SYNDHIA

JAVIER

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIST
& COACH

What’s Really Going On

You can be accomplished and still be misaligned.

Most of the leaders I work with didn't lose their way because they lacked ambition or discipline. They followed the rules they were taught:

Work hard. Be reliable. Take on more. Don't complain. Stay grateful.

Those rules work, until they don't.

Eventually the cost becomes impossible to ignore:

  • Decisions shaped by obligation instead of clarity

  • Fatigue and overwork mistaken for ambition

  • Success that looks impressive from the outside but feels empty on the inside

This work matters because leadership built on exhaustion and approval-seeking doesn't last—not for people, not for organizations.

When leaders step out of productivity-driven survival mode, things shift:

Personally:

  • Clear priorities instead of constant noise

  • Decisions grounded in values, not pressure

  • Boundaries without guilt or apology

  • Self-trust and internal authority

  • Ambition that doesn't require burning out

Professionally:

  • Clearer communication

  • Faster, more confident decisions

  • Better delegation and sponsorship

  • Stronger psychological safety on their teams

  • More sustainable performance

Leadership development for people

ready to stop proving

and start leading.

Coaching Packages

Clarity Package

3 Months

Includes:

  • 6 bi-weekly coaching sessions

  • Structured intake process

  • Email support between sessions

  • Action frameworks for decisions

Best for:

  • Targeted decisions

  • Career inflection points

  • Gaining initial momentum

Momentum Package

6 Months

Includes:

  • 12 bi-weekly coaching sessions

  • Structured intake process

  • Email support

  • Leadership growth frameworks

  • 3 progress check-ins

  • Weekly session option

Best for:

  • Deeper transitions

  • Sustained leadership growth

  • Multi-layered decision periods

BOOK CALL

Approach

Our work together is:

My work is strategic, human, and grounded in real leadership realities.

I don’t offer surface-level mindset coaching or narrow performance optimization. I work where identity, ambition, and systems meet — because that’s where leadership behavior is actually shaped.

  • Addressing power, money, burnout, and leadership responsibility directly

  • Translating insight into real decisions and practices

  • Creating space for truth and forward movement

  • Honoring nuance instead of oversimplifying leadership

Culture doesn’t change through slogans or policies alone.

It changes when leaders stop proving their worth and start leading from integrity.

Syndhia Javier • Leadership Development Strategist and Coach

READ MY STORY

10+ years leading leadership development, culture strategy, and people-centered people work across corporate, and academic spaces.

    • Leadership development strategy for emerging, mid-level, and senior leaders

    • Culture and engagement initiatives aligned to retention, psychological safety, and team effectiveness

    • Equity program execution, including pay and promotion equity work and ERG development

    • Facilitation of workshops, discussions, and learning programs

    • Executive and HR advisory on people strategy, communication, and organizational change

    • Career development systems supporting sponsorship, internal mobility, and early-career growthn text goes here

    • Former Head of Inclusive Engagement at Handshake, leading company-wide leadership development and engagement strategy

    • Designed and delivered multi-year leadership programs supporting organizational growth and cultural transformation

    • Built ERG governance and executive sponsorship frameworks adopted across distributed teams

    • Partnered with Compensation, People Operations, and Legal on pay and promotion equity initiatives

    • Facilitated leadership retreats, professional development intensives, and cross-functional training across multiple sectors

    • Translating values into operational leadership systems

    • Designing facilitation spaces that balance psychological safety and accountability

    • Working fluidly across individual leadership formation and organizational strategy

    • Supporting leaders navigating complexity with clarity, confidence, and integrity

EXPERIENCE