One-on-one leadership coaching is the gold standard for developing new skills and increasing impact on an organization.
I offer coaching to organizations looking to develop more effective managers and to individuals looking to invest in their own self-development.
One-on-one Leadership Coaching
Coaching is a process of self-reflection and self-directed learning. As the client, you control the pace and content of learning. You decide what you want to try and what works for you in your unique situation. As the coach, I help you be aware of the effects of your actions. I offer guidance and questions to help you develop and stretch your abilities. If you are interested, I can share information about what works for other people and other organizations. Coaching is inherently about change. If you are willing to try new techniques to get better outcomes, you are ready for coaching.
My approach to better performance is based on emotional intelligence, including assessments and other tools. Research shows that when leaders develop emotional intelligence skills and behaviors, performance soars. People in the top 25% of emotional intelligence account for 62% of high performers. As needed, I coach my clients to develop behaviors that are associated with high-performance including such skills as listening, authenticity, self-awareness of their impact on others, empathy, flexibility, impulse control and other skills.
Most coaching engagements me with me start with an EQi-2.0 emotional intelligence assessment, report, and debrief. After six months, I’ll offer to repeat the assessment to measure your progress.
Emotional intelligence is the basis for good management. It makes delegating more effective as you spend more time gaging your direct report’s learning and ability to work independently. It is essential to motivating your team. No two team members are alike. What works to motivate one will be different that what motivates another. A deep understanding of what excites and drives your direct reports helps you have a greater impact.
NOTE: For leaders looking to increase overall organizational or team performance, one-on-one coaching for key managers is the most efficient and effective way to enhance team performance. Inquire about package rates if you have three or more managers you want to offer coaching to.
Coaching sessions may include topics like:
- Your emotional intelligence assessment (included in most coaching engagements) and your emotional intelligence goals.
- Building self-confidence and overcoming imposter syndrome.
- Developing emotional self-awareness, the number one skill associated with overall success.
- Role playing and review of past conversations.
- Techniques for conflict resolution, negotiating alignment, and getting buy-in, influencing others across team boundaries, and difficult conversations.
Coaching for First Time Managers (and other managers who want to improve their effectiveness)
The transition from being a high-performer to managing a team of high-performers is a difficult one for many people. Skills for success at the management level are different than they are at the individual contributor level. Many people have to un-learn or let go of what made them successful in the past and acquire new skills to ensure success in the future. While their technical knowledge is an asset, they have to learn how to motivate, train, and delegate to others. Coaching support during this critical transition period can increase the chance of success and improve team outcomes overall.
For first time managers, the focus of conversations will focus on developing emotional intelligence and other skills that will help you be more successful in helping your team focus and achieve common goals. I’ll share proven techniques like how to have good 1:1s, how to resolve conflict, how to avoid micromanaging.
Coaching topics for managers may include all of the above topics for coaching, PLUS:
- A plan for your first 90 days, including techniques for gathering information quickly, building key relationships, finding small wins, and creating a strategy to get to your break-even point (where you are bringing in as much value as you have cost).
- Navigating a new culture and new office politics and people
- Goal setting for yourself
- How to help your direct reports set their goals and hold them accountable.
- Management techniques that increase high performance like knowledge-sharing, innovation, process improvement, improving focus and reducing friction, aligning individual goals with company goals, and ensuring accountability.
- How to have effective 1:1 meetings that motivate team members, facilitate the delegating process, ensure accountability, and recognize team members’ successes, and encourage growth.