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Career and transition coaching, run on Meridian.
Edstellar's career and transition coaching gives leaders changing role, level or direction a certified coach and a confidential space to find their path, on an AI-assisted platform built for coaching. Ten to twelve hours of one-on-one coaching over six to eight months, focused on landing well in the next chapter.
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Career and transition coaching for leaders at a crossroads.
Edstellar's career and transition coaching is built for the people navigating a change in role, level or direction, and for those who need to find clarity before the next move.
Employees changing role or function
Moving from one function to another, or from a specialist role into a generalist one: coaching helps the leader read the new landscape fast and build credibility where they have no track record.
Tracks leaders in role transition often choose: Role Transition and Onboarding into Seniority
People stepping up to a senior level
A promotion into a significantly bigger role brings a different set of expectations, relationships and exposure. Coaching helps leaders step into the new level without carrying the habits of the last one.
Tracks leaders stepping up often choose: Onboarding into Seniority and Career Direction
Employees returning after time away
A career break, parental leave or health absence: returning to work is its own transition. Coaching helps the leader rebuild confidence, re-establish their identity and find the right path back.
Tracks leaders returning to work often choose: Returning to Work and Purpose & Direction
People rethinking their direction
When the current path no longer fits, coaching gives leaders the space to think clearly, understand what they want and find a direction they can commit to.
Tracks leaders rethinking direction often choose: Purpose & Direction and Career Direction
Six Edstellar career and transition coaching tracks on Meridian.
Each person chooses one track with their coach in the chemistry session. It shapes the objective, the coach's preparation on Meridian and every session that follows.
Focus area 01 of 06
Role Transition
Landing well in a new role.
What the team works on
- Reading the new environment and its expectations
- Building credibility where you have no track record
- Adjusting your approach to the new context
Choose it forAny significant role or function change
Focus area 02 of 06
Career Direction
Choosing the right next move.
What the team works on
- Clarifying what you want from work
- Understanding your options and what they cost
- Making a decision you can commit to
Choose it forLeaders at a crossroads or planning their next step
Focus area 03 of 06
Reinvention
Starting a new chapter at work.
What the team works on
- Letting go of an identity that no longer fits
- Building a new professional narrative
- Finding the courage to change direction
Choose it forLeaders making a significant career pivot
Focus area 04 of 06
Onboarding into Seniority
Stepping up without carrying the last role with you.
What the team works on
- Adjusting your style to a bigger stage
- Managing the expectations of a senior role
- Building new relationships at the top
Choose it forA promotion into a significantly more senior role
Focus area 05 of 06
Returning to Work
Getting back to yourself and your career.
What the team works on
- Rebuilding confidence after time away
- Re-establishing your professional identity
- Navigating the workplace you left and the one you're returning to
Choose it forA career break, parental leave or health absence
Focus area 06 of 06
Purpose & Direction
Understanding what matters and where you want to go.
What the team works on
- What gives your work meaning
- Aligning your work with your values
- Setting a direction you believe in
Choose it forLeaders who feel lost or no longer energized
Not sure which track fits your people?
Tell us about the leaders and the transition they are in. An Edstellar coaching consultant will recommend tracks and the coaches who fit.
Edstellar's career and transition coaching benefits for the whole organization.
Transition coaching supports the moments when people most need it and when losing them would cost the most. Every Edstellar career and transition coaching program is designed around six benefits.
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Transitions that land well
Each person's objective is linked to the transition they are making, from a new role to a return to work. Coaching closes the gap between the old position and the new one.
- Objective and track agreed for every person
- Progress reviewed at the mid-point and at the end
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Meridian, the AI-assisted platform behind Edstellar transition coaching.
Meridian brings the program into one place for the employee, the coach and your CHRO. AI handles the preparation and paperwork, so every hour of transition coaching is spent on the conversation that matters.
How an Edstellar career and transition coaching program runs.
Six steps take each person from nomination to a final summary they control, over six to eight months. Your CHRO sees progress at every step; the coaching itself stays between person and coach.
Step 1 of 6
Nominate the person
Your CHRO or program admin adds the person on Meridian with their situation, objective and focus areas. The person agrees to take part.
CHRO and person
Step 2 of 6
Match a coach
In a 30-minute video session, the person reviews the certified coaches Meridian recommends and chooses one. The CHRO can join this session if the person wants them there.
