Executive Coach Lisa L. Baker Announces Fall Cohort for Senior Leaders
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BALTIMORE, MD – Lisa L. Baker, founder of Ascentim, has announced the launch of a 12-week virtual group coaching program for senior leaders in Fall 2026.
The cohort is designed for senior leaders who are navigating high expectations, complex decisions, and sustained performance demands in their organizations.
Baker is a former Fortune 500 executive with more than two decades of leadership experience at organizations including Citigroup, Microsoft, and Synchrony. She founded Ascentim after leaving her corporate career to build a leadership development firm focused on helping leaders and teams strengthen their decision-making, communication, and operations in demanding environments.
The fall cohort expands Baker’s work from one-on-one executive coaching into a structured group setting. Over the past five years, she has worked with leaders in individual coaching environments. The new program brings that experience into a cohort-based format where participants can reflect on leadership patterns, decision-making habits, and the expectations that shape how they lead.
According to DDI’s leadership research, 80% of organizations lack confidence in their leadership pipeline. DDI’s 2025 HR Insights Report also found that only 20% of CHROs have leaders ready to fill critical business roles. The findings point to continued concerns around leadership readiness and succession planning.
“Many leaders have built successful careers, but they’re operating under constant pressure,” Baker said. “Over time, that pressure shapes how they think, what they believe they should do, and how they lead, which contributes to the lack of confidence and readiness.”
The program is designed to help leaders examine the “shoulds” that have shaped their leadership decisions and identify how they want to lead going forward. A central part of the experience is Baker’s concept of the Area of Greatness, which focuses on the space where a leader’s strengths, passions, and purpose align.
The 12-week program uses Baker’s G.R.O.W. framework, which covers gaining insight, realizing new possibilities, overcoming obstacles, and applying lessons to life and leadership. Participants will examine the patterns and expectations influencing how they lead, identify their Area of Greatness, and translate those insights into clearer leadership decisions.
Ascentim works with organizations on leadership development, team alignment, and culture. The firm has received recognition, including Inc. Best in Business and Globee® Woman-Owned Startup of the Year.
The fall cohort reflects continued interest in leadership development programs that address not only performance but also how senior leaders sustain their decision-making, communication, and effectiveness over time.
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Lisa L. Baker is the Founder of Ascentim, a leadership development firm that works with leaders and their teams to strengthen their leadership, decision-making, and performance in high-pressure environments. A former Fortune 500 executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience at organizations including Citigroup, Microsoft, and Synchrony, Baker now works with senior leaders across industries. Her work focuses on helping leaders move beyond external expectations and operate more closely aligned with their strengths, values, and purpose.
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