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Executive coaches tend to have long resumes of experience and a strong sense of purpose to prove it. A quality executive coach holds a graduate-level degree in either business management or behavioral studies and complements their education with years of practical experience, especially with situations common to senior-level staff. They are also skilled individuals at applying and understanding analytical tools. Coaching develops leaders in the context of their current jobs without removing them from their day to day responsibilities. - Brian Underhill, Founding partner, CoachSource, Morgan Hill area, California The foundational basis of the relationship between executive coaches and the executives they coach is trust. In a survey of former coaches by the Alexcel Group, two-thirds noted that their engagements involved being a trusted advisor able to provide much needed objectivity.1 That said, even though executive coaches are respected practitioners, they are first and foremost trusted advisors with the knowledge, confidence, and authority to offer the outside perspective 2
operate as an individual and then, based on your needs, help you make a change or two by:3 Refining your leadership style Reorganizing your priorities Leading teams effectively Clarifying expectations Developing relationships Simplifying communication Most of us know what we dont do well. What we dont know is how to fix it. What coaches do well is help you fix it by identifying what behaviors are not working for you. - Margot Feldman Kaplan of Feldman Kaplan Consulting, Chicago area, Illinois In the end, you will have more skills to manage your team, especially in a time of crisis like an organizational transition, and you may even see an increase in team performance, too. Oftentimes, the lines of communication are not as open as they could be and executive coaches are experts at spotting ways to help you communicate more clearly with your team. Theyre there to challenge, stretch and develop the critical thinking and leadership ability of the CEO4 and, ultimately, help you grow as a person and a professional.
are explained in more detail below. Co-active coaching According to The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), a California-based executive coaching company, the co-active coaching model is founded on the importance of relationship intelligence and how it relates to success.7 It involves self-awareness, relational ability and courageous action. In this coaching model, coaches listen closely to expose and empower the skills a client already has. Karen and Henry Kimsey-House and Laura Whitworth combined forces to author Co-Active Coaching in 2007. They see the co-active coaching model as an [a]lliance between two equals [client and coach] for the purpose of meeting the clients needs.8 It is built on the following ideas: The client is already whole. They are naturally creative and resourceful. Co-active coaching should address the clients whole life. Agenda items stem from the client. From the executive coachs perspective, nothing is wrong or broken, there is no need to fix the clientthe coach does not have the answers; the coach has questions.9 One-on-one interaction with an objective third party can provide a focus that other forms of organizational support simply cannot. - Paul Michelman, Harvard Business Review Sherpa coaching The executive coaches of Sherpa Coaching in Cincinnati, Ohio, use the Sherpa metaphor to illustrate their method of executive coaching. Native Sherpas of the Himalayan mountain range in central Asia interpret weather conditions and looming storms. They know the rugged terrain and various paths; they possess the instincts and essential tools for the climb. Similarly, executive coaches use this method to enable, advise and assist their clients in difficult situations when options are limited.10 They focus on the problem at hand and work with their clients to overcome business obstacles.
7 What Is Co-Active?CTI: Why Coaches Training Institute?: What Is Co-Active?Coaches Training Institute (CTI), n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www.thecoaches.com/why-coaches-training-institute/what-is-co-active/>. 8 Whitworth, Kimsey-House & Sandahl (2007): Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life in Ortiz, Armando. Co-Active Coaching Model.BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE COACHING GROUP: Co-Active Coaching Model. Bellevue University Executive Coaching Group, 9 May 2012. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://bellevueexecutivecoaches.blogspot.com/2012/05/co-active-coaching-model.html>. 9 Ibid. 10 Sherpa Philosophy. Sherpa Coaching, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www.sherpacoaching.com/executive-coaching-philosophy.html>.
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The journey to the peak is not without challenges and hardship, immense effort and dedicated commitment. In the Himalayas, both Sherpa and climber ascend together. In the world of business, executive coach and client make the trip to the top together as well.
11 N2Growth. Infographic: The Benefits Of A CEO Coach.Infographic: The Benefits Of A CEO Coach | CEO.com. CEO.com, 15 Oct. 2012. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www.ceo.com/leadership_and_management/infographic-the-benefits-of-a-ceo-coach/>.
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12 Symonds, Matt. Executive Coaching - Another Set of Clothes for the Emperor?Executive Coaching - Another Set of Clothes for the Emperor? - Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 21 Jan. 2011. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www. forbes.com/sites/mattsymonds/2011/01/21/executive-coaching-another-set-of-clothes-for-the-emperor/>. 13 Ibid.
