Leadership coaching is coaching is a highly personalized, on-the-job development program that delivers real-time results that leaders can sustain over time. In my next few postings I’ll talk about how coaching as a best practice in leadership development and share with the ROI (return on investment) for companies and for leaders, like you.
So what happens in coaching? A leader and a coach agree to work together for a period of time (typically six months). The leader, with help from the coach, prioritizes his/her goals:
- What does s/he need to learn and/or to change, to succeed in their current role?
- And then to move forward, to the next level or role in their career?
The leader and the coach puts together a plan and then meet (usually via phone) on regular basis to discuss progress being made, work through barriers, integrate best practices and reinforce learning/changes in behavior.
In my 10+ years as an executive coach, I have worked with leaders across the spectrum of requirements for executive maturity and peak performance, including helping them:
- Manage successful role transitions
- Accelerate their learning curve/ability to deliver results in the first 90 days of a new job
- Use 360 feedback to improve current job performance (leverage their strengths and minimize their weaknesses)
- Develop new leadership competencies and skills
- Increase their self-awareness and self-management
- Improve their interpersonal skills (e.g., ability to listen, communicate, etc.)
- Sustain their performance through better energy management and greater work/life balance
What kind of results/return on investment can you and your company expect from coaching? Read my next three posts to find out.
