Executive Coaching in Austin

Outcomes depend on how leaders think, relate and respond under pressure.

Growth exposes gaps in strategy, in systems, in structure. Are there gaps in your leadership capacity, too?

It’s no longer about expertise. It’s not even about experience.

When responsibility and complexity increase, the learning curve moves inward.

Photo of smiling coach and owner of executive coaching in Austin.

Work with a certified coach who brings more than most to leadership development.

Real-world business leadership, 25+ years of psychological expertise, and a proven process reflecting one core truth: insight alone doesn't create change.

How a leader shows up affects the whole system.

360 Coaching will elevate your leaders’ awareness and turn it into lasting change. Let’s close those leadership gaps together.

Most coaches bring frameworks. I bring something most coaches don't have: two decades as a licensed clinician, trained to understand why patterns exist.

Frameworks give a roadmap, but it's each leader's unique makeup that determines the starting point and illuminates their inevitable roadblocks.

Combine that expertise with the hard-won experience of building, leading, and selling a multi-million dollar company and you have a powerful partner to guide you through lasting change.

Leadership is demanding.

To be effective in a high-stakes role, leaders need awareness of their impact and the maturity to shift their mindset when the old ways aren’t working.

I work with leaders who are accountable for important outcomes. Growth, strategy, culture, and team health.

Leadership development with 360 Coaching strengthens their inner capacity so they can meet those demands, helping them see their impact clearly, update outdated mindsets, and increase their leadership effectiveness.

Through feedback, reflection, and intentional development, leaders learn to shepherd people while driving performance.

Why Austin and Texas Leaders Trust 360 Coaching

  • "Working with Ellen has been a transformative experience.

    Her insightful guidance, strategic thinking, and personalized approach helped me elevate my leadership skills to a new level. She offers a perfect balance of support and challenge, empowering growth personally and professionally. I trust her expertise, and I’m grateful for her lasting impact on my career. I can’t recommend her enough!”

    — RW, Austin Business Owner

  • "She sees the nuance in both business and people, then translates that into direction and smart next steps.

    Ellen’s guidance helped me get clear on what matters and actually get things done. Working with her brought momentum to my career and business when I needed it most.
    A true ally and advocate.“


    — EB, Austin Entrepreneur

  • “Ellen is amazing ...

    for reigniting your sense of purpose
    and focus through work and life.

    — NT, Austin Chief Revenue Officer

  • "Ellen is warm, open, and smart.

    “I’ve taken what I’ve learned about myself through my personal and professional development over the years. My two favorite things about her are her laugh, and her ability to listen deeply, paying close attention and asking great questions.


    — MS, Engineer

  • ★★★★★

    I continue to employ her advice and insights in both my business
    and personal life. Ellen is also just a joy to be around!”

    — CC, Founder and President of a Global Design Consulting Business

Executive & Leadership Development in Austin, TX

Executive Coaching & Leadership Development

Blending insight and accountability with psychological depth and business strategy.

If you’re looking for a wise, thoughtful, experienced, no-BS approach, consider leadership development with 360 Coaching.

Assessments for
Leaders & Teams

Bridging the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

We need to begin at clear starting point. 360 Coaching uses a powerful suite of assessment tools to give leaders and teams a clear view of both — “you are here” and the destination.

Leadership Training & Team Development

Bringing leadership acceleration to small businesses and multi-team organizations.

This program is highly flexible and hyper-focused on the specific needs of your organization. The result is a culture with better communication, resilience, and innovation.

Expert support for building your bench and those tricky, sticky dynamics of working with people. Specializing in the high-stakes, often messy, human facets that challenge C-Suite executives, start-ups & founders.

Schedule a Confidential Leadership Consultation

Quick Start Guide

  1. Give me a call.

    It starts with conversation and exploration. I want to fully understand your unique challenges and discuss service options tailored to your needs.

  2. Set up a meeting.

    Establishing trust and rapport is central to the change process. Whether I’m working with senior leaders or rising talent, their personal buy-in to a coaching relationship is primary — and before you start allocating any resources to a coaching contract, you need to be sure we are a good fit .

  3. Establish the baseline.

    We need a clear assessment of where the leader is today before we can begin the journey to where they want to be. What is their professional impact? What is their current level of effectiveness? Self-reports are as important as objective ones — bosses, peers and direct reports speak to impact.

    I use Leadership Circle Profile(LCP) to get a clear view of how leaders show up under pressure and what their blind spots are. With that in hand, we weave in your organization’s past reviews and performance goals to formalize the next step.

  4. Clarify the destination and begin the journey.

    With an intentional focus on an aspirational, achievable and meaningful change, we work closely together over the next six to twelve months to transform counterproductive ways of leading into more effective and productive approaches.

Experience, Discernment
Deep Understanding

At 360 Coaching, senior and rising leaders receive in-person executive coaching, work openly with kind, constructive feedback, and align development to both workplace demands and business goals.

The results?

Expanded leadership effectiveness, succession readiness, improved retention, and increased impact.

I’m here to ask better questions, gather useful feedback, and shine a light on habits that are getting in the way. Once we understand what’s driving those habits, I help leaders upgrade their mindsets to shift their behavior into the kind of leadership your organization needs today and tomorrow.

A photo of executive coach, Ellen Lindsey, with curly gray hair smiling outdoors, wearing a patterned blouse and jewelry, standing in front of greenery

Ellen Lindsey, LCSW, Leadership Coach

The friendly face is genuine. So are the decades of experience facilitating transformation and elevating business outcomes.

This is personalized leadership development that aligns directly with your business performance goals.

Work With a Wise Old Owl

I often think about wisdom — who seeks it out, who doesn’t, what are the implications?

It seems the transmission of wisdom is becoming scarce. It may even be on the endangered list. At the very least, its perceived value has plummeted. Thus, to save wisdom from extinction, I’m starting a new movement in the business consulting and coaching space. It’s called “WWWOO!!!” — Work with a wise old owl!!!

Why am I WWWOOing on the home page of my executive coaching website? Because one of the things that sets me apart from the thousands of coaches out there is this.

I am a wise old owl. And I leverage that wisdom to help leaders develop and evolve. I help them increase their capacity to meet the dynamic complexity and daily uncertainty of today’s business world — with more competence, more composure, more collaboration, and more innovation. And yes, more satisfaction.

How? Through leadership development.

If you are an executive, HR Director, founder or employer, you likely already understand this need — otherwise, you wouldn’t be searching for a development professional. Now, I’m encouraging you to WWWOO.