Why Coaching?
“Leadership is about recognizing that there’s a greatness in everyone, and your job is to create an environment where that greatness can emerge.”
Coaching is an on-going process designed to help clients gain greater competence and overcome the barriers to optimum performance. Everyone is familiar with the concept of coaching in sports and coaching for peak performance in work and in life is similar in principle. Just as coaches can take star athletes to the next level on the playing field, executive coaches in the workplace can help employees reach heights that they couldn't imagine reaching on their own.
BENEFITS OF HIRING AN EXTERNAL EXECUTIVE COACH
Help clients to become monomaniacal about putting essential pillars in place for sustained results related to 1] Managing the People,
2] Organizational Excellence.Help leaders increase their self-awareness regarding their discipline around criteria highly correlated to full engagement: The Four Elements of Human Performance™, Derailers Snapshot, and Employee Engagement Barometer™.
Create attentional bias to delegation opportunities in order to focus on more important managerial responsibilities such as planning, preparation, innovation and reflection.
Boost productivity by helping your employees work smarter.
Develop a deep bench of talent for effective succession planning as you advance in the company.
Improve retention; employees are more loyal and motivated when their bosses take time to help them improve their skills.
Make more effective use of company resources; coaching costs less than formal training.
By hiring external coaches, companies can assure their people of the confidential nature of the partnership with their coach.
Experience the pride and satisfaction that come with surmounting new challenges and coaching breakthroughs.
Reference: Adapted from the book Coaching People: Pocket Mentor Series, November 2006, Harvard Business Press.