Imagine that you are an athlete who is finding it hard to win and get ahead. You probably struggle to understand what is keeping you from winning. You question whether it is a lack of training, perhaps it is an incorrect diet or maybe you need more strength training. How could you identify what the issue really is? You would probably turn to a coach, someone who is an expert in your sport, someone who can help you achieve your objectives and win.
As a workplace professional, you may struggle from time to time without knowing what to do about it. Your career may have stalled and you may not find the right way to get ahead. Have you considered a coach who can be your partner? Someone who can observe you in action and help you identify your gaps? Someone who can help you create a plan to improve your performance? I can help you do all those things. My coaching philosophy parallels the sports analogy. My approach will help you focus on the future ahead, identify any gaps you might have, create a plan to close those gaps, promote your achievements and find ways to help you realize your career objectives.
Career Planning
Self-Promotion
Development Planning
Shadow Coaching
Other Options
- Onboarding & Transitions to a new role will happen once success starts to settle in. It's important to have a transition plan when taking on new roles. I will help you put together such a plan so you can onboard and transition to the new role successfully. The plan is designed to help you get up to speed quickly, determine the proper organizational structure, put a business management system in place, buyild relationships with stakeholders, avoid mistakes, identify any blind spots you might have and to start delivering results right away. We will use a series of tried and proven techniques that I have used many times during my career. According to the Center for Creative Leadership, nearly 40 percent of new executives fail within their first 18 months. I will make sure you are not part of that statistic.
- Crisis Management - Leading through a crisis requires special skills and it helps have someone by your side with experience. I have faced more than my fair share of crisis throughout my career. I have developed a crisis management plan based on world events like 9-11 to the financial crisis of 2008 to the multitude of business and economic fluctuations. I will help you understand the situation, get ahead of the communication curve, create business management system that will help bring calm to your team and to help you understand manage through the human emotion that embodies a crisis.
- Mentoring is often associated with executive coaching. I can help you work through your significan business issues and help you navigate through delicate situations with your team, peers or superiors. Together we can put together that difficult presentation, rehearse it to hone your presentation skills and help build your confidence during these difficult situations.
Results!
People say that to improve something you need to measure it. I believe in the same philosophy. My coaching approach helps people like you achieve measurable and sustainable improvements in performance during the first six months of the coaching relationship.
Experience
My senior corporate executive experience, combined with my coaching experience provide you with some options to help you achieve your long-term objectives.
Next Steps
Let’s schedule some time to discuss and understand your needs and to tailor an engagement that will help you and your organization become more effective.