Diane Malnekoff

Leadership coach · Mill Valley, CA · in person and virtual

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Services

ServiceWhat is includedPrice
Deep Analysis 360° Executive Assessment
Executives		 extensive interviews · contextual analysis · consolidated report · objective and definitive feedback · debriefing with development plan recommendations on request
Hogan, Leadership CPI, Emotional Intelligence, Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Assessments
Executives		 scientifically-validated assessments for leadership and emotional intelligence on request
Candidate Assessment and Succession Planning
Management teams, external candidates, internal candidates		 job knowledge, attitudes and skills analysis · corporate culture fit assessment · battery of evaluation instruments for critical thinking, leadership competencies, personality style, emotional intelligence · candidate debriefing with development plan recommendations on request
Executive Coaching Engagement
Executives, executive teams, professionals, boards, VCs		 24 weeks · alignment with client needs, culture, and people · robust scientifically-validated assessment tools · Deep Analysis 360° feedback · customized development plan · sessions to prepare for and deepen learning from real-time work situations on request
Mastering the Gender Divide Coaching, Seminars, and Workshops
Organizations and teams		 neuroscience-based gender communication coaching · tools and techniques to leverage male and female brain strengths · interactive coaching, seminars, workshops · improve influence and interpretation of behaviors · overcome workplace gender communication roadblocks on request

As published on their website, read Sep 30, 2026.

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Where they fit

StudentsEarlyMidManagerDirectorVP / C-suite
Resume and LinkedInnononononono
Interviews and offersnononononono
Job search strategynonoyesyesyesyes
Career direction and changenonoyesyesyesyes
Leadershipnonoyesyesyesyes
Personal brandnonoyesyesyesyes

How they work

Process
Discovery process with robust scientifically-validated assessment tools · Deep Analysis 360° evaluation including organizational context · Design customized development plan · Implement coaching sessions and real-time work situation learning · Close follow-up and plan modification over 6-12 months
Assessments
Deep Analysis 360°, Hogan, Leadership CPI, Emotional Intelligence, Watson Glaser Critical Thinking
Before coaching
Corporate Executive, Aviation Industry

Do it yourself, or hire a coach?

Doing it yourselfUsually enough whenA coach earns the fee when
Job searchA target list, a weekly plan and steady outreach. Callings builds the weekly plan and tracks every application, free.Interviews are coming in.Three months without traction, or a senior search that runs on your network.
Career directionWeeks of reading and conversations about roles that fit. Callings can show your strengths and the pay for each role.You already have two or three target roles.You do not know what comes next, or you want structure and a formal assessment.
LeadershipPeer groups, feedback from your manager, reading.You have a mentor who has done the job.A first management role or a bigger team, often paid for by the employer.

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