EXECUTIVE COACHING

WHAT IS AN EXECUTIVE COACH?

An executive coach partners with organizational leaders to unlock their greatest potential. We provide 1-on-1 customized support to enhance your confidence, strategic thinking, communication abilities, and overall leadership presence. Our laser-focused development program equips you with the mindsets and skills needed to thrive in senior management.

Unlike a business coach who works with companies at large, an executive coach caters guidance specifically to you as an individual. We get to know your unique strengths, weaknesses, leadership style and aspirations. This allows us to design a coaching journey tailored to elevating your personal abilities as a leader.

From C-suite executives to rising stars being groomed for upper management, an executive coach scaffolds your growth through each stage of your professional journey. Our insightful questioning, thoughtful feedback, and expertise in social intelligence and emotional intelligence helps you continually advance as a confident, empathic, and motivated leader.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN EXECUTIVE COACH AND A BUSINESS COACH?

While business coaches and executive coaches both aim to support professional excellence, there are distinct differences in their focus: 

• Business coaches take a high-level view of company strategy, structure, processes and team dynamics. Executive coaches zoom in on you as the leader. 
  
• Business coaches work with ownership, management and staff collaboratively. Executive coaches form an exclusive partnership with you. 
  
• Business coaches look at organizational big picture. Executive coaches reveal your personal blindspots. 
  
• Business coaches design company training programs. Executive coaches unlock your potential. 
  
• Business coaches focus on overall workplace culture. Executive coaches build your individual leadership skills. 
  
• Business coaches suggest operational solutions. Executive coaches transform mindsets and behaviors. 
  

In essence, a business coach oversees the forest while an executive coach nurtures the individual tree. Both add immense value, but executive coaching is tailored to elevate you.

WHAT LEADERSHIP SKILLS DOES AN EXECUTIVE COACH HAVE?

The most effective executive coaches offer a blend of tangible business expertise and human behavior knowledge. Many have led organizations themselves. Expect your coach to offer skill-building in areas such as: 

• Self-Leadership - Managing emotions, overcoming limitations, establishing work-life balance as a leader 
  
• Strategic Thinking - Envisioning long-term goals, decision-making, problem-solving, systems analysis 
  
• Team Building - Aligning, motivating and mentoring staff, creating accountability 
  
• Communication - Speaking with clarity and purpose, active listening, resolving conflicts 
  
• Influence - Persuading without authority, networking internally and externally 
  
• Agility - Embracing change, overcoming setbacks, continually learning and improving 
  

Your coach will share proven frameworks, tools and techniques to expand your capabilities in these essential areas of leadership. Through our insightful questioning and feedback, you'll uncover blindspots and gain fresh objectivity that transforms your perspective on leadership.

WHAT ARE SOME COMMUNICATION SKILLS TAUGHT BY AN EXECUTIVE COACH?

Communication breakdowns can quickly derail leaders and stall progress for the entire team. An executive coach will work hands-on to polish and expand your communication abilities. You'll learn how to: 

• Speak with clarity and confidence in high-stakes situations 
  
• Listen deeply and ask thoughtful follow-up questions 
  
• Share feedback and constructive criticism skillfully 
  
• Advocate for your vision and ideas compellingly 
  
• Tailor messaging to onboard and motivate staff 
  
• Resolve team conflicts diplomatically 
  
• Project credibility to senior leadership and the board 
  
• Interface effectively across departments and silos 
  
• Coach colleagues positively through obstacles
  
• Promote open and transparent communication 

Through roleplay, videoreview, and realtime observation, your coach will reveal how you come across to others and where communication can be honed for greater alignment and understanding. You'll gain communication habits that empower.

CAN AN EXECUTIVE COACH HELP WITH SKILL-BUILDING?

Beyond mindset shifts, an executive coach focuses intently on tangible skill-building to expand your leadership capabilities. With an expert coach guiding you, expect accelerated improvement in abilities such as:

• Public speaking - Projecting confidence, commanding presence, storytelling
• Time management - Scheduling priorities, efficiency habits, work-life balance
• Team leadership - Building rapport, accountability, aligning on vision
• Critical thinking - Analyzing problems, quick and sound decision making
• Influencing - Persuading without authority, pitching ideas, networking
• Conflict resolution - Diffusing tensions, facilitating solutions, mediating
• Presentation skills - Captivating delivery, visual storytelling, audience rapport

The structured nature of executive coaching ensures you walk away with new tools under your belt. Through hands-on training and consistent practice, the abilities you build in sessions will become second nature strong leadership instincts. Guided development is invaluable for surpassing perceived limitations.

The support of an executive coach can be transformational on your path to leadership greatness. Let's connect to explore custom coaching tailored to your growth goals and take your impact to new heights. Contact me today.