Hiring A Corporate & Executive Coach may simply be the best decision you’ve ever made…

Hiring A Corporate & Executive Coach may simply be the best decision you’ve ever made…

 

Hiring a Corporate & Executive Coaching can provide many substantial and meaningful benefits, including if you are seeking or desire;

• More time and freedom

• A shorter learning curve – less time studying – more time applying

• Greater clarity on your goals and results

• Greater revenue and profits and more prosperity

• More accountability – to do the things you enjoy

• Balancing and enjoying work and life infinitely more

 

A Corporate or Executive Coach can help you for a wide range of reasons including if you’re;

 

• Feeling unusually tired or exhausted in your role

• Feeling overwhelmed by the ever-growing number of expectations 

• Unable to gain traction and meet goals

• Wanting to create a compelling and sustainable culture of excellence

• Aiming to gain influence within our highly political ‘matrix,’ particularly with our global functions

• Uncomfortable about announcing our drastic restructuring plan to my staff. I am told I have become ‘difficult’ to work with.”

• Trying to resolve avoidable accidents at work 

• Confronting a significant rise in staff taking a lot of personal days off work

• Wanting to reflect about your next career next 

• In a steep learning curb, having just changed positions or role or have been newly promoted

• Desiring more work and life balance to enjoy other aspects

• Wanting to create a safe space for employees that they enjoy to be authentic, vulnerable and creative

 

 

 

A Coaching Session Perspective

 

A balance coaching session typically focuses on both how you can achieve and maintain personal and work growth and balance long term, but sometimes people just want to focus on one or the other. 

 

Coaching may involve discussing and setting goals, exploring values and beliefs, identifying obstacles and challenges, and developing strategies to overcome them.

 

In its simplest form from, the main aim of a coaching session from a personal level is  to;

 

1. Provide and gain clarity, development opportunities and direction: to help you identify your goals and create a plan to achieve them.

2. Gather and giving feedback: to help acquire information and give feedback in relation to what you want to achieve or obtain

3. Overcome obstacles: to help you identify and overcome the obstacles that are preventing you from achieving your goals

4. Improve relationships: to help you improve your communication skills and build stronger relationships with others

5. Enhance self-awareness: to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses, and develop strategies to improve your self-awareness

6. Achieve work-life balance: to help you prioritize your time and create a better balance between your personal and professional life

7. Facilitate further learning: creating a space whereby you develop greater skills and attributes to gain the results you aspire

 

These can also apply to work matters where these top 7 are applied in the coaching relationship

 

During a Coaching session, you may be asked to reflect on your life and consider what changes you want to make in order to reach your desired level of personal growth or professional development. 

 

The Coach may then work with the you to create a plan of action, and provide support and accountability as you take steps towards achieving your goals.

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Overall, a life coach serves in your journey, helping you to overcome obstacles, build confidence, and create a fulfilling life working mainly exclusively with individuals striving to reach your professional or business-related goals, however your personal issues are often explored in the process. 

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Types of Coaching - Life, Business, Corporate & Executive 

 

There are some similarities and differences in Life, Business, Corporate and Executive Coaching but all focus on assisting and supporting the individual to attain certain goals or results and all rely on communication and dialogue.

 

Similarities between Life, Business, Corporate and Executive Coaching are obvious in that life and work can overlap, and the methodologies applied are often similar, but can vary in some cases. There are however some distinct differences. 

 

When we convey the word methodologies, we are referring to similar but sometimes varying; practices, procedures, policies, methods, approaches, styles, tactics, styles and attitudes. 

 

The main differences between Life, Corporate and Executive Coaching are:

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• Life Coaching focuses on personal development, while Corporate & Executive Coaching focuses on professional development, however there are overlaps

 

• Life Coaching emphasizes the well-being of the individual, primarily removed from management or organizational objectives.

 

• Life coaches typically work with individuals who are not in a leadership position, while executive coaches typically work with executives or other leaders or potential leaders within an organization or for them

 

• Corporate & Executive Coaching generally works with individuals who are managing people, in decision making or in leadership positions 

 

• Executive Coaching has a more specific purpose at work, addressing; candidates, business systems, managing, organizational culture, image persona, as well as internal factors such as values, development level, board and committee level, etc.

