Executive coaching for mission-driven leaders

Empowering CEOs, executives and their teams at the world’s most innovative companies.

Transformational results

Sierra Leadership’s clients become the fullest, most impactful versions of themselves. They experience deeper self-awareness and confidence, improved relationships, better communication, and new insights into their most challenging issues.

Eric Nitzberg, Sierra Leadership’s founder, brings 25 years of people development experience and a singular ability to bring out the greatest potential in CEOs and other senior leaders.

Personalized solutions

Our clients grapple with unique situations while operating in profoundly complex environments. They want expert support that meets them exactly where they are. That’s what we do: provide coaching and team development exquisitely tailored to our clients’ needs.

Eric is one of the few people in the world I can talk to about my biggest challenges—strategic and personal. He gets it, and knows how to bring out the best in me. An incredible person and coveted coach of senior executives, he has helped me through some of the toughest decisions and processes I’ve faced.

CEO, Fortune 100 Company

Trust through connection

We build high-trust collaborations with our clients. We start by listening, creating a safe container so we can get to know them almost as well as they know themselves. Then we grow the relationship by tackling their most important priorities together—as partners.

I’ve met, interviewed, and partnered with hundreds of coaches globally, and Eric is in the top 1% based on my experience working with so many coaching professionals.… Leaders in our organization request him by name because the good word has spread regarding his talent for helping leaders better themselves by bringing about necessary change.

RACHEL BARAK
MANAGER, EXECUTIVE COACHING PROGRAM
GOOGLE

Our latest insights

Seven Strategies for Leading a Large Organization: Part 3

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Seven Strategies for Leading a Large Organization: Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, I talked about three strategies for leading a large organization: being intentional in your communication, expecting constant scrutiny, and leading with a clear, inspiring vision. Today’s post continues with more strategies for leading at scale. Ensure excellence in every part of your organization. One of the biggest mistakes when […]

Seven Strategies for Leading a Large Organization: Part 1

One of the proudest days of Jing’s professional life was when she was promoted from VP to the C-suite of a large global company. In her prior role, Jing led a team of 600 people and oversaw a single function. Now her team includes 8,000 employees spread across several business units. Jing is a rising […]

Eric has given so much to our company that it’s hard to calculate his value. I’m so grateful for how he helped me grow, and how his deft engagement with our whole leadership team brought us closer and helped boost our performance.

CEO, $30B hyper growth company