Cohort - 2026 Strategic HR at Mount Washington

Today’s most effective HR leaders don’t just support the business, they shape how it operates.

They influence how leaders think, how teams operate, and how decisions are made. And one of the most powerful ways they do this is through effective coaching.

This exclusive cohort experience is designed for senior HR leaders ready to elevate their impact by making coaching a core leadership and business capability.

Through a highly interactive, small-group experience, participants will be introduced to a proven executive coaching framework from the Gestalt International Study Center (GISC) and learn how to apply it to real organizational challenges - immediately and effectively.

Why This Cohort?

As HR increasingly operates at the center of business strategy, the ability to coach executives and teams is no longer optional, it is essential.

This program goes beyond theory to equip HR leaders with practical tools and approaches to:

Strengthen their influence with senior leaders
Support more effective decision-making across the organization
Navigate complexity, change, and competing priorities
Build stronger, more aligned leadership teams
Drive measurable business outcomes through people

You won’t just learn about effective coaching - you’ll practice it, refine it, and leave ready to apply it.

A Highly Experiential, High-Impact Learning Experience

This cohort is intentionally limited to 12–20 participants to create a highly engaging, personalized experience.

Across three days, you will:

Learn and apply a proven executive coaching framework based on the "Cape Cod Model," used to support leaders and organizations through complexity and change.
Engage in real-time practicums and case work
Receive direct feedback from expert facilitators
Connect with a peer group of senior HR leaders facing similar challenges
Explore the coaching framework and applications to teams and facilitation

This is not passive learning - it is immersive, applied, and immediately relevant.

What You Will Walk Away With

At the conclusion of the program, you will:

Integrate coaching into your day-to-day leadership approach
Navigate executive conversations with greater clarity, presence, and confidence
Apply a structured, proven methodology to guide impactful coaching conversations
Influence leadership thinking and decision-making more effectively
Strengthen your ability to drive meaningful organizational change through leaders and teams
Utilize practical tools and techniques that can be applied immediately
Build deeper, more strategic relationships within the C-suite
Be recognized as a trusted partner in shaping business outcomes

Why This Experience Works

If you’re ready to move beyond advising and begin actively shaping how leaders think, operate, and perform - this experience will give you the tools, confidence, and capability to do so.

This is a rare opportunity to:

Learn from internationally credentialed coaching experts with deep organizational experience
Practice in a highly supportive, small-group environment with a high-caliber peer cohort
Apply new skills immediately within a live, executive-focused conference setting
Step away from day-to-day demands to create space for reflection, practice, and meaningful connection
Experience the unique combination of cohort intimacy and the broader Strategic HR community
Build a capability that directly elevates your influence and impact as an HR leader

Recertification Credits

We are approved for the following credits:

15.75 SHRM PDCs and HRCI Business credits for Conference attendees
- An additional 3.0 SHRM PDCs and HRCI Business credits for Brunch & Big Ideas: IDEAJAM participants (total of 18.75)
  - IDEAJAM credits are awarded only to attendees who register and pay for the Brunch & Big Ideas: IDEAJAM add-on program on Sunday morning.
23.75 SHRM PDCs and HRCI Business credits for Coaching Cohort + Conference participants

Note: The Monday morning Early Bird: Ethics in Action session fulfills HRCI's Ethics requirements.

Adriana Bellerose, MCC

Adriana Bellerose is the Principal & Founder of Bellerose & Associates. She is also an experienced leadership facilitator and consultant, conference speaker, Gestalt certified personal coach and seasoned corporate executive providing interactive, tailored coaching that unlocks personal and organizational potential.

Adriana Bellerose has a genuine passion for helping her clients achieve personal and professional transformation. She is a world-class certified and credentialed professional coach with over 30 years of hands-on experience in human resources and organizational development. As a seasoned coach and trusted partner, Adriana has acted as a facilitator and consultant to executive leaders in areas including management training, organizational development, innovative relationship building, change management and more. Her expertise guiding companies through organizational initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, has led her to be one of the most sought-after consultants and coaches in the industry.

Debra Chaloux, PCC

Debra Chaloux is a Leadership Coach and Organization Development consultant who brings international cross-cultural experience to her passion for the learning and growth of organizations and people.

With more than 35 years of business experience including work in the retail industry, health care, manufacturing, insurance and non-profit sector, Debra’s capabilities include leadership and team coaching, organizational effectiveness, change management and cultural awareness.

Debra holds a Master of Science in Psychology and has continued her education in Organization Development. She earned her coaching credentials at the Gestalt International Study Center in 2014 and is a certified International Coaching Federation (ICF) coach. Debra has lived most of her life in the northeast and southeast USA. She also lived for three years as an expatriate in Belgium before returning to her home state of Maine.