Leaders and managers hold responsibility and make decisions in the context of a larger organisation. The opportunities, challenges and frustrations inherent in working with others provide rich ground for learning, innovation and achievement.
Executive coaching provides a confidential space for you to reflect on your working practice, and make changes that affect you and others. As one client commented: “by realising what I do, and how I could do it differently, I have transformed a previously difficult working relationship.”
These are some of the areas where I have helped my executive clients get results:
- managing change
- building influencing skills
- developing a high-performing team
- presenting yourself effectively
- time management
- transition into a senior role.
This is not an exhaustive list – you may well have a different focus. Every individual is unique, and the key benefit of coaching is that it is tailored to you. One client described it as “the best learning experience I’ve had – being one-to-one it allowed me to explore the issue in a way that just isn’t possible in a generic training course”. Another said that it had enabled him “to express things which I couldn’t share with colleagues, and to figure out what I was going to do about them.”
When coaching within an organisation, there are different stakeholders. The person being coached needs confidentiality, and their manager needs accountability. I understand how to create reporting processes which meet the needs of both parties.
Whether you are interested in receiving coaching yourself, or are considering it for someone whom you manage, why not find out more about working with me or contact me for a free consultation?