The Empowering Partnership - Using Executive Coaching

" A person may rise to the highest degree of contemplation even when busily occupied." (St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, Embrace the World)

Executive Coaching

Grow yourself to grow your results, professionally - and personally

Why have coaching?

People who come for coaching with us are often at a turning point in their job, their work, their career, and frequently their life in general.

Many are facing change and the challenges it is throwing up. Others might be encountering personal or behavioural difficulties in the role, as compared with the technical skills, experience or knowledge to do the job, and are under pressure to do things better or move on - or be moved on. Sometimes people find themselves in roles which they realise they are not fully equipped for. Woman executive with two staff

The challenges might be personal - or interpersonal, managing themselves in situations or dealing with particular personalities around them.

It could be that someone is needing to grow as a leader to suit the role or future roles or need to upscale as the organisation grows. Maybe leadership is something new or challenging, calling on them to work with people and get results in ways they've not done before.

Or, maybe someone needs just to do work on themselves or to clarify direction and goals.

Maybe someone just wants to just sort their life out, as so many of us need to do. But far fewer of us take the courage to do something about it.

The coaching solution

Your coach will get to the heart of the matter. He or she

Works beneath the surface of issues to bring about change
Has the ability to get right to the heart of where you are struggling and help you move on
Can ask you the right questions
Encourages you to grow
Will challenge you supportively
Has wide experience of developing people to bring to your work
Can construct with you a programme that suits your needs and engages with your concerns
Supports your personal responsibility and empowerment

People who work with us often have great potential but don't know how to realise it. Often they know that there is something better for them and have the answers inside them. They often want to grow and they respond to taking personal responsibility.

A coaching partnership involves these features

An initial meeting to get to the bottom-line issues, identify goals, agree a plan of action for the coaching and crucially gain commitment to the process
Each session builds on the agreed plan and explores issues in-depth. Homework is often agreed, which is reviewed at the start of the next session
The work is often done in partnership with a sponsor in the organisation or a line manager, and others may have an in-put, such as in giving feedback, whilst respecting personal confidentiality
Concluding sessions then summarise the work done and agree goals going forward
The coach uses facilitative questioning and listening and powerful dialogue, helps you draw out your strengths and your potential and supports you to resolve those areas that get in the way of your success
Sessions are often on-site but can be supported by tele-coaching remotely

There are many options

A one-off Self-Empowerment day, with a follow-up to monitor progress
A full-scale Personal Effectiveness programme of up to 8 sessions with 2 follow-ups
A career review of up to three sessions
Combined team review workshops and 1-to-1’s with team members

There are always other formats to suit your needs. Our experience is so wide that we can usually come up with ideas that match your needs.

So, take action

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John Gloster-Smith and Akasha Lonsdale

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