Business / Executive Coaching

Executive coaching focuses on performance and development - improving organisational effectiveness by accelerating the professional and personal growth of individuals within the organisation at senior and director level. It is an opportunity to take time away from business to reflect on leadership aspirations, operating style, performance challenges, and personal goals.

The aim of Business / Executive Coaching is to:

Enhance performance of the individual - Increase organisational effectiveness
Improve job satisfaction of the individual – Higher employee retention
Improve working relationships for the individual – Higher staff satisfaction and morale
Empower and motivate them to achieve greater success – Increased focus on performance and goals

The beneficial outputs of Executive / Business coaching can include:

Clarity over corporate and personal objectives
Removal of personal obstacles
Accurate and unbiased assessment of skills, strengths and weaknesses
Creating a personal development plan
Improvement of Leadership and Management skills
Enhanced management of self and others
Peak personal and professional performance
Increased productivity
Positive attitude to organisational change
Higher employee retention
Support and finding solutions for staff experiencing difficulties

You may be an executive within an organisation, a CEO, HR professional, a manager responsible for the performance of your staff or a sole trader. Whatever your situation, coaching has come to be seen as an incredibly effective way of moving individuals towards the performance and goals they seek, underpinning and increasing the effectiveness of training, appraisal and performance assessment.

Organisations usually invest in Business / Executive Coaching for the following situations:

To support the Business Owner

E.g. To tackle issues like growing the business, moving into new markets, dealing with staff or team issues or personal effectiveness.

To support a newly appointed Manager / Director

E.g. To establish objectives, assess team members, create operating plans, build stakeholder network etc.

To support a newly formed team

E.g. To understand their individual role in the wider team, understanding the team dynamics, working beyond their individual function to contribute the effective working of the group.

To address specific development needs

E.g. If new demands emerge within the role or if there are problem areas around management style e.g. communication or leadership styles.

To ensure maximum benefit from a leadership or management training course is achieved

E.g. To consolidate the learning from the course, to integrate new techniques and skills into everyday work.

To support high potential managers

E.g. To accelerate the learning curve, providing a focus for a satisfying career.

To support staff during redundancy / downsizing

E.g. To give career coaching, support to individuals facing redundancy/ job changes.

After initial discussions we will suggest and design a programme which includes thorough evaluation, both ongoing and at the end of the programme. We encourage the use of identified targets and goals so that it is possible to measure the benefits of the coaching programme. The aim of the coaching is to build the client's awareness, responsibility and self-belief in order to achieve peak performance in the workplace and to bring career goals to fruition. Coaching sessions provide the client with a confidential, objective, external and professional perspective.