 

• The structure, intent and values for all three, are similar

 

 

 

The difference between Corporate & Executive Coaching and Business Coaching and your focus is;

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• Corporate & Executive Coaching focuses on the individual, while business Coaching focuses mainly on strategy

• Corporate & Business Coaching improves processes and offers solutions to current problems

• Corporate & Executive Coaching helps decision-makers improve leadership ability, processes and solve problems

• Corporate & Business Coaching suits small businesses better primarily

• Executive Coaching indirectly improves business performance and bottom line by facilitating personal development as it relates to business.

 

 

 

Differences between Business Coaching and Executive Coaching are;

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There are some distinct differences in Business Coaching and Corporate and Executive Coaching such as;

• Business coaching suits small businesses better, while executive coaching is more suited for executives and C-suite leaders. "C-suite" refers to the executive-level managers within a company. Common c-suite executives include chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO), and chief information officer (CIO).

• Business coaching focuses on strategy and improving processes, while executive coaching focuses on personal development as it relates to business 

• Business coaching offers solutions to current problems, while executive coaching offers solutions it also helps decision-makers improve processes and practices, and solve problems and support sustainable growth

• Business coaching directly impacts business performance and bottom line, while executive coaching indirectly achieves a similar result 

• Executive coaching focuses on optimizing processes, eliminating inefficiencies, and helping leaders reassess the position of your business from a fresh perspective

• Both need to make informed decisions, enhance brand reputation, and help strengthen supply chain resilience

• Varying degrees of confidentiality – levels to be discussed and defined 

 

 

The Corporate & Executive Coach

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A Corporate & Executive Coach will work with you on a personal issue for the sake of understanding and bringing awareness to the larger business or corporate strategy.

The Corporate & Executive Coaching focuses on how one’s life is being impacted or being affected by your work and also specific skills, behaviours or attributes that they need to assist them in your corporate or executive capacity.

 

In an executive capacity, it may mean a variety of thing such as someone who is in an executive capacity and works in management, corporate, is on a company board or committee, is a director or secretary of a company, influences others in authority etc.

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An example of Executive Coaching per say, would be building value-driven behaviours in high potentials to increase leadership influence with the ultimate goal being your transition onto the leadership team. 

According to Linkedin, ‘The main individuals who receive Coaching are managers viewed as high potentials (66%)’

 

In another instance the Corporate & Executive Coach is helpful in working both with the individual to assess organizational and individual values, set an evidenced-based plan in action, and then work with them to make it a reality.

 

Hiring a Corporate & Executive Coach can be beneficial for several reasons which may include;

1. To gain clarity and direction: to help you identify your goals and create a plan to achieve them.

2. To overcome obstacles: to help you identify and overcome the obstacles that are preventing you from achieving your goals.

3. To improve relationships: to help you improve your communication skills and build stronger relationships with others.

4. To increase self-awareness: to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses, and develop strategies to improve your self-awareness.

5. To achieve work-life balance: to help you prioritize your time and create a better balance between your personal and professional life.

6. To achieve or attain certain work aspirations: to help with focus, motivation and the skills, behaviours and attributes to achieve or attain particular goals and results in relation to work 

7. Identifying development opportunities: to help with focus to better identify aeras of improvement and the best route to achieve it

8. Competent facilitation of learning: help increase the likelihood that you create an environment that is conducive to learning and provide and an engaging learning experience keeping you on task and accountable for your learning and optimising opportunities for you to interact and practice

 

Life, Business and Corporate & Executive Coaching Focuses

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Life and Corporate & Executive Coaching can be significantly beneficial and here we show the supple differences and the overlaps between Life and Corporate & Executive Coaching and how they can greatly assist.

 

Life and Corporate & Executive Coaching may include but is not limited to personal matters such as;

• Life Balancing

• Relationships relating to home life and living

• Growth, change and transitioning 

• Grief & Loss

• Addictions – Habits or addictive patterns

• Negativity and bad habits

• Sleep or insomnia

• Energy loss

• Wellness issues – nutritional, weight, exercise, hydration

• Money matters – loss, gain, over spending 

• Motivation & desire

• Heart palpitation & breathing concerns

• Dealing with anxieties and stress

• Pain or pain management 

• Dealing with understanding panic attacks

• Difficulties with relationships 

• Time management - study, recreation, commitment 

• Communication 

• Conflict resolution

• Decision making – time efficiencies & transitioning

• Handling expenses & accounting – home

• Motivation

• Values  

• Handling negativity

• Emotional resilience 

• Self-esteem & confidence

• Family worries

• Children and issues

• Chronic pain & Pain relief

• Headaches & Back pain

• Separation anxiety (divorce, intimate, friendships)

• Image & Public Relations (Social Media)

• Addictions and ADHD – seek understanding how it affects one’s life and seeking to resolve
   

Expectations – Corporate & Executive Coaching

 

Both Life and Corporate & Executive Coaching are about managing one’s way of living and expectations with the aim to achieve greater outcomes and results and enjoy life more. Balancing and management skills are key.

