Executive Coaching

Executive coaching in its current form is a rapidly expanding paradigm.

What makes it so interesting is what came before. From a management perspective, the 90’s could be best articulated with the mantra, “change or die”. That decade appeared to be a battle for survival in a time of major market and technological change. The 90’s were also marked by the call to rationalisation and cost cutting at any price.

The results of this period have been interesting to observe. Rationalisation has often had unsatisfactory results. A third of restructures fail to achieve satisfactory levels of performance, and up to 70% of downsizings fail to produce the desired results within the first year.

There is now an increasing realisation that organisational culture is a driver of performance. Workers are now increasingly nomadic, and on average will have 3 career changes during a lifetime’s employment. 50% of employees expect to spend less than 3 years in a role. CEO’s aren’t immune either, with the average tenure being just over 3 years.

So where does this leave you?

If you’re a senior executive, you know that life is fast paced, constantly changing and stressful. Often you’re caught in the day to day operations of keeping the business alive. You may not have the personal bandwidth to indulge in long term thinking and strategic direction.

In other cases you may want to turn to people for help, but there isn’t anyone in your organisation you trust and