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Coaching Edge
Executive Coaching
”You can’t teach a man anything. You can only help him to find it within himself” Galileo.
Executive coaching is a one to one interactive process of equipping leaders and managers with the tools, knowledge and opportunities they need to develop themselves to become more effective in a business context.
There are 4 main areas for Executive coaching-
- Skill – I need to sharpen my skills for…
- Performance in current role – There’s pressure to improve…
- Development for new/future role – I’m going to be promoted to…
- Executive’s agenda (personal or organizational)…I'm facing a big challenge at…
So, what are the issues that people typically bring to coaching?
- Sharpening leadership effectiveness
- Improving relationships with a boss, peers, direct reports or key stakeholders
- Balancing head office demands with regional and local realities
- Managing change. In today’s environment the pressure on executives to reduce cost and increase performance is relentless.
- Action planning following a 360/appraisal feedback report
An overview of our approach:
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WHAT: A structured, personal development approach aimed at driving sustainable individual performance and business results.
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HOW: The coach works with an individual on a confidential 1 to 1 basis for a focused period of time, dependent on the goals set. The coaching process aims to help the individual on their journey of change and consists typically of:
- Clarifying and agreeing what the individual wants to achieve.
- Agreeing how the individual and the coach will work together and identifying tools which will support the process, such as motivational profiling, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, 360 degree feedback etc.
- Working in a supportive environment to:
- Explore patterns of success so as to get really clear on strengths.
- Identify any obstacles and blocks to performance and progress.
- Identify any new capabilities required to support current or future roles.
- Identify priorities and determine a way forward to make the changes a reality.
- Review achievement against original objectives. Think about ways to celebrate success and sustain changes.
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BENEFITS: Sharpening an individual’s leadership ability by:
- Clarifying and focusing goals.
- Challenging assumptions and ways of working.
- Strengthening strengths and developing new capabilities to drive performance.
- Expanding an individual’s view of what is possible.
- Committing to and taking action
- Getting sustainable results.
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TARGET AUDIENCE: Typically middle to senior management and high potential managers.
FORMAT: Typically a coaching agreement involves bi-monthly sessions for an agreed period of time to achieve objectives. Email and telephone support as required.
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