An executive coach is a qualified professional that works with individuals (usually executives, but often high potential employees) to help them gain self-awareness, clarify goals, achieve their development objectives, unlock their potential, and act as a sounding board. They are not consultants or therapists (although many have consulting or therapist backgrounds) and usually refrain from giving advice or solving their client's problems. Instead, they ask questions to help an executive clarify and solve their own problems.
More and more companies are recognizing that simply training employees will not get the job done. The investment often has to go further and deeper. This is where we can assist with Executive Coaching.
Your senior leaders are critical to the success of your organization, yet often lack access to objective, ongoing feedback. This could lead to blind spots and unproductive behaviors, which might in turn result in these leaders not developing to their full potential and ability to positively impact organizational goals and objectives.
Behind every world-class athlete, there's a world-class coach a professional with the insight and expertise to develop talent and hone natural skills. In the executive world, it's the same. Great potential leaders may bring the right abilities to their role, but wise ones use coaching to make them stronger.
During the coaching sessions, your experienced leaders will work with a coach in an actionoriented environment focused on successful business outcomes and leadership development. The coaching process challenges leaders to:
Identify effective paths for increasing alignment between their behaviors and decisions and the organization's objectives and activities
Develop their executive presence and strategic thinking
Identify and communicate core values
Deepen business acumen
Positively influence team dynamics
While there are many variations, executive coaching usually involves a series of phases, starting with intake, assessment, goal setting, and development planning, and then progressing through the development plan, with periodic check-ins with the executive's manager. The process is over when the development goal(s) is achieved, or when the coach and/or coachee decides that it should stop. The typical duration of a coaching engagement is seven to 12 months.
Like any new endeavor, working with a coach can be challenging and even a little scary. But if you're brave, committed and curious, you'll find your coaching relationship can be a powerful catalyst to becoming the person you most want to be.
Adan's executive coaches have decades of experience working at the executive level with leading organizations around the world. We have expertise in leadership, productivity, organizational change, team building, marketing, sales and motivation.
Our on-the-job experience coupled with extensive knowledge of the markets and functional areas enables us to deliver a variety of practical, high-impact presentations that engage, enlighten and entertain.
