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Coaching
Coaching assists you to be better at something on which you want to focus and that is of particular importance to you.
This could be related to leadership – whether that is ‘thought leadership’ or leadership of people – or it could be in relation to other specific goals or development options.
Anyone can benefit from coaching, whether you are in a formal leadership role or not.
To be most effective, the coachee (person being coached) needs to commit to the process of coaching, be open to being challenged, commit to action, put in the appropriate effort and persist over time.
The role of the coach is to listen, to challenge your thinking, to stretch your boundaries, to question, and to help you to develop your own insights about how you want to move forward. Sometimes it may be useful for the coach to share information or models with you that will help you in your thinking or progress. However, my belief is that you already have most of the answers you seek, and you know what is best for you, your career and your work/ life balance. My role is to help you to tap into that inner knowledge and to apply it effectively.
If you are already an experienced leader – whether that’s a couple of years or much longer – you may find that you want to focus on just one or two key behaviours or skills to improve your effectiveness.
Usually, 4-6 sessions works well as it allows time for reflection, practice and embedding of new behaviours and habits. However, sometimes one session is enough (e.g. you want to discuss how to approach an upcoming meeting) and sometimes things might need more time (e.g. changing embedded habits or addressing more than one key topic).
I am able to undertake a broad range of assessments available only to psychologists in order to support individuals in coaching and their leadership development. This will vary between individuals and their different circumstances.
More specifically, leadership coaching can assist you to:
- Manage emotions (your own and/or others)
- Manage your time and/or workload
- Clarify or refine your own leadership style and how you can be your most effective self
- Get the best out of your team, whether they are technical specialists or multi-disciplinary
- Effectively manage staff performance so that there are optimal outcomes for all
- How to optimally have a ‘difficult’ conversation
- Effectively engage staff as well as manage team relationships and grievances
- How to work with others when the relationship is difficult
- Develop a clear vision and strategy for your team or business unit
- Influence up, down and across the organisational hierarchy
- Proactively influence change within your team, department or business unit
If you would like more information about coaching or want to discuss how you (or one of your team) could benefit from leadership coaching, then get in touch.
You could also download the Coaching Fact Sheet for more information.
If you are (or know of) a new or emerging leader who wants to develop foundational skills, then check out our program.