Management / Executive Coaching
All businesses have to continuously adapt to new challenges just to survive.
Add to this a desire to grow and the challenges are multiplied. It is all too
easy for a busy manager to get caught up in the day-to-day running of
the company and not leave space to work on the future of the company or on themself.
A coach will encourage the manager to step back from the front line to take a look at the bigger picture. The
manager can then develop a clearer vision for the company and make sure that their personal and business priorities are well aligned.
Senior managers and business owners in particular feel the pressure of business development as they take on the leadership roles without the support or guidance of anyone above them. These positions can be very isolating and stressful. Working with a coach can allow the manager the space to sort through their priorities to act as a sounding-board for personal and business development ideas.
Using
my varied experiences of working with many companies, I can help you
create a vision for your company in balance with your personal life then an action plan to put it into
effect. Contact me to discuss how you could align the future of your
company with a well balanced life - Click here for contact details.
Typical Business Coaching Issues:
Change Management
One of the most challenging times for a business is when it is going through change, and yet change is essential to remain competitive in an ever changing market. There are numerous challenges to overcome:
- Accepting that change is needed
- Identifying the best course of action
- Checking the financial and legal implications
- Keeping the workforce 'on side'
- Assessing what customer and competitor reaction might be
- Managing the change process
Coaching can help the management and employees to develop a vision and acceptance of the required changes and positively tackle issues as they arise.
If your business needs to change or is going through change, call me to discuss how I could help to ensure a successful outcome - Click here for contact details.
Employee development
Employers expect results from their employees. With the modern trend of downsizing and restructuring the demands on employees are increasing. Employees are expected to be multi-skilled and able to take on a wider range of tasks and roles than they might previously have done.
Some of the skills gap can be addressed by training alone but it is increasingly recognised that training plus coaching provides a significantly improved outcome. Research by the International Personnel Management Association indicates that training alone increases productivity by 22%: Training with the addition of coaching increases productivity to an impressive 88%.
Even employees with all of the skills that they need get stuck from time to time. A problem project? A difficult customer? An important presentation? A coach can help to clear the mist and un-stick the situation.
With my wide experience in business, I can provide training for small groups or individuals and then follow up with a series of coaching sessions focused on performance improvement. Contact me to discuss how I could help improve the performance of your employees - Click here for contact details.
Personal issues
Unfortunately, we all suffer from ‘real life’ every so often. The issue might be in the work place, at home or a combination of the two. Wherever it is coming from, there is often a damaging effect on the employee’s performance. A wise employer will spot this decreased performance and help the employee to tackle the issue. A coach can work extremely well in this situation. As the coach is independent of the organisation the employee is more likely to discuss things that he or she would not want to discuss with the employer. The key aim of the coaching is to take action to resolve the issue and get the employee back on track. Giving the employee the space and encouragement to work through the issue brings significant results.
This situation requires personal coaching but the coaching contract being with the employer. Contact me to discuss how I could help improve employee performance - Click here for contact details.
Testimonial
| I had the benefit of life coaching with Andy Hilton between October and December 2005. I found Andy to be helpful in many ways. Identifying goals and maintaining some elements of my business strategies whilst revising others, have brought positive benefits to my business through increased contacts and offers of work. Personally I felt supported and encouraged to improve fitness levels and general well-being. I found Andy to be helpful in discussion of new ideas, His pragmatic and honest approach was always supportive whilst remaining focussed. Andy helped me to form my own agenda for this work, enabling me to work on different aspects of my life to promote a better balance Bryan, Cumbria |
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