FOR ASPIRING TECHNOLOGY LEADERS · A PLAN BUILT AROUND YOUR GOAL
Know what's expected.
Exceed it.
Coaching for Aspiring Technology Leaders
Next Standard is one-on-one coaching built around your goal, not a fixed curriculum — a promotion, a high-stakes project, or getting comfortable in a new role — drawn from 25 years in IT leadership and training in elite-performance coaching methodology.
The Standard — Exceeded
Founder
Jason Welch
Who I Am
A 25-year IT career. Real judgment on who gets hired, promoted, and trusted.
Over a 25-year career in IT, including time in senior leadership, I've sat on the side of the table that decides who gets hired, who gets promoted, and who earns real trust. What I learned is that technical skill was not always the deciding factor. Discipline, judgment under pressure, passion, and the ability to deliver real value were.
Next Standard exists to teach that directly, instead of leaving people to figure it out on their own. I'm currently training in elite-performance coaching methodology — applying discipline built for high performers to the world of early-career technologists.
"Technical onboarding teaches the job. It rarely teaches what actually determines who grows."
The Program
It starts with your goal, not a fixed curriculum.
You tell me what you're working toward — a promotion, a high-stakes project, getting comfortable in a new role. I map it to exactly the areas of the toolkit below that get you there, and we agree on a tier and timeline that fits.
Weekly Sessions, Built for Real Life
45 Minutes, One Topic
WeeklyDeep enough to matter, short enough to actually fit your week.
Unlimited Access
Between SessionsText, email, or call me when something comes up — you don't wait a week to talk it through.
Goal-Mapped From Day One
Before Session 1Your plan is built from your stated goal, not marched through in a fixed order.
A Defined Engagement
Agreed Up FrontA set length and tier, chosen together — not open-ended guesswork.
The Toolkit
Personal Development & The Six Pillars
Habits of Excellence
Hardening the Foundation
Leading Your Team
Identifying & Managing Projects
Service-Oriented Mindset
Exceeding Manager's Expectations
Presenting Your Action Plan
Nobody gets all eight. You get the ones that move your specific goal — every plan closes with Presenting Your Action Plan.
Three Ways to Work Together
Sprint
A focused goal, a tight window- 3–4 topics chosen for your goal
- Weekly 45-min sessions, 1 topic each
- Closes with your action plan
Build
Room to go deeper- Core topics plus space to adapt
- Weekly 45-min sessions, 1 topic each
- Unlimited access between sessions
Sustain
Ongoing leadership development- Full toolkit flexibility
- Revisit topics as real situations arise
- A standing partner, not a one-time course
Exact length is set together during your discovery call, based on your goal — figures above are a typical range.
Who This Is For
Whatever you're working toward, we start there.
Not one of these three? Tell me your goal on the discovery call and I'll map your plan the same way.
The Next Standard Difference
Coaching talk doesn't change behavior. Weekly sessions and real access do.
Built on real judgment
Every session is grounded in 25 years of actually hiring, developing, and promoting technical talent — not a framework built for someone else's field.
Real access when you need it
One session a week, plus unlimited text, email, or call access in between — not a once-a-month check-in you wait on.
The whole professional
Technical acumen, personal discipline, and leadership — built together, not treated as three separate problems.
Exceed the standard.
Book a free 15-minute discovery call — we'll talk through your goal, map a plan, and choose a tier. No pilot, no trial, no cost to talk.