Here we focus on the individual and your needs and enhancing one’s abilities to gain more freedom to do more of what you desire and to do the things that you are doing to the best of your capability.

 

Corporate & Executive Coaching may also involve managing study and work commitments, writing business plans, growing or managing a business or the ability to give and receive information and advice. 

Here, Corporate & Executive Coaching tends to focus on the person’s ability and responsibilities and may include;

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• Management and Leadership skills and abilities – influencing others in particular ways

• Communication in motivating others, especially in relationships of importance

• Understanding styles of influence in communication

• Management style 

• Spending your time wisely

• Delegating tasks

• Responding to criticism 

• Coping with any habits or addictions

• Managing stress & anxiety – exercise & nutrition

• Treating people, relationships & communication outcomes

• How one is accepting and being allowed to be treated

• Thinking about your past

• Approaching your future

• Scheduling enjoyment into your life

• Time for personal development

• Factor in professional development 

• Understanding your personal reputation and expressiveness

• Understanding exiting a business or position responsibilities

• Understanding the applications of progression

• Dealing with contracts

• Dealing with litigation

• Applications of laws and governance

• Dispute resolution

• Acquisition & finance applications

• Due diligence understanding and responsibilities

• Business development

• Networking 

• Benchmarking 

• Asset allocation

• Knowing one’s competencies

• Hiring and firing capabilities 

• Progression and career progression

• Be able to use appraisals

• Knowing one’s industry

• Maintaining Mentors

• Understanding company advocation

• Understanding board or committee responsibilities 

• Affiliations & organisations

• Understanding governing bodies

• Understanding one’s executive power

• Regulations and best practices

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 

• Integrating and leveraging technology 

• Codes of conduct and compliance 

• Identifying and remedying potential risks with corrective actions and audits

• Application of sustainability requirements 
   

Current & Up To Date – Corporate & Executive Coaching 

 

In Coaching we as coaches share a lot more of ourselves than 'persay' a counsellor or therapist does and have less restrictions and therefore feel a different connection and communication in a session. Sometimes it can feel alot more relaxed but 'real' which can be incredibly important to often gaining faster results and healthier.

 

Some areas that we find helpful to reduce stress and anxiety include investigating how you deal with and best manage or approach your;

• Time manage how to work, study and save

• Focus on achieving goals which may at first feel out of reach

• Anxieties relating to court matters

• Significant – Primary relationship 

• Significant relationships – mother, father, carer, in-laws

• Significant relationships – your children, step-children

• Issues relating to loss or grief of one’s image

• Identify sleeping problems and anxiety relating to resting or recreation

• Eating problems, body image and weight control 

• Heart palpitations or breathing concerns

• Maintaining great energy – understanding vitamin deficiencies, allergies, food intolerances and hydration

• Maintenance of a healthy diet

• Attract more prosperity, money and success 

• Develop a sense of unstoppable confidence and the beliefs and habits

• Master your emotions so they empower you – instead of controlling you 

 

We also have so many more options these days with zoom or video conferencing, telephone calls and face to face at work or at our office which makes maintaining Coaching more affordable and effective. 

 

Issues To Overcome 

In sessions lately we also notice that there is significantly much more information readily available especially on the internet which is not always correct. 

 

A lot of people seem to be spending more time searching for information and seemingly not focusing on resolving the actual issues. 

