and align with organizational goals for greater impact
Optimized Decision-Making
Develop more effective decision-making processes to navigate complex challenges and drive strategic success
Successful Career Development
Move quickly with tailored strategies for skills development, career transition or advancement
What Our Clients Say
Working with Alexander through an executive coaching program was a game-changer for me. His insightful guidance, tailored approach and brilliantly mastered and implemented Action Plan significantly enhanced my leadership skills and ability to handle complex development challenges.
Emil Jankowski
Schneider Electric, Sr. Portfolio Manager
HGM Coaching transformed my approach to stakeholder engagement and organizational performance improvement. Their guidance helped me build stronger alliances and lead with confidence. I completed a series of executive coaching sessions with them and am using their services on ongoing basis. Highly professional team. Great thanks!
Irina Sargsyan
Asura Technologies, VP - Business Development
We worked with HGM Coaching to improve our company’s decision-making processes and leadership capacity to innovate and manage change. It was a tremendous experience for the entire executive team. HGM Coaching was instrumental in refining all elements of corporate governance while building the team’s capacity to manage the system effectively. Highly recommended.
James Lee
Intersolar, VP - Governance & Strategic Partnerships
Driving Excellence:
Tailored Coaching Strategy and Proven Results in Executive, Business, and Career Coaching
Frequently Asked Questions
The main goal of executive coaching is to work with companies’ upper management to improve their leadership skills, performance strategies and different methods of stakeholder management and employee engagement.
Executive Coaching and Leadership Coaching serve different client groups: Leadership Coaching focuses on low-level and mid-level managers by improving their individual leadership skills, team management ability, and interpersonal relationships. In contrast, Executive Coaching addresses complex challenges faced by senior leaders, enhancing strategic planning, organizational culture, and succession planning. Both types of coaching are essential for organizational growth, with Leadership Coaching preparing future leaders and Executive Coaching supporting top executives in navigating high-level challenges and driving success.
Business coaching focuses on guiding you to find your own solutions and build your skills, while consulting typically involves providing expert advice and solutions directly. Coaches help you enhance your own capabilities, whereas consultants often develop strategies and directly assist in implementing solutions.
The main goal of career coaching is to help individuals identify and achieve their professional objectives. This involves clarifying career goals, exploring career paths, enhancing skills, and overcoming obstacles. Career coaching provides guidance and support to help clients make informed decisions, improve their job performance, and advance in their careers. Whether you're looking to change career, seek promotion, or develop your professional skills, career coaching aims to align your career aspirations with actionable strategies and personal development.
Executive coaching can be both a one-time investment or an ongoing process, depending on your needs. Some executives engage in coaching for a specific period to address particular challenges or goals, while others may pursue ongoing coaching to continually develop their leadership skills and adapt to evolving organizational demands.
From executive coaching, you can expect to see improvements in strategic decision-making, leadership effectiveness, and organizational impact. Other potential outcomes include enhanced ability to manage change, stronger relationships with stakeholders, and more effective succession planning, all of which contribute to achieving your organization's strategic goals.
Cognitive bias occurs when our expectations and perceptions influence our evaluation of information. For example:
- Confirmation Bias: involves seeing only the evidence that confirms what you already believe in or seeing evidence as confirming your existing beliefs.
- Framing Bias: involves being influenced by the way the information is presented. For example, you are about to estimate your chances to win the lottery: ninety nine percent of the population would never win the lottery vs. one percent of the population can win the lottery.
- Anchoring Bias: our minds tend to base further judgements on the first piece of information we receive.
- Availability Heuristic (shortcut in your mind): is the tendency to rely more on information which can be easily retrieved from memory. We tend to ignore what is not apparent to our minds.
- False Consensus Bias: we are influenced by the availability heuristic and often assume that others have the same perspective on something that we have.
Mentoring is the act of guiding, counseling and supporting. Mentoring is more voluntary in nature and is less formal than coaching. A mentor and protégé endeavor on a broad development goal (e.g. becoming a leader).
- Setting performance targets:
It is essential to establish the goal and objectives, as well as to create a guideline or action plan to reach them.
- Developing and maintaining vision:
The vision can make the client’s wants and goals become more definite and more long-term. A coach should provide guidance and emotional support, a confidence booster, but should not tell client what and how to do things. A coach should give the client what they need to succeed on their own.
- Coping with pressure and stress:
A coach examines the client’s life helping understand why the client feels this way, the client’s stress threshold and triggers finding tools and techniques to handle the client’s stress and pressure.
- Maintaining motivation/lack of commitment:
For many people their own worst enemy is a lack of motivation and commitment. It is difficult to remain on track with the self-motivation. Tips to stay motivated: take small steps; make reasonable, obtainable goals, write them down; reward yourself; don’t be afraid to ask for help. It is important for people to find meaning and purpose in their plans to change and take action.
- Understanding the core problem, identifying gaps and risks
- Understanding the specifics of existing real-life internal and external environments
- Creating clear goals/targets and interim objectives
- Developing implementation strategy and tactics, identifying milestones
- Accumulating required resources
- Establishing implementation schedule/timeline
- Tracking progress: identifying challenges and discussing accomplishments
- Adjusting/optimizing goals/targets and objectives along with implementation tactics and related timelines
