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Executive Coaching

What is Executive Coaching?

Executive coaching is either a one-to-one, or a team or group based, enabling relationship between a trained professional coach and client in a business relationship, with the aim of helping the executive become more competent and fulfilled in their career.

Both one-to-one coaching, as well as virtual and face-to-face team coaching, is available.

Who is Executive Coaching for?

The client is often a senior manager or board director who has accountability for complex decisions, and with a wide scope of impact on an organisation. The focus of coaching is often therefore around organisational performance and the individual’s development within that organisation, but may also include a personal component.

Coaching works best to help individuals and teams to address specific issues. It provides professional and personal development appropriate for senior executives with little time for self-reflection – and is therefore particularly suitable for board level executives, CEO’s and senior managers, helping them to focus on their business priorities whilst advancing their professional development goals.

Self-awareness

Executive coaching is a skilful way to develop a leader’s self-awareness – to expand upon how they observe their world, and how their “Way of Being” affects their impact and influence as a leader. For the client, the learning is experiential and they should be enabled to find their own solutions to their challenges as shifts in their perceptions begin to take place. Above all, coaching should involve trust, respect and mutual freedom of expression between the coach and client.

Finding meaning

In our current competitive times, organisations are re-engineering themselves and often downsizing. Employees no longer stay with one organisation for their entire career and organisations do everything they can to retain their talent. Coaching is a way of working with people so that they become more competent and fulfilled in their careers – so they are able to contribute positively to their organisations and find meaning in what they do.

Benefits to the individual:

• Self-awareness, self-observation and self-correction of leadership behaviour on a sustainable basis
• Improved leadership, teamwork and management
• Improved executive impact, influence and performance
• Better interpersonal skills and relationships
• Increased flexibility in managing change environments, and handling conflict and stress
• Identifying solutions to specific work-related challenges

 

Benefits to the organisation:

• Retain and engage talent in business leadership
• Increase creativity in business and strategic planning
• Develop greater commitment from Directors and Senior Managers, with improved team and staff management

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Executive coaching is ideal for individuals who are moving into senior roles or are already at the C-suite level and seeking support in their careers. It is also valuable for those who have reached a plateau and need guidance to progress or have important goals they wish to achieve.
Executive coaching is crucial because the world of work is constantly changing, and leaders need to adapt and stay current. Many executives may not have all the necessary skills to assume new levels of responsibility, and they often face increased expectations and pressure. An executive coach acts as a mentor, sounding board, and friend to help executives overcome challenges and reach their full potential.
Working with an executive coach can help you recognize your strengths, identify areas for improvement, set goals, and develop the skills necessary for overall success. The specific areas where you can see effective results include effective communication and listening skills, enhanced self-awareness, and increased productivity.
Executive coaching can help leaders become stronger communicators and active listeners. By asking the right questions and listening to others, leaders gain valuable insights, build trust, resolve problems, encourage idea sharing, and develop cohesive teams. Coaches can help fine-tune communication skills such as providing clear direction, giving constructive feedback, and sharing a compelling vision.
Self-awareness is crucial for effective leadership. Through executive coaching, leaders can develop self-awareness by recognizing their strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots. Gathering feedback and accepting it allows leaders to see a fuller picture of themselves, continuously improve, and build strong teams and corporate cultures.
Yes, executive coaching can significantly increase productivity. Leaders who sharpen their leadership skills, motivate team members, and improve their time management can positively impact the performance of their team and the organisation. Coaches help leaders uncover and address blind spots, dismantle roadblocks, and achieve better business performance.
Distinctions Executive Coaching offers coaching services to individuals and teams at senior management and board levels. For individuals, the focus is often on personal career development, leadership, and work-related challenges. Benefits for organisations include improved executive retention, increased commitment, creativity, and quality of communication from the executives.