| Executive coaching helps leaders improve their | | | | companies that invest in emerging leaders tend to |
| performance. Research supports one-on-one | | | | enjoy greater long-term profits. |
| coaching to be the most successful method for | | | | Forty-seven percent of companies rated for |
| developing high performing leaders. | | | | strong leadership regularly assign coaches to their |
| The client chooses behaviorally-defined goals that | | | | executives. They know coaching provides a |
| will help them grow professionally, and help the | | | | powerful way to boost performance and |
| company, law firm or accountancy firm meet | | | | strengthen leadership. Regular use of executive |
| their strategic objectives. | | | | coaches separates top companies from the |
| Are you working with a coach and developing | | | | mediocre ones. |
| your talent as a leader? | | | | The coaching profession is expanding rapidly, with |
| How do you convince leaders to change? How | | | | coaches from diverse backgrounds who champion |
| can you optimize their talents and potential? Which | | | | varied methodologies. This growth has sparked |
| best practices in executive coaching programs | | | | debate over several issues, including: |
| produce lasting results that drive business | | | | - What are best practices? |
| performance? | | | | - Who is the actual client: the leader being coached |
| Executive coaching offers a tremendous | | | | or the organization footing the bill? |
| opportunity to leverage leadership talent and | | | | - How should impact and return on investment be |
| resources, both of which can steer an | | | | measured? |
| organization toward sustainable success. | | | | - Where do you draw the line between personal |
| A New Paradigm | | | | and business issues? |
| Coaching is no longer reserved for problem | | | | - How can confidentiality be preserved when |
| leaders. It is more frequently sought by top | | | | stakeholders and team members are part of the |
| performers whose organizations value their | | | | mix? |
| management and growth potential. CEOs today | | | | Working with a seasoned executive coach trained |
| recognize the importance of enabling leaders to | | | | in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership |
| achieve critical business objectives in the shortest | | | | assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI |
| possible time, so they are hiring coaches to | | | | 260 can discuss these issues with you and your |
| accelerate development. | | | | organization, and help you become a more |
| Hewitt Associates has conducted some interesting | | | | collaborative and enlightened leader. You can |
| research that documents the positive, long-term | | | | become a leader who models emotional |
| relationship between investment in leadership | | | | intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires |
| development and continuing financial success | | | | people to become happily engaged with the |
| (Hewitt Associates 2003 Top Companies for | | | | strategy and vision of the company. |
| Leaders study). Its research demonstrates that | | | | |