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Act as a facilitator between you and the board in an effort to drive collaboration. The idea is not to highlight what faults and weaknesses you have, but rather to identify your strengths and build upon them. Coaches use their experience and expertise to introduce long-lasting behavior-based changes that will improve your individual performance and your teams performance, as it relates to your business. Working with an executive coach is a developmental experience, one that will endow you with new ways to communicate, make decisions, delegate and manage conflict. In the end, your arsenal of professional skills will be tough to beat.
Look at the dynamic. Even though the principal objective of an executive coach is to push you beyond your professional comfort level, make sure you feel personally comfortable working with whomever you choose. Look to a specific goal. Have a clear goal in mind. In your interaction with potential executive coach candidates, use that goal as a frame of reference to determine which is best suited to help you achieve it. Look to the end. If youre considering an executive coaching experience, be thinking at least a year ahead. The average relationship with an executive coach lasts anywhere from six months to 18 months and beyond.15 Look to your leadership. Organization approval is often required before moving forward with an executive coach so ensure that you have permission from the appropriate people.16 Then, down the road, inquire with your superiors as to see if theyve noticed demonstrable improvements in your management skills.17 To further help you identify the right person for the job, orient possible interview questions around their personal coaching philosophy, process and style.18 How will they know how to help you? Also, just as you would ask about past examples of success when interviewing a potential company hire, ask the executive coaching candidate to elaborate on what they consider successful. Lastly, inquire about their metrics. In other words, how did they know it was successful? Have a candid conversation with them. Youll know youve found the right coach when the dialogue gives you a flash-bang moment of motivation.19 Working with an executive coach isnt easy. In fact, it takes a tremendous amount of dedication. An executive coach will challenge your long-held habits and prize ideas, and happily push the periphery of your professional comfort zone. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to embrace the challenge they present.
15 Do You Need an Executive Coach?Do You Need an Executive Coach? | Inc.com. Inc.com, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www.inc.com/partners/cdw/cdw-executive-coaching.html>. 16 Michelman, Paul. What an Executive Coach Can Do for You.What an Executive Coach Can Do for You - HBS Working Knowledge. Harvard Business School Archive, 13 June 2005. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4853.html>. 17 Coaching: The Fad That Wont Go Away.Coaching: The Fad That Wont Go Away | Fast Company. Fast Company, 10 Apr. 2006. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www.fastcompany.com/919160/coaching-fad-won%E2%80%99t-go-away>. 18 Andrews, Grace. Leadership: Executive Coaching -- Fuel or Folly?Leadership: Executive Coaching -- Fuel or Folly? | Fast Company. Fast Company, 18 June 2007. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www.fastcompany.com/660316/leadership-executive-coaching-fuel-or-folly>. 19 Do You Need an Executive Coach?Do You Need an Executive Coach? | Inc.com. Inc.com, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www.inc.com/partners/cdw/cdw-executive-coaching.html>.
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As individuals advance to the executive level, development feedback becomes increasingly important, more infrequent, and more unreliable many executives plateau in critical interpersonal and leadership skills. - Anna Maravelas, executive coach and founder of TheraRising, St. Paul, Minnesota Meet with your coach weekly or monthly or as often as you need or want to. Be mindful of becoming too dependent on their advice. Do not lean too heavily on them because when your time together ends, as it inevitably will, the mission changes: You become the mission leader, a business professional with emboldened management skills fit for even the toughest scenarios the economy, globalization and regional competition might whip your way.
20 Coaching: The Fad That Wont Go Away.Coaching: The Fad That Wont Go Away | Fast Company. Fast Company, 10 Apr. 2006. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www.fastcompany.com/919160/coaching-fad-won%E2%80%99t-go-away>. 21 Symonds, Matt. Executive Coaching - Another Set of Clothes for the Emperor?Executive Coaching - Another Set of Clothes for the Emperor? - Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 21 Jan. 2011. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. <http://www. forbes.com/sites/mattsymonds/2011/01/21/executive-coaching-another-set-of-clothes-for-the-emperor/>.
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school on the continent.22 All of this in an effort to further develop a new breed of extremely self-aware, extremely sharp and extremely talented communicators to lead enterprises of the future. There is a great demand in the workplace for immediate results, and coaching can provide that. - Michael Goldsberg, President of Building Blocks Consulting, Manalapan, New Jersey Oh, yes. The Outside the Box objective perspective is here to stay.
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22 Ibid.
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