Tripartites bring your executive member, their Mento coach, and their manager into one room three times across the engagement to align on goals, momentum, and outcomes.
This guide is for partners (HRBPs, People leads, program owners) who want to understand how the Tripartite Program runs, who's in the room, and how to support members through it.
The Tripartite Program integrates 1:1 coaching with three structured three way conversations between the member, their Mento coach, and their manager. The goal is to empower executive members to grow while keeping personal development tightly aligned with organizational priorities. Each tripartite is paired with a related coaching session so the member arrives to the tripartite already grounded in their work with their coach.
Four reasons:
The member, their Mento coach, and their manager. That's the full room.
The ICF emphasizes that trust and confidentiality are the foundation of effective coaching. Including HR in tripartite discussions can unintentionally shift the dynamic. HR's connection to performance management or organizational oversight may make it harder for the member to share openly, which limits what coaching can do. Keeping the conversation between the coach, member, and manager preserves the safety members need to engage fully.
If your HRBPs want visibility into the program, your Partner Success contact can share aggregated reporting (engagement, baseline movement, themes) that does not require HR to sit in the room.