Program Management Guide: "Own Your Success" Coaching Program

1. Program Introduction & Benefits

The "Own Your Success" program is a 4-month, evidence-based group coaching journey designed specifically for women to dismantle imposter syndrome and cultivate unshakeable ownership of their achievements. By integrating proven methodologies like Cognitive Behavioral Coaching (CBC) and the GROW model within a supportive, women-only environment, the program transforms self-doubt into empowered self-advocacy.

Strategic Benefits for Participants:

1. Cognitive Liberation: Systematically identify and reframe the negative thought patterns and perfectionist beliefs that fuel imposter feelings, replacing them with a resilient, evidence-based growth mindset.
2. Authentic Competence Amplification: Move from attributing success to luck or external factors to confidently internalizing and articulating achievements through structured success documentation and strengths-based exercises.
3. Sustainable Support Network: Break isolation by building a trusted community of peers for shared learning, accountability, and normalized experiences, creating a lasting foundation for resilience.
4. Actionable Personal Blueprint: Develop and implement a personalized action plan with concrete strategies for boundary-setting, skill development, and ongoing success ownership beyond the program's duration.

2. Program Expansion Strategy

Evaluation: This is a Coaching Program. While the core group coaching model is highly effective, integrating a supplemental Peer Mentorship layer would significantly enhance outcomes by providing individualized, ongoing support and real-world role modeling.

Value Addition: A peer mentorship component directly addresses the key audience challenge of "Isolation and Lack of Support." It extends the safety of the cohort into sustained, one-on-one relationships where participants can discuss specific challenges in applying program tools, receive personalized encouragement, and witness the practical application of success ownership from a slightly more experienced peer. This reinforces learning, increases accountability, and fosters deeper community integration.

Implementation Note: In Month 2, after initial bonding and baseline establishment, pair participants within the cohort based on complementary backgrounds, goals, or challenges (not on seniority). Provide a simple structure: a 30-minute bi-weekly check-in guided by a conversation template focused on sharing wins, discussing obstacles, and applying program concepts. This layer requires minimal administrative overhead but maximizes peer-led support.

3. Implementation Roadmap

Launch Phase Checklist

1. Define & Align: Finalize program curriculum based on the 4 Content Pillars and secure stakeholder buy-in.
2. Recruit Coaches: Hire or train coaches with expertise in CBC, growth mindset, and experience coaching women in professional settings.
3. Participant Recruitment: Market program benefits clearly. Use an application process to assess commitment and ensure cohort fit.
4. Pre-Program Setup:
   • Administer the Harvey Imposter Phenomenon Scale (or similar) as a baseline KPI.
   • Onboard participants via the selected LMS/Onboarding Platform with welcome materials and pre-work (e.g., initial reflection journal).
   • Schedule all group coaching sessions, workshops, and peer mentorship kick-off.
5. Kick-off Session: Conduct a live virtual/in-person launch to build community, set expectations, and introduce the first module.

Tracking & Operations

• Weekly Cadence: Deliver core content via the LMS (videos, readings, journals). Host live group coaching sessions (virtual or in-person). Prompt peer mentor check-ins.
• Communication Hub: Use the Internal Social Network as the primary channel for cohort announcements, resource sharing, and community discussion forums moderated by coaches.
• Progress Monitoring: Coaches track attendance, journal completion, and action item follow-through via the Coaching Software. Mid-module pulse surveys gather qualitative feedback.
• Milestone Reviews: At the end of each month, facilitate a cohort reflection session to celebrate the milestone achievement and prepare for the next phase.

Success Measurement

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Quantitative:
  • Reduction in average imposter syndrome scale scores by 30-50% from pre- to post-program.
  • Participant engagement: 85% average attendance in live sessions; 75% completion rate of weekly action items/journals.
  • Milestone completion: 90% of participants submit required outputs for each monthly milestone (e.g., documented success log, reframing exercise).
• Qualitative Feedback Mechanisms:
  • Thematic Analysis of Journals: Review anonymized excerpts for evidence of mindset shift (e.g., internal vs. external attribution of success).
  • Structured Post-Program Interviews: Conduct with a sample of participants 1-month post-program to gather stories of applied learning and sustained behavior change.
  • 360-Degree Feedback Lite: Optional participant survey to 2-3 colleagues pre- and post-program, focusing on observed changes in confidence and self-advocacy.

4. Approved Tools List

1. Coaching Software: Primary Tool. Essential for coaches to manage client (coachee) profiles, track session notes, monitor progress on action plans and goals (aligning with the GROW model), and oversee the entire cohort's journey in one platform.
2. LMS (Learning Management System): Primary Tool. The central hub for delivering the structured weekly curriculum (video lessons, reading materials, reflective journal prompts, worksheets) asynchronously. Allows for tracking content completion.
3. Internal Social Network: Critical Support Tool. Fosters the peer community and combats isolation. Used for cohort-wide announcements, dedicated discussion groups for each module, sharing of wins, and informal peer support between sessions.
4. Onboarding Platform: Secondary Tool. Streamlines the pre-program experience by delivering welcome packets, collecting baseline surveys (KPI data), and ensuring all participants access initial logistics and resources efficiently.

Justification: Mentorship Software is not selected as the primary relationship is coach-coachee, though its features could be adapted if the peer mentorship layer scales. ERG Software is too broad. Personality Tests are not a core component of the evidence-based methodologies specified.

5. Resource & Content Library

Training Content for Coaches

• Article/Guide: "Applying Cognitive Behavioral Coaching (CBC) to Imposter Phenomenon in Women."
• Video Series: Facilitating Growth Mindset Conversations in a Group Setting.
• Guide: Structuring GROW Model Sessions for Iterative 4-Month Progress.
• Toolkit: Activities and Prompts for Building Psychological Safety in Women-Only Coaching Circles.
• Guide: Intersectional Coaching: Addressing Layered Identities and Stereotype Threat.

Training Content for Coachees

• Interactive Workbook: "My Imposter Syndrome Trigger Map & Validation Journal."
• Video Series: "From Fixed to Growth: Reframing Failure and Practicing Self-Compassion."
• Templates: "The Success Log: How to Document and Internalize Your Wins."
• Action Planning Guide: "Building Your Sustainable Ownership Blueprint: Skills, Boundaries, and Habits."
• Resource List: "Cultivating Your Support Network: Scripts for Seeking Feedback and Claiming Credit."