What is  Executive Coaching?

Good for: Change of career; new job or promotion; challenging work project; skills enhancement

The Executive Coaching Process

Executive coaching is a process by which a person works collaboratively with a coach to set goals and build a plan to achieve a higher level of performance.
The process is designed to clarify obstacles and define actions which will help the executive reach his or her potential.
Coaching can help remove obstacles and allow step changes in performance that are difficult for an executive to achieve alone. Coaching will also accelerate the time required to make change happen.

What is it for?

Typically executives use coaching at a time when they need to improve their performance. This could be:

• Promotion to new job

• Taking on a new project

• Being made redundant or losing your job

• Deciding that now is the time for a new career direction

• Unexpected or new challenges a work

• Need to deal with underperformance of others at work

How does it work?

The initial coaching period is usually set at six weekly sessions. At the end of this period the executive and the coach jointly decide whether further sessions are required. Setting an initial limit of six weeks helps both executive and coach focus on getting results.
The six week period covers the following steps:

1. Review and initial goal setting
2. Examination of the current situation (The ‘As Is’)
3. Design of the desired situation (the ‘To Be’)
4. Planning of actions to achieve goals
5. Initial implementation
6. Review against initial goals
 

There is not a direct correspondence of one step per week; often it may be necessary to revisit earlier steps. The executive will be expected to do work between sessions. The process works on both rational and emotional dimensions, with particular emphasis on interpersonal issues.

Phone now for a telephone assessment:

Contact Max Dobres of Bookham consulting Associates

Phone: 01372 459560

Email: max.dobres@bookhamconsulting.co.uk