Why Hire an Executive Coach
You know you have potential and even the skills needed for your work, but you just can’t seem to get your confidence to follow. Maybe you’re finding it hard to work with difficult colleagues. You find yourself seeking multiple people’s input before submitting work even when you know it’s good. Or, you find yourself missing deadlines because you can’t keep yourself organized.
All of these are reasons to seek executive coaching.
Executive coaching takes a person from where they are to where they want to be. A coach is a guide through the change process by providing a listening ear and a judgment-free zone to work out issues while encouraging the client to hone and use their strengths in a positive way.
A coach works with each client where they are, and through regular sessions, guides the client through a systemic process that will assist them in moving forward to help them reach their goals.
Coaches provide a sounding board, accountability, and support while clients work through issues that have kept them from being who they want to be.
According to the Institute of Coaching, as a result of executive coaching, a client can expect to:
establish and take action towards achieving goals
become more self-reliant
gain more job and life satisfaction
contribute more effectively to the team and the organization
take greater responsibility and accountability for actions and commitments
work more easily and productively with others (boss, direct reports, peers)
communicate more effectively
All of these are wins for both the client, as an employee, and for the organizations for which they work.
People are the most important asset of an organization. So, how does your organization demonstrate that? What opportunities do you offer for employees to grow, perform more effectively, expand their leadership skills, or their well-being (. . . and their engagement)?
The best option is coaching.
According to the Institute of Coaching, the benefits of coaching for the organization include:
Empowers individuals and encourages them to take responsibility
Increases employee and staff engagement
Improves individual performance
Helps identify and develop high potential employees
Helps identify both organizational and individual strengths and development opportunities
Helps to motivate and empower individuals to excel
Demonstrates organizational commitment to human resource development
