Working with a coach is a powerful tool that will help you make the most effective use of your talents and time. That's why we can offer real benefits to managers and executives because we believe in coaching people for success, not just in managing them for results. We offer you 'the right coach, for the right client, every time' and this is how we do it:
In an initial meeting with you/the organisation, we establish what you need and how we can best deliver it. We have a flexible approach that can be tailored to the individual's needs, but it is based around regular sessions either face to face or via a telephone coaching call. We will agree the timing and frequency with you at the outset. This framework allows you to have a structure for reporting success, discussing problems and devising strategies to get you get into the habit of producing outstanding results. You want to make the most your skills and resources, and your coach can help you discover some
Together we will work out effective steps to reach your goals, and your coach will offer resources, support and practical tools to move you forward. You may be asked to complete assignments outside the sessions from our development programmes so we have a benchmark of your progress, and in every session/call we will look at your actual experiences, what challenges you've faced, how you've handled them and what resources you now need.
Confidentiality is of course guaranteed and agreed between all parties concerned.
Executive/leadership coaching is an interactive process that is designed to help individuals to develop rapidly. It is usually work related and focused on improving performance or behaviour. It is a goal-orientated form of personally tailored learning for a busy professional. The essential features of executive and leadership coaching are that it is time limited, action orientated, personally tailored approach to learning. It utilises feedback and offers clarity and objectivity.
What motivates employers to commission executive coaching?
There are six main motives for organisations in introducing executive coaching:
- to support the induction or appointment of a senior person into a more senior, or different role
- to accelerate the personal development of individuals defined as ‘high potential’, or individuals from a minority group identified for affirmative action
- to underpin the effective implementation of organisation change, through supporting teams and individuals
- as a critical friend or independent sounding board to a senior individual
- to support senior individuals engaged in wider personal effectiveness programmes, such as 360-degree appraisal or development centres
- as a means of rewarding and retaining key staff critical to the business
The reasons for the phenomenal growth in the use of executive coaching by employing organisations may include:
- the knock-on effects of the downsizing of the 1990s, resulting in ‘lonely’ and isolated senior managers who welcome support and challenge from someone external to their immediate work environment
- the increasing demand by organisations for senior managers/professionals with key ‘soft skills’
- Some senior managers consider they have ‘made it’ and worry that being seen to undergo development may be adversely perceived by others. The nature of the executive coaching relationship is private, confidential and avoids public gaze
- Attendance on whole-day courses or regular learning sets can seem an imposition into an already busy schedule. Sessions with executive coaches can be fitted around other diary commitments
The executive coaching process:
- entry and contracting with the individual/organisation
- identifying the issues to be addressed
- reaching a shared confidential analysis and action plan
- planning to address development needs arising
- action taking, practise and reflection
- evaluation and feedback
An initial client contract is based around 12 sessions by telephone or face to face, frequency to be agreed with you and thereafter on a session package basis. Group coaching can be arranged at your premises if required.
After the first three months, sessions can be booked in packages of four, eight or 12 sessions and our terms of business are that 50% of each package is payable on signing of the contract and 50% on completion. Clients find it helpful to complete a personal development plan with their coach at the end of the sessions.
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