What Are the Two Coaching Visibility Options?

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Coaching Visibility determines who can view and engage with coaching events, including Sessions, Shared Notes, Action Items, and Coaching Pre-Reads. Your company can choose one of two options for everyone in the organization.

This article defines Ambition's two Coaching Visibility options: Manager Level and Executive Level.

Required permissions:

  • The Organization: Edit permission is required to change the Coaching Visibility setting.

Manager Level

Manager Level is the default Coaching Visibility option. When this option is chosen, only the following people will be able to view a Session, Shared Note, or Action Item:

  • The Session employee

  • The Session manager and Co-Coaches

  • Anyone with the Coaching: All Access permission

Executive Level

Executive Level Coaching Visibility allows senior leaders to view the coaching events of anyone below them in the reporting hierarchy. This option is commonly used when skip-level leaders need visibility into coaching activity across their part of the organization.

With Executive Level Coaching Visibility turned on, senior leaders can do the following for anyone below them in the reporting hierarchy:

  • Create single Sessions and Group Sessions

  • Create Shared Notes and Private Notes

  • Create Action Items

  • Create Action Plans

  • Leave comments on Sessions and Action Plans

Senior leaders will also be able to view the following items:

  • Single Session and Group Session Agenda Items, replies, and comments

  • Coaching Pre-Reads generated by the Session manager or Co-Coach

  • Action Items

  • Action Plans, including those not associated with a Session

  • Comments on Action Plans

  • Public Notes created by the Session manager, Co-Coaches, or employee

The Executive Level option does not automatically allow senior leaders to take other coaching actions, such as editing or approving a Session where a subordinate is the Session manager. The senior leader must be granted other permissions to take those actions.

If a senior leader needs visibility into coaching events across the whole organization, they should be given the Coaching: All Access permission.

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