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One Direction, Three Paths

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Bespoke engagements, built for you. Some arrive at a crossroads in their leadership career. Others come searching for a new story. One philosophy, three depths of work: realignment, transformation, and direct experience under pressure.

FM Core™

Three months

Choose Core when the role has outgrown the toolkit.

Core is for leaders whose role has outgrown the toolkit that got them there: a broader remit, a first P&L, a larger team, or a step-change in responsibility. The work remains grounded in the role itself: how you make decisions under pressure, how you lead through others, how you influence a room, and how you develop the executive presence required at the next level.

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FM Inflection™

Five to twelve months

Choose Inflection when success stops producing meaning.

Inflection is for identity-level transition: the role still fits, but the way you inhabit it has begun to change. The work goes beneath quarterly targets: decision fatigue, purpose misalignment, the moment success stops producing meaning. It is a rigorous redefinition of self and purpose, dismantling outdated identities, integrating insight with action, and rebuilding a life and leadership that feel authored and alive.

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FM ERI™

Three sessions

Choose the Intensive when momentum matters.

The Executive Reset Intensive is a three-session diagnostic for strategic presence – for VP-level and above – and includes half a day at the Artha Ranch in Texas. Senior leaders rarely have the luxury of open-ended developmental timelines. The ERI is intensive in scope but contained in duration: precise to surface what matters, structured to produce actionable insight.

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Why FM Transformational Coaching is Different

FM Transformational Coaching isn’t about weekend breakthroughs, polished affirmations, or personal motivation.

Our work begins where identity takes shape, in the stories you tell yourself about who you are and what’s possible. Together, we examine which narratives still serve you and which are ready to be rewritten.

FM Transformational Coaching offers a structured, evidence-based approach to that process. Grounded in narrative theory, neuroscience, and contemporary psychoanalytic insight, it integrates disciplined method with my lived experience of journeys across cultures, roles, and identities, translating reflection into practice and understanding into agency.

Examining your own situation is likely to be uncomfortable before it becomes useful. If you are not ready to sit with that, we may not be a good fit.

Federico Malatesta

Feedback from Leaders in transitions

“Federico’s unique coaching approach helped to develop my full potential. His continuous support and honest feedback have been key to develop more successful personal and working strategies. His focus was not only on effective working habits developed in his business career, but also in personal habits such as nutrition, sleep and mindfulness, which have been an important component in establishing a balanced and happy life.”

Daniel Gomez Rojas

CEO, Pangaja

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How to Work Together

The Core, Inflection and ERI all serve two audiences

As a private individual

You commission the work and you own it. The agenda is yours alone, and it can range as widely as your life does. You decide when it starts, how long it runs, and when it is finished.

As a corporate client

Your company funds the engagement and scope is agreed with your sponsor, but what is discussed between us stays between us. Assessments (HOGAN, LEAD NOW!) are often part of the work.

Executive Assessments

Beyond the coaching programs, I leverage two world-class executive assessment tools trusted by the majority of S&P 500 companies. As a licensed and certified practitioner for both, I can offer them separately or together — from the small start-up to the listed multinational, for talent selection or development.

HOGAN

In a data-driven world, personality assessments are people analytics. Hogan’s assessments evaluate all facets of personality — the inner values, the strengths, but also the dark side — giving employers an objective lens to understand people better. They predict how a person will perform in a role, how they will interact with teammates and superiors, and whether their values align with the wider organization — insight interviews alone cannot uncover.

LEAD NOW!

The LEAD NOW! Leadership Development Model empowers leaders on their path to excellence. The Self-Assessment identifies critical strengths across 45 distinct leadership behaviors; the 360 Assessment offers feedback across 80, giving a balanced, multi-level analysis. The results guide professional development and cultivate strategic self-awareness.

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