What is “Executive” coaching?
There are many approaches to coaching:
Business Coaching: about enhancing business performance
Business Mentoring: coaching in a particular aspect of the business eg Finance
Career Coaching: about enhancing career prospects
Life Coaching: about enhancing personal satisfaction in life
Executive Coaching deals with all of the above areas.Typically an executive coach will work to build self-awareness and responsibilty that will lead to sustainable change.
Coaching has its roots in sports. Most top sports people and teams have a coach, not just for technical abilty and skill but for self-belief and self-awareness. Successful Executives have taken this lead and see Executive Coaches as a way of enhancing their performance and being a “Strategic All-rounder”.
Executive Coaching is most successful when a person has a…
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Desire to change
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Desire to improve
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Desire for feedback
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Desire for action
Typical Coaching Agendas
| Strategic business issues / planning | Personal organisation/time management | Leadership development / mentoring |
| Behavioural change issues | Influencing skills | Enhancing personal Impact |
| Relationship issues | Newly promoted | Career change |
| Life/work balance | Personal development | Career development |
| Dealing with people issues | Building high performing teams | Developing emotional intelligence |
| Dealing with organisational politics | Problem solving on complex issues | Not sure what direction to go |
Executive Coaching deals with the Executive as a person and is bigger than goal setting.
If you want to find out more contact denise@enablingtransitions.co.uk The first session is always free!
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