Executive Coaching for Leaders Under Pressure

Neuroscience-based executive coaching works on how a leader's brain processes information, regulates emotion, and adapts under pressure — not just on their behavior. Traditional coaching tends to focus on tactics and accountability. Dr. Jason Jones works a layer beneath that, on the thought patterns and habitual responses driving the behavior in the first place, so the changes hold up when things get hard.

Coaching with Dr. Jones is built for senior leaders carrying real decision weight — executives stepping into a bigger role, leading through a reorganization, or performing well but reacting in ways they don't like under load. It is not a fit for someone looking for a short tactical course, someone who wants their decisions validated rather than pressure-tested, or an early-career leader who would be better served by a manager or mentor.

A full engagement runs about nine months. You and Dr. Jones meet one-on-one twice a month, with assessment and planning work in the first two months and coaching meetings running from month two through month nine. Between sessions, you have access to quick-response coaching by phone, email, or text when something comes up and you need a fast read on it.

Month one is assessment. Dr. Jones uses 360-degree feedback, cognitive and personality assessments, and a motives and values profile to build an objective picture of how you actually show up as a leader, not how you think you show up. Those results are reviewed together in a 3-hour strategy deep-dive session where we set the goals for the your leadership transformation journey.

Two leadership assessments anchor every engagement, covering cognitive style, personality and preferences, and the motives and values driving your decisions. A 360-degree review adds how the people around you experience your leadership. Together they surface strengths worth amplifying and the specific behaviors most likely to derail you, which is where the coaching work starts.

Your coaching investment depends on your leadership level, the length of the engagement, and whether Dr. Jones is coaching one leader or several within your organization. Every engagement includes assessments, the strategy deep-dive, twice-monthly sessions, and anytime laser coaching. Dr. Jones will walk you through the specific investment for your situation on the first call, and organizations coaching multiple leaders receive tiered pricing. Executive coaching is a significant investment that is typically sponsored by your company. 

Both. Dr. Jones is based in Dallas, Texas and meets with local clients in person. He also coaches leaders across the United States and internationally by video, and most engagements run virtually or as a mix. The preference is to conduct all deep-dive strategy meetings (first meetings) in person. 

Look for graduate-level training in psychology or a recognized coaching credential, along with real experience leading inside an company/organization. Dr. Jones holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Oklahoma. He also achieved the Associate Coach Certification (ACC) designation from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and was trained and certified by the College of Executive Coaching. He also built and led executive coaching programs at Integris Health and AT&T.

Every engagement starts with clear goals and measurable outcomes tied to your business priorities, agreed in the strategy deep-dive session. Progress is reviewed against those goals throughout, and each session works on your current decisions and challenges rather than a fixed curriculum. You can see whether things are moving in real situations, not just in the room. At times, a follow-up 360 assessment is used to measure change and improvement.

NeuroAdaptive Leadership is a neuroscience-based model Dr. Jason Jones developed to help leaders rewire their mental and emotional operating system. It rests on 5 skills that Jason teaches Attuning, Decoding, Aligning, Programming, and Transferring.  In coaching, that means working directly on the patterns behind your thinking, emotional responses, and decisions to think clearly when the pressure is highest.

Alongside the twice-monthly meetings, you get two leadership assessments, the 3-hour strategy deep-dive, anytime laser coaching for quick questions by phone, email, or text, and feedback on your presentations and written communication as you need it. Dr. Jones also curates books, articles, and video resources specific to what you are working on.

Book a 30-minute discovery call with Jason or call 214.810.4900. The call is a straightforward conversation about where you are, your goals, your challenges, and whether this is the right fit for your situation.  If it is, you will get a proposal covering scope, timeline, and investment, and the assessment work begins from there.