 

The reasons behind justifying what we feel seems to be becoming a trend and it seems to be vast and continuing including;

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• Focusing too much time on personal responsibilities trying to fix global problems instead of one’s own issues

• A housing crisis making people feel helpless to find a home to buy or rent instead of contacting local, state and national government

• Social media addictions covered up by claiming they are information surfing

• Mobile phone and messaging addictions during work and during a session

• Climate change responsibilities and a sense of doom and gloom causing feelings of almost inertia, panic and anger

• Addictions or anxiety whereby the parents are blamed for years for separating or making childhood unbearable creating a lack of responsibility or attention seeking behaviours

• Inability to cope with medications but not addressing nutrition and having a poor diet

Keys to a Great Session

 

There are many keys to having a great session and maintaining the results you want. 

 

We have found that above everything else ‘honesty’ in a Coaching or a therapy session is key, saves time and is like a breath of fresh air that allows progress to take place faster helping people feel like your lives have been healed. 

 

Greater support for oneself by taking ownership and accountability for one’s actions and repercussions is also key. 
 

Corporate & Executive Coaching Career Guide – More Clarification

 

A Corporate & Executive Coach can also assist with helping you achieve your career goals can be a fulfilling career that allows you to achieve your long-term objectives. 

 

An Coach guides leadership candidates who the senior leadership team identifies as future executives. These professionals facilitate candidates' long-term and short-term professional goals, helping them develop critical leadership and business management skills that can benefit them as an executive. 

 

Coaching is a collaborative relationship between the coach and your candidate, with both parties communicating the results they desire from the partnership.

 

For example, a candidate may express to an Coach that they want to improve your confidence and decision-making skills, whereby the coach then creates a plan, provides advice and suggests exercises that help the candidate achieve this. 

 

Corporations and businesses typically hire executive coaches to help candidates determine your goals, helping them express what they wish for your future careers amongst other things. 

 

In this context, this is what makes Corporate & Executive coaching different to training or mentorship or the role of your supervisors. Corporate & Executive coaches set direct objectives for your clients. Here are some examples of the coaching process which are:

 

• Asking questions: A significant part of a Corporate & Executive coach's role is asking various direct and indirect questions about your client's strengths and current skill set. These questions help executives set goals that align with the client's development needs and identify your unique leadership styles accordingly.

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• Providing greater clarity: A Corporate & Executive Coach may clarify certain duties or exercises your client is unsure about and also give candidates more information about your role's expectations. They also explain expectations of the role and what senior and upper management leadership means.

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• Offering sound advice: While a Corporate & Executive Coach typically avoids directly resolving your client's response to a decision-making process, as they tend to guide the candidate and provide decision-making techniques to build your confidence. This supports the candidate in learning the valuable skills they can use in future scenarios.
   

Types Of Styles Of Executive Coaching

 

The are different types of Corporate & Executive coaching that the candidates will experience can differ depending on your primary objectives. 

 

As the coach advises appropriate methods for success according to the goals and skills the candidate wishes to develop, the explorative process will change and grow.

 

It is also important to adopt different coaching styles of coaching to suit the infinitely wide variety of clients as people are likely to respond to coaching styles in different ways and at times and periods of your life and career.

 

Diversifying coaching techniques allows the executive coach to identify the most successful model for a particular candidate. Accordingly, they can then adapt where necessary and potentially making your coaching more effective. 

 

As a guide, all of these coaching different styles have your place and can be described as;

 

Democratic Coaching Style

 

Democratic coaching offers candidates more freedom and accountability, with the executive coach only stepping in if necessary. This method can be beneficial for building confidence and independence for candidates that need support in making independent decisions. Democratic coaching also supports adequate communication, motivating candidates to explicitly express if they need support or guidance from your coach.

 

Authoritarian Coaching Style

 

If the candidate feels that they require more structure and discipline in your coaching, executives may adopt an authoritarian approach. This approach allows the candidate little to no input in your coaching structure, with the coach deciding how to tackle your client's learning. This method provides clear goals, instils focus, and may benefit a candidate who's already confident in self-empowerment and independent thinking.

 

Holistic Coaching Style

 

Holistic coaches approach coaching with the theory that providing balance in the workplace encourages growth and empowerment at the forefront. This coaching style can help candidates understand your value, build confidence and facilitate positive thinking as a focus. A holistic coaching style can also help candidates manage stress and practice relaxation techniques to overcome challenging situations such as conflict or pressure.

 

Autocratic Coaching Style

 

Like the authoritarian coaching style, autocratic coaching offers candidates more discipline and a rigid routine. Coaching executives may offer an autocratic coaching style to help clients strive for a high standard of work at all times. In this coaching style, the executive typically doesn't rely on your client asking questions, instead focusing on providing instructions before discussing the client's progress and then asking for input.

