Feedback and development support that works for you, to get the job done

Leading a business is a difficult and complex task. Even when one has a great strategy, and clear plan, effective execution is often elusive. Leaders are more than technical experts. The decisions that leaders are commonly called on to make are often more about managing the people, emotions and relationships. This calls for substantial skills in interpersonal communication, understanding and motivating others, negotiating complex outcomes, information seeking, giving feedback and emotional intelligence. Most often, these have to be exercised in the context of external and internal pressures to hit stretch targets and continual improvements in performance

The myth we are told (and often tell ourselves) is that we should be “naturals” when it comes to managing all of these demands and implementing these skills – we should be people who can “do it on our own”. The truth is that we are often relying on past learning and models of behaviour that simply do not work in today’s more complex work environments. We need effective forms of feedback that help us discover new paths and approaches, and the support to move to new levels of personal effectiveness and performance. Unfortunately, in the world of business decision making, often the higher one’s position, the less effective feedback and support one seems to receive.

theexecutivecoach offers tailored, one-to-one coaching for board and senior leaders and managers and other key personnel within your business. Using proven principles and approaches drawn from the fields of psychology, business, adult learning and the wider behavioural sciences, theexecutivecoach can help you find your own solutions to your particular challenges:

• Developing vision and strategy
• Leadership and personal style
• Increasing influence and impact
• Engaging effectively with key stakeholders
• Developing emotional intelligence
• Building effective teams
• Communicating your message
• Managing change
• Motivating for action
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Managing difficult personalities