(Coaching of the first persons, Coaching of the leader – top executive)
Executive coaching – coaching the owner or manager (CEO / CEO, director) – individual work aimed at changing, improving the current situation in the life of the manager and his company.
It may include several areas for study at the same time.
Who orders Executive Coaching services?
This type of coaching is always ordered directly by the client for himself:
- To develop new and necessary skills;
- To resolve issues, change and get out of problem situations in the organization of business, communication with partners or the team;
- To solve personal tasks that are within the competence of the leader’s personality, but at a certain point in time can become a stumbling block.
And this state of affairs is not surprising. High responsibility of the leader and a large volume of incoming tasks and new questions, total control over the development of the company always require the development of additional qualities and skills, quick adaptation of the leader in the face of constant changes.
What issues are most often addressed in Executive Coaching?
- Development and implementation of the company’s strategic plans;
- Business transformation or expansion;
- Changes in personal leadership influence on the team;
- Work on the emotional intelligence of the leader for greater influence and strengthening of the leadership position in the team;
- Development of strategies to strengthen the company and the team;
- Reconciliation of personal values, principles, interests and company values.
When does a company leader see a coach?
Initially, a coach is approached during a period of sudden unplanned changes or planned transformations in the company or in the life of a leader.
It is possible to appeal at the stage of burnout of a leader or during periods of crises and stagnation.
Also, an Executive coach helps to successfully solve problems related to:
- With the withdrawal of the organization to new higher standards;
- With the development of directions and expansion of the company;
- With personal effectiveness and improvement of the leader in his role as a leader, interaction with the team and those close to him.
What are the tasks of an Executive coach in working with a manager?
The tasks of a coach, as a non-judgmental independent expert who owns special techniques and tools, are:
- Help the leader to effectively go through the stages of change and to implement new ideas and goals as easily as possible;
- Show the existing situation in more volume and create the desired transformations;
- Support the leader during a period of transformational change.
In addition, at the request of the client, the contractual work in Executive Coaching may include:
- Financial coaching elements;
- Working with emotional intelligence as a lever for more effective interaction and influence on the team and others;
- Shadow coaching;
- Questions not related to the field of business, but the importance of which may affect the concentration or psychological state of the client;
- Dealing with psychological inquiries.
ATTENTION!
Executive coaching IS NOT psychotherapy or counseling.
The coach does not give advice and recommendations, but as an invisible companion for the organization, he keeps the focus on the result declared by the client and helps to choose the best models, strategies and tactics to achieve the desired result.
Executive coaching is always strictly confidential and in most cases no one knows about the client’s own coach.