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Services: Executive Coaching

Even high-potential and successful managers can benefit from the candid and constructive feedback of an executive coach. There are two primary aspects of all coaching engagements--first, the client learns to more accurately assess his or her strengths and development needs, both in the task and the interpersonal realms, and second, the manager sets and achieves challenging goals which build on strengths and remedy weaknesses. During the course of the coaching, we meet with the client regularly, and, if appropriate and beneficial, we also meet with the client's peers, subordinates and/or supervisors.

Client Example: The talented CTO of a technology company wanted to gain a better understanding of his interactions with his team. From the feedback he received, he realized that he had a tendency to categorize people as competent or incompetent before he had enough information to make such a judgment. Once categorized as incompetent, his subordinates felt that their contributions were not valued and that they did not have the opportunity to change his negative opinions of them. As a result of the coaching process, the CTO learned to give more specific and constructive feedback and to avoid making premature global judgments about the capabilities of his staff.