The Marketplace Situation

Executive coaching can be effectively used to increase organizational success in times of change such as promotions, stretch assignments, and to meet other new challenges. Effective coaching can develop leaders in the context of their current jobs, can support top performers and can facilitate changes in behavior that would benefit the individual and the team.

Purpose

• Support individual career growth, problem solving ability, delegation, communication and collaboration skills.
• Provide individuals with a sense of awareness and competence in areas critical to business success.
• Assist the client in seeing business situations clearly, understanding the interpersonal and business dynamics involved, and appropriate responses

Coaching Protocol

• Discovery and Assessment Initial meetings focus on gathering information, building trust and understanding the situation as the client sees it. If assessment tools such as 360 degree evaluations are available they are integrated into this phase.
• Goal Setting Client sets specific goals for the coaching engagement
• Building Awareness and Competence Client gains a clear perspective on the situations in question. Client determines behavior appropriate for the situations
• Refining Competence Client practices new awareness and behavior in actual job situations and reviews during coaching sessions
• Support and Action Plan Client develops a follow-up contact plan to reinforce the new awareness and behaviors on an ongoing basis. Client becomes “self-coaching.”

Schedule

• We generally suggest weekly contact for one hour or every other week for one and one-half hours. Regular times are set in advance.
• Follow up contact plan is provided to the client to reinforce desired and sustained interpersonal change.