Executive Coaching Approach
How we will work together.Principles
Holistic — understand the whole person: values, motivations, interests, strengths, development areas
Trust-based partnership – establish rapport and connection
Self Reflection — increase and practice self-awareness and new behaviors
Future-focused — explore possibilities, trying new approaches
Curiosity and learning — view challenges more creatively, continual improvement
Growth through Change — adopt a more effective approach with greater impact
Process
Engage — establish rapport and learn about the leader’s or team’s journey.
Explore — strengths, development areas, major accomplishments, core values, and desired areas to change.
Assess — through feedback usually from stakeholder interviews and assessments.
Plan — Customized Coaching Plan with 2-3 goals and specific behaviors to shift; may be shared with key stakeholders.
Action — meet individuals (2X/month) and teams (4X/year) to review insights, share successes, and develop new strategies to overcome obstacles.
Change — measure progress toward goals in Coaching Plan.
Tools
Values — which ones are most important to you now?
Leadership Journey — what are the key experiences, accomplishments and challenges that have shaped you to be the leader you are today?
Feed Forward — learn from stakeholders through their future-focused insights into areas for ongoing improvements.
Assessments — Hogan, DiSC, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), EQ in Action, and Thomas Kilmann Conflict Model.
Stakeholder interviews — capture how others are experiencing you and ways they can help you.
Stakeholder Mapping — identify the key people you need in order to understand, partner with, learn from, and communicate effectively with in order to get more traction in your role.
Coaching Plan — create a customized plan with 2-3 goals and behaviors targeted to bring about desired change.
Ongoing learning and development — create a plan for continuous learning to achieve career and personal growth.
Systemic Team Coaching — foster systemic change through collaboration, role clarity, goal setting, and accountability.
Team Charter — set clear objectives with a plan that defines the team’s purpose, how the team will work, and the expected outcomes.
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