Coaching

One-to-one coaching is particularly effective for the development of management and leadership skills because each person is different. ‘One size fits all’ training courses can be very useful in transferring the basic principles and techniques of management and leadership but everyone then needs to apply that knowledge to their own situation.

This is where coaching comes in. By working with an executive coach who has both relevant organisational experience and coaching skills the executive can build on their own unique strengths and address their own unique needs. By embarking on a learning and development journey the executive can grow their self-awareness and form up a personalised action plan for change. The coach will then support and challenge them to follow through on their plan.

Executive coaching is being used by organisations to meet many different needs, such as:

• To complement formal management and leadership training programmes by helping the participants apply the new learning to their own situation.
• For leaders and managers who have participated in formal programmes but have now reached the point in their careers where they would benefit from learning and development tailored to their specific needs.
• To help new managers recognised for their technical skills now needing support in a leadership role.
• To make the most effective use of limited learning and development budgets by targeting key people at the right time.