90-Minute Session · Leadership Signal Method

One session.
A clear diagnosis.
Actions you can use this week.

For Finance and IT professionals who want to understand exactly what is holding back their executive presence — before committing to a longer program.

No generic advice. No long commitment. Just clarity.

Darshana Hegde — Leadership Signal Deep Dive

Sometimes you just need clarity.

Not a 60-day commitment. Not a full program. Just one focused conversation with someone who can look at how you are communicating and tell you, honestly, what is working and what is not. In 90 minutes, we identify the specific signals that are weakening your presence — and you leave with a clear, practical action plan you can start using immediately.

What happens in the session

90 minutes. Three distinct phases. Each one building on the last.

Phase One

Your Situation

We start with where you are. What is happening in your professional life right now. Where you feel stuck, overlooked, or unsure. What high-stakes conversations are coming up. What you have already tried.

No generic questions. No checkbox exercise. A real conversation about your real situation.

First 30 minutes
Phase Two

The Diagnostic

Working through the Leadership Signal framework, we identify which of your five signals are strong and which are costing you authority, visibility, or trust — in meetings, with stakeholders, and under pressure.

Signal · Structure · Speak · Steer · Stand

Next 40 minutes
Phase Three

Your Action Plan

You leave with specific, named actions — not general advice. The two or three things that will make the most immediate difference to how you are heard and perceived. A clear starting point, not a long list.

Applicable in your very next meeting or conversation.

Final 20 minutes

Four things. All concrete. All yours to use immediately.

No report to read later. No homework to figure out on your own. Everything comes out of the session itself.

A clear picture of which communication signals are working for you and which are costing you authority, visibility, or trust

Two to three specific actions you can implement in your next meeting or stakeholder conversation — this week

An honest assessment of where your leadership presence currently sits and what the most important gap is

Clarity on whether a longer program is the right next step — and if so, which one and why

This session is for some professionals — not all.

Read both columns before booking. Honesty upfront saves everyone's time.

This is right for you if —

  • You have a high-stakes situation coming up and want to walk in prepared
  • You have been told to work on your communication but no one has told you specifically what that means
  • You want to understand your current presence before investing in a longer program
  • You are new to coaching and want to experience the work before committing further
  • You feel capable but invisible — your ideas are not landing the way they should

This is not for you if —

  • You are looking for a motivational conversation or general career advice
  • You want a quick confidence boost without doing the work
  • You are looking for English language correction or accent training in isolation
  • You are not open to direct, honest feedback about how you are currently showing up
Darshana Hegde — Leadership Presence Coach

Twenty years reading rooms.
Now helping you own yours.

I spent 20 years in commercial banking and compliance as a Chartered Accountant — first at Citigroup Global Services, then at Tata Consultancy Services. I know what a boardroom expects from you before you say a word.

I built the Leadership Signal Method because I watched capable, smart professionals get overlooked — not because of what they knew, but because of how they communicated it. The Deep Dive is built on two decades of pattern recognition applied to your specific situation.

This is not theory. I have been in those rooms. I know what strong presence looks like — and what costs people the room.

CA · Chartered Accountant TESOL / TEFL Certified Life Coach Business Mentor Clinical Psychology Burlington, Ontario

Three steps. Starting with a free call.

The fit call is free and takes 15 minutes. It exists so we can both confirm this session is right for your situation before you commit.

1

Book your free fit call

A 15-minute call to discuss your situation, confirm the session is the right fit, and answer any questions you have.

2

Receive your session link

Once confirmed, you receive a booking link for the 90-minute session and a short pre-session form to complete beforehand.

3

We meet. You leave with clarity.

The session runs online. You leave with your diagnostic and a specific, actionable plan — ready to use immediately.

Ready to understand what is holding you back?

One free call. No pressure. We decide together whether this is the right fit.

Book Your Free Fit Call