 

Vision Coaching Style

 

Vision coaching is objective-focused and orientates around building a partnership between executive coach and client. This method is the most common type of executive coaching and helps candidates work on your short- and long-term goals. During vision coaching, the executive introduces periods of reflection where candidates can reflect on your performance and discuss your strengths and areas for improvement and apply to enhance them.

 

Corporate & Executive Skills

 

Here's a short list of some corporate and executive coaching skills that you might benefit from developing:

 

• Active listening

• Feedback formulation

• Communication

• Empathy

• Interpersonal skills

• Emotional intelligence

• Critical thinking

• Decision-making

• Positive thinking

• Trust

• Confidentiality 

 

Emotional Intelligence

 

Research shows that emotionally intelligent leaders have some specific essential traits in common. 

 

Increasing the EI level helps significantly in effectively leading diverse teams, influencing others, empowering high performance, and bringing a creative approach to enhancing productivity and employee engagement and life in general.

 

Depending upon one’s needs, a Coach can provide practical strategies to help you:

 

• Develop more vital emotional awareness- to be a mindful & empathetic leader.

• Increase self-regulation and often maintain emotional balance in facing challenges.

• Develop trust and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Inspire and influence others while building more robust negotiation and decision-making abilities.

• Develop a personal balance sheet and self-development plan

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What Does A Business Coach Do?

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Business coaches serve as both advisors, trainers and mentors, training in the skills you need to be successful in your business. They serve as a source of information should you ever have any questions about what you should do and provide support.

Much like any other coach, business coaches work to refine and enhance your talents, hone your goals, guide your decisions, and do what they can to ensure that you and your business are successful and you obtain positive results.
 

What is included in business coaching?

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• Guidance in defining long and short term business goals

• Strategic planning for the growth and sustainability of the business or your business

• Professional advice designed to help you gain valuable perspective

• Creation and revision of different business operation tasks

• Accountability for goal reaching in your organization
  
   

A Business Coaches Approach

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Business coaches initially need to learn everything that they can about your brand, from its value propositions to its target customers to the challenges it faces and may face and beyond. 

A business coach will want to know your goals and vision for your company or business and all they can about your offerings and systems.

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Every business owner’s vision is unique just as business and company is unique and here a business coach will need to know whether you are wanting to turn your business into a liveable income for you and your family or a multi-million dollar corporation.

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Next, a business coach will work with you to set beneficial and attainable goals for your team and these goals will be ones that you need to hit in order to efficiently grow and achieve the vision you lay out.

Once a set of goals are in place, your business coach is there to help you meet them by;

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• aide you in devising a set of strategies

• assist with action plans 

• help navigate any challenges that come up along the way.

• serve as an invaluable source of personalized information and advice

 

What Can A Business Coach Help With?

 

Most business coaches are versatile in the services that they offer, meaning that whether you are wanting to revive a struggling business or Whether you are running a small, local business, international or multi-international business or company, a talented business coach can be able assist you in many different ways including to; 

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• Build on a new idea

• Revive a struggling business 

• Expand in size 

• Make an already successful busienses even more successful 

• Re-structure or simplify

 

Although there is a common perception that business coaching services exist only to help owners with struggling or faltering businesses, obviously it is better that one is hired prior to major problems occurring.
 

Business Coach Guiding: Supportive & Assisting

A business coach is able to help you in a variety of way and there are a wide variety as well as getting back on track, where possible. 
 

Starting a business: Business coaches can help build a new business from the ground up, advising employees, executives and owners as they go through the process of setting up your business. Here they assist with defining its mission and goals, and putting in place both long-term and short-term strategies for the business.
 

Momentum gaining: Likewise, a business coach is able to help business owners that have hit a plateau in your company’s growth as they figure out how to take your business to the next level.
 

Enhancing the journey: As well as supporting and helping with improving the operations and growth of a business, coaches are also able to support to ease some of the burdens on owners aiming to make your journey simpler and more enjoyable

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Operating one’s own business can be very rewarding, however there are also times when it can be very demanding and stressful, especially if you are the sole operator. 

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Working with a business coach will assist you through challenges and be a source of experience whilst attempting in making owners lives less stressful and life balance more attainable.