Executive Coaching ...
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Today, with many organisations developing flatter management structures with matrix communication and reporting lines, and where change is a constant, the people side of the equation is often forgotten. People in their quest for knowledge and the development of skills are searching for support and guidance, however many managers are simply struggling to find the time or in some cases lack the necessary capabilities to assist. The PINNACLE Business Solutions Executive Coaching Program is specifically designed for each person's unique concerns. The coaching can be a part of a leadership development or team-building program. It can also occur as part of a major organisational cultural change program, or to assist senior management execute strategy throughout the organisation. Special Offer for New Clients in January and February 2012
Coaching is a powerful process of learning, growth and development
It is a collaborative relationship between a coach and their client, which enables, through a process of discovery, goal-setting and strategic actions, the actualisation of what they most want in their business unit, organisation and their lives.Essentially, our program is aligned with the corporate goals of the organisation and serves as an invaluable resource for the individual and the organisation.
But without a greater understanding of what happens in a coaching relationship, it’s difficult to make a fair assessment and pick a good match. In Your Executive Coaching Solution (Davies-Black, 2007), Joan Kofodimos says a coach should help the person-being-coached to achieve most of the following: 1. Strike a balance between supporting and challenging yourself.
2. Create feedback loops with colleagues.
3. Clarify your true strengths, values and or purpose.
4. Understand and commit to the personal and professional development process.
5. Broaden your perspectives.
6. Learn new interpersonal concepts and skills.
7. Maintain a confidential and safe environment to become more self-aware.8. Influence how others view you. Pick a coach for Support and the Ability to Challenge You You’re more likely to open up to a coach who creates a safe, confidential and trusting environment. PINNACLE Business Coaches accomplish this in part by demonstrating they understand and respect your interests, values and concerns.But coaches must also provide challenges that motivate you to perform beyond your habitual behaviors; confront you directly, yet non-judgmental, with the impact of your actions; and probe the motives and assumptions underlying your behaviours. At PINNACLE Business Solutions, we believe this is essential for a successful coaching relationship. Using a Coaching Relationship Well The way you select your coach is significant. Do you see the coach as a subordinate? An outside consultant? An authority figure whose primary relationship is with your organisation or boss? How do gender or other personal characteristics influence the way you interact with your coach?Pick a coach who can raise issues impartially and show you how your behaviours affect others. For Help in Developing Feedback Loops At home, your spouse, partner or significant other will not provide you with critical feedback because he or she knows that it is more important to maintain the loving relationship versus communicating negative feedback. According to positive psychology expert John Gottman, there is a secret formula in relationships. Gottman’s research revealed that marriages are significantly more likely to succeed when the interactions between the couple are five to one, positive to negative. The secret formula is simple: Praise your mate often. Your peers at work will rarely share authentic feedback with you. However, your PINNACLE Business Coach will help you develop the skills needed to create relationships in which you can ask for honest feedback on an ongoing basis from your peers at work. Instead of encouraging dependence, your PINNACLE Business Coach will teach you how to self-coach and manage your development in the future. After an initial assessment, your PINNACLE Business Coach will show you how to form links with colleagues and how you can help them frame useful, specific feedback instead of vague judgments. Your PINNACLE Business Coach will teach you to ask for feedback and manage the conversation without being defensive. This includes learning how to determine which feedback is relevant and valid while prioritising issues that you need to address and figuring out how to handle them. For Help in Clarifying Values and Purpose Skilled coaches help you clarify your developmental, career and life goals. Your PINNACLE Business Coach will also teach you how to sort out your needs, wants, concerns and boundaries in any particular situation, which allows you to become more comfortable and act more consistently when completing goals, even in complex circumstances.Here is what one of my executive clients had to say about clarifying his values and purpose during the coaching process: “Have you ever peeled an apple or an orange with a potato peeler? Slowly the outer skin is peeled away to reveal the piece of fruit. Phil worked in a very collaborative way with me, slowly enquiring and prompting me to look at my core values and how they impacted on the way I worked with my colleagues and my team. At different times during this process I felt uneasy, Phil recognised this, but at the same time he encouraged me to examine my values and consequently my leadership style. It was a very rewarding experience, leading to a total change in the way I work in my role and my organisation.” Structuring the Development Process
Your PINNACLE Business Coach will help you manage each step of the coaching process. |
PINNACLE Business Coaches present a mental model of what leadership means, what it takes to be effective and the key skills required. Your PINNACLE Business Coach will teach skills relevant to your particular situation and assist with your implementation in daily interactions...to sharpen your interpersonal skills.
You learn how to help your colleagues notice the changes you make by inviting them to become involved in your development through providing you with requested feedback in specific situations. 
Working with newly appointed key people to make the successful transition