EXECUTIVE COACHING
What is Coaching?
Coaching is task oriented. The focus is on concrete issues, such as managing more effectively, speaking more articulately, and learning how to think strategically. This requires a content expert (coach) who is capable of teaching the client how to develop these skills.
Coaching is short term. A coach can successfully be involved with a coachee for a short period of time, maybe even just a few sessions. The coaching lasts for as long as is needed, depending on the purpose of the coaching relationship.
Coaching is performance driven. The purpose of coaching is to improve the individual's performance on the job. This involves either enhancing current skills or acquiring new skills. Once the coachee successfully acquires the skills, the coach is no longer needed.
Coaching does not require design. Coaching can be conducted almost immediately on any given topic. If a company seeks to provide coaching to a large group of individuals, then certainly an amount of design is involved in order to determine the competency area, expertise needed, and assessment tools used, but this does not necessarily require a long lead-time to actually implement the coaching program.
The coachee's immediate manager is a critical partner in coaching. She or he often provides the coach with feedback on areas in which his or her employee is in need of coaching. This coach uses this information to guide the coaching process.
When to Consider Coaching?
1. When a company is seeking to develop its employees in specific competencies using
performance management tools and involving the immediate manager.
2. When a company has a number of talented employees who are not meeting expectations.
3. When a company is introducing a new system or program.
4. When a company has a small group of individuals (5-8) in need of increased competency in
specific areas.
5. When a leader or executive needs assistance in acquiring a new skill as an additional
responsibility.
The Core Benefits of Coaching
Coaching can benefit almost anyone in almost any situation. The benefits that client achieve from their coaching experiences depend very much on what they choose to work on in their coaching. However, there are some core benefits that clients can achieve not matter what goals they work. Regardless of the goals of the clients, coaching can help clients to:
1. Explore their own potentials. People have unlimited potentials, but it requires appropriate steps.
2. Learn different skills and be motivated before they motivate and help others to do better.
3. Increase their value. Value requires good human relations, courtesy, high level of discipline,
initiative, commitment, leadership, correct action, consistency and seen performance.
4. Generate more ideas, think differently and do things differently.
5. Communicate in clear and specific manner.
6. Plan their work and complete it within the time fixed frame.
7. Understand clearly what is expected from them.
How it Works
Coaches use a variety of methods, tools, forms, exercises and approach, but it depends on the values and focus of the coaching needs and nature of the client. It is a step by step approach which include:
1. The coach will begin by getting necessary personal information about the client.
2. The coach will continue with taking a complete look at the client’s current state, including their
knowledge, skills, belief, confidence level, and their assumptions and perceptions about their
work, and the work of others.
3. The coach will assess the client’s current policy and procedures.
4. The client will discuss with the client after assessing the client’s current policy and procedures.
5. The coach will assist the client in setting relevant and realistic goals for the client based on their
own nature and needs. Preparing an action plan is necessary.
6. The coach provides ideas and guide client to take relevant and realistic actions toward reaching
their goals.
7. The coach help client to analyze their actions and sharing feedback with others along the way.
What is Coaching?
Coaching is task oriented. The focus is on concrete issues, such as managing more effectively, speaking more articulately, and learning how to think strategically. This requires a content expert (coach) who is capable of teaching the client how to develop these skills.
Coaching is short term. A coach can successfully be involved with a coachee for a short period of time, maybe even just a few sessions. The coaching lasts for as long as is needed, depending on the purpose of the coaching relationship.
Coaching is performance driven. The purpose of coaching is to improve the individual's performance on the job. This involves either enhancing current skills or acquiring new skills. Once the coachee successfully acquires the skills, the coach is no longer needed.
Coaching does not require design. Coaching can be conducted almost immediately on any given topic. If a company seeks to provide coaching to a large group of individuals, then certainly an amount of design is involved in order to determine the competency area, expertise needed, and assessment tools used, but this does not necessarily require a long lead-time to actually implement the coaching program.
The coachee's immediate manager is a critical partner in coaching. She or he often provides the coach with feedback on areas in which his or her employee is in need of coaching. This coach uses this information to guide the coaching process.
When to Consider Coaching?
1. When a company is seeking to develop its employees in specific competencies using
performance management tools and involving the immediate manager.
2. When a company has a number of talented employees who are not meeting expectations.
3. When a company is introducing a new system or program.
4. When a company has a small group of individuals (5-8) in need of increased competency in
specific areas.
5. When a leader or executive needs assistance in acquiring a new skill as an additional
responsibility.
The Core Benefits of Coaching
Coaching can benefit almost anyone in almost any situation. The benefits that client achieve from their coaching experiences depend very much on what they choose to work on in their coaching. However, there are some core benefits that clients can achieve not matter what goals they work. Regardless of the goals of the clients, coaching can help clients to:
1. Explore their own potentials. People have unlimited potentials, but it requires appropriate steps.
2. Learn different skills and be motivated before they motivate and help others to do better.
3. Increase their value. Value requires good human relations, courtesy, high level of discipline,
initiative, commitment, leadership, correct action, consistency and seen performance.
4. Generate more ideas, think differently and do things differently.
5. Communicate in clear and specific manner.
6. Plan their work and complete it within the time fixed frame.
7. Understand clearly what is expected from them.
How it Works
Coaches use a variety of methods, tools, forms, exercises and approach, but it depends on the values and focus of the coaching needs and nature of the client. It is a step by step approach which include:
1. The coach will begin by getting necessary personal information about the client.
2. The coach will continue with taking a complete look at the client’s current state, including their
knowledge, skills, belief, confidence level, and their assumptions and perceptions about their
work, and the work of others.
3. The coach will assess the client’s current policy and procedures.
4. The client will discuss with the client after assessing the client’s current policy and procedures.
5. The coach will assist the client in setting relevant and realistic goals for the client based on their
own nature and needs. Preparing an action plan is necessary.
6. The coach provides ideas and guide client to take relevant and realistic actions toward reaching
their goals.
7. The coach help client to analyze their actions and sharing feedback with others along the way.