Introduction to Executive Coaching
In a fast-paced world, global senior leaders can often feel stretched, without any quality time to plan, reflect and grow. Through our executive coaching programmes, we provide senior leaders with the space and time to think clearly without distraction from their frenetic workplace. Typical challenges our leaders might be facing include:
- A desire to develop an authentic and effective leadership style.
- Effectively lead and manage a multi-cultural team through times of change.
- Identify the next steps in their career progression.
- Improve their communication style and effectiveness.
- Support their teams with their mental wellbeing.
- Identify how to improve the team performance to increase productivity.
- Establish a better work/ life balance.
- Manage workplace stress and overwhelm.
- Build resilience.
- Strategic planning, to enable them to develop a clear path forward.
- Increase their confidence, gravitas and impact.
- Create effective key stakeholder relationships.
- Provide a safe space to work on their challeneges in a non-judgmental way.
How we work
We start working with any new leader by first having a chemistry session. This session is important as it helps us to quickly create a connection. We then move on to discuss how coaching works and start to identify the areas the leader wants to work on. It is normal for goals shift and move in response to our conversations, as we work through the challenges identified.
We can use several tools to assist the executive coaching process. They sometimes include the use of psychometric tools such as Strengthscope and Hogan, which can quickly uncover more awareness for the person. Coaching programme options vary in duration from 3, 6, 9, 12 or 18 session programmes as well as ongoing. Each programme includes:
- Virtual coaching sessions with the option of face-to-face if needed.
- Short calls in between sessions to share successes, wins or challenges.
- Three-way check-ins with the sponsor, the person being coached and Jackie.
Before starting the executive coaching process, it is important to establish the coaching objectives and align these between the organisation (sponsor) and the person being coached.
What is Executive Coaching:
The ICF defines coaching as:
“Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximise their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity and leadership.”
It is important to set up your agreement before you start executive coaching to clarify objectives, outcomes and what will be shared from the beginning. This is particularly important when there is a three-way relationship in place eg: between the coach, employee and sponsor (organisation the employee works for) to avoid confusion.
Your coach is:
- A sounding board for you to bounce ideas off.
- There to supports you to find the answers and clarity you are seeking.
- There to provides an open, non-judgemental and confidential space to explore challenges.
- Curious about you, notices themes and shares them with you.
- Adhering to the ICF’s ethics and guidelines.
- There to provide challenge and provoke further thoughts.
- There to accelerates your awareness of yourself.
- Able to adapt their coaching style to suit the employee’s needs.
- There to keep you company while you think and reflect.
Your coach is not:
- There to provide all the answers or lots of advice.
- Directing you about what should be covered in each session.
- Bringing a hidden agenda or personal objective to achieve.
Benefits of executive coaching in the workplace:
There are many benefits to investing in executive coaching for your leaders and high-performing teams and may include:
- Increased team performance.
- Improved decision-making process.
- More effective leadership skills to grow and develop the team.
- Supporting the team’s mental wellbeing.
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