Executive Coaching Programs
Women's Leadership Coaching
Leader Launch

Executive Coaching Programs…..

- are designed to help individuals develop the skills they need for success in the most time effective and practical manner possible. One of the key assumptions supporting our work is that people are motivated to grow and develop, and that everyone is capable of and interested in the being more effective as a professional and as a person. Most individuals find the coaching process to be an intensive and exciting developmental experience that is of great value to them in their professional and personal lives.

The experience is intellectually stimulating and practical - conceptual as well as realistic. Concepts provide a framework to work from as we focus energy on the realities of the executive's business - its challenges, opportunities and relationships. We strategize with clients on how to build a high performance and energized team, develop working alliances with colleagues, and deliver outstanding business results.

Framework

We are all using strategies that we think will help us achieve our goals. Some of these strategies are working well while others may have outlived their usefulness. In the coaching program we identify what strategies are working now and where the executive may want to develop new strategies to achieve current and future goals.

We focus on whatever area the individual sees as critical to his or her success. While organizations often suggest or offer coaching to a manager and have a skill area they would like the person to further develop, we focus on how the person sees the issue and where their need lies - the two agendas are rarely, in practice, very different. Some skill areas that previous coaching clients have targeted are:

• Managing conflict - disagreeing in a constructive way so that your points are heard and others feel listened to and respected
• Coaching skills
• Collaboration skills
• Developing a stronger leadership impact and presence
• Managing and developing talent - motivating, inspiring, and developing others
• Onboarding in a new role - The Leader Launch Program - Strategizing about key deliverables and accountabilities and developing the people, processes and systems to achieve those goals.
• Leading teams
• Managing time effectively
• Balancing work and personal life

The Process

A typical executive coaching program is a 6 - 18 month process that consists of three phases:

• Getting to know you
• Discovery
• Coaching sessions

Phase I: Getting to know you is the executive's chance to meet his or coach and make sure there is a fit for the coaching relationship.

Phase II: Some executives know how they would like to use the coaching process and have clear targets for discussion and feedback. Most coaching participants however, choose to pursue a discovery process to further clarify their leadership and interpersonal style, and understand the perceptions of those who work with him or her. Our process can include these tools to gather feedback for the executive:

• Career-related psychological tests reflecting motivators, style of leadership, approach to tasks, and interpersonal approach - completed online
• Online 360 survey
• 360 interviews

By engaging in a discovery process the executive gains a clear perspective of how he or she has been successful in the past and what strategies have been used to achieve that success. The executive also typically gains some insight into skill areas that may be important for future success but that are not as well developed.

Phase III: The third phase involves focusing on the identified areas in the coaching sessions, through a process of discussion, readings, and on-the-job implementation. We help executives…

• think strategically about what they focus on, how they spend their time, and how they can add the most value to their organization
• strategize about specific relationships, processes, and challenges that they face
• take action to maximize their individual performance and business results

Womens' Leadership Coaching - The Challenges of Women In Leadership

Building on the basic model of the Executive Coaching Programs, this program focuses on the unique talents and resources that women bring to their leadership roles. Many women in leadership benefit from a coaching relationship where they can gain insight into their style and strengthen their impact within the organization. This highly individualized program has helped many women make a successful transition from an exceptional task manager and "do-er," to an inspirational, visionary leader. Learning to negotiate the political terrain of their organization and managing conflict effectively have been goals of other women leaders who have benefited from this program.

Leader Launch

Onboarding in a new role is both an exciting opportunity and a time of great challenge for the newly appointed leader. In this program we help newly placed leaders map out their role and develop strategies for success in the initial phase of their new assignment. The process involves:

• First understanding key expectations of management - measures of success, deliverables, timelines, and how the leader's business fits into the larger organization
• Helping the leader to map out a strategy to develop the people, processes and systems to achieve those goals

Who Can Benefit From Coaching?

• High potential, talented individuals to be developed for future leadership roles
• Talented individuals who are performing below their capabilities or who have some "rough edges" that may keep them from advancing further
• Individuals who are frustrated or conflicted about their career direction and want to re-examine their talents and goals, both personally and professionally
• Individuals who have recently taken on new, expanded responsibilities and need to develop leadership skills and strategies for a larger organization

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