How Can Leadership Coaching Benefit Me?
Are you working in the “corporate” world with aspirations of growing your career and skill level? Have you considered working with a coach? Likely, you have access to some members in your organization that can contribute to your growth but how could a leadership or executive coach support you in a different way?
Here are some key areas leadership and executive coaches guide and support those on the corporate career path and how they may be able to help you:
- Identify key factors to propel you - They help determine your strengths and weaknesses and how to mold them into propelling you forward in your role
- Overcome a plateau - If you are feeling stuck, unfulfilled, not sure how to move to the next level a coach will uncover what is holding you back or in the way and set a clear path forward to achieving the goals you desire
- Improve Communication skills – to deliver ideas and strategies, create more proactive conversations, and skills in conflict resolution resulting in better self confidence
- Mindset – develop a growth and/or success mindset to help you deliver what is required and what you desire in your role
- Purpose – work with you to align purpose in your role and career as a whole to create more fulfillment in what you are working towards
Many organizations are now recognizing the benefits of working with external coaches to support, develop and engage their employees.
Here’s WHY:
- The external coach is not biased as they are not an employee of the same business
- Easier for the coachee to be open and honest about where things are at as all coaching is confidential
- The external coach is not swayed by company politics
- The coachee gets to work on themselves within their role not just for the role and the business
“The Institute of Coaching cites that over 70% of individuals who receive coaching benefited from improved work performance, relationships and more effective communication skills.”
Interested in coaching and not sure how to go about it?
Ask your company if they have a professional development allowance for employees and if coaching could be considered for this. BONUS to you is it gets paid for by your organization not out of your own pocket!