Person · CHRO optional
Step 3 of 6
Chemistry session
A free 30-minute session to test the fit, confirm the objective, choose one of the six transition tracks and agree the schedule.
Person and coach · live on video
Step 4 of 6
Coaching sessions
Ten to twelve hours of one-on-one coaching on Meridian. The person sets the focus, the coach prepares, and an assignment carries the work forward.
Person and coach · live on video
Step 5 of 6
Mid-point check-in
Halfway through, person and coach review progress against the objective and adjust the plan for the hours ahead.
Person and coach · live on video
Step 6 of 6
Final review and summary
The final session agrees what the person will keep doing, and they choose what the CHRO sees in the final summary.
Person shares with CHROConfidential transition coaching, by design on Meridian.
The coaching stays private. Your organization still sees that the engagement is on track. Switch views to compare the same Meridian screen.
Private to employee and coach
Session notes, assignments, the coach's preparation and the employee's reflections.Visible to your CHRO
Objective, track, hours used, progress, check-ins and the final summary the employee chooses to share.Where the CHRO can join
Only the coach matching session, and only if the employee wants them there.
Objective
Step cleanly into the operations role
CHRO seesTrack
Role Transition
CHRO seesHours
6 of 12 used
CHRO seesProgress
Mid-point check-in
Completed
CHRO seesSession notes
Still answering finance questions; agree a clean handover.
PrivateAssignment
Handover note with the finance lead by month-end.
PrivateCoach's preparation
Questions on what the new team needs first.
PrivateReflections
Relieved once the old role had a new owner.
PrivateFinal summary
Shared at the end, in the employee's own words
CHRO seesWhy organizations choose Edstellar for career and transition coaching.
Edstellar's career and transition coaching connects to the rest of your leadership development and runs on Meridian, built in-house for coaching.
Vetted, well-matched coaches
Every coach is vetted before they join, matched to each person's track and situation, and met in a free chemistry session before anyone commits.
The differenceFit is tested before the first session, not after.
Six transition tracks
Each person chooses one of six tracks with their coach in the chemistry session. The track shapes the objective, the coach's preparation and every session that follows.
The differenceThe coaching is shaped by the specific transition, not just the person.
Confidential by design
Session content stays between person and coach. Your organization sees attendance, outcomes and what the person chooses to share in the final summary.
The differenceLeaders open up, sponsors still see progress.
Coaching across time zones
Coaches are matched on language and time zone, and people see every session in their own local time.
The differenceOne program for a global leadership team.
One partner for development
Coaching, corporate training and L&D consulting from one team, so every program points the same way.
The differenceOne conversation instead of several vendors.
Start with the leaders who need it most.
Share your leaders and the transition they are in. A coaching consultant comes back with recommended tracks and a Meridian walkthrough.
Related Edstellar services.
Coaching works best alongside the rest of how you develop people.
Career and transition coaching FAQs.
Career and transition coaching is one-on-one professional coaching for people navigating a change in role, level or direction at work. Edstellar's program pairs each person with a certified coach for ten to twelve hours over six to eight months, run on Meridian.
Career and transition coaching is for employees changing role or function, people stepping up to a more senior level, employees returning after a career break or parental leave, and people who need clarity about the direction they want to take.
Ten to twelve hours of one-on-one coaching over six to eight months. The session length and schedule are agreed in the free chemistry session.
Every Edstellar coach is certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at PCC or MCC level, the International Coaching Community (ICC) or the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Coaches are also vetted by Edstellar before Meridian can recommend them.
Meridian recommends certified coaches based on the person's track, objective, language and time zone. In a 30-minute video session the person reviews the recommendations and chooses one, then meets the coach in a free chemistry session before anyone commits.
Your CHRO sees sessions held, hours used, progress against the agreed objective and the parts of the final summary the person chooses to share. Session content, notes and assignments stay between person and coach.
Role Transition, Career Direction, Reinvention, Onboarding into Seniority, Returning to Work and Purpose & Direction. The person chooses one with the coach in the chemistry session.
Yes. Edstellar delivers career and transition coaching virtually on Meridian, with every session on video and people seeing times in their own time zone. Language and time zone are part of how coaches are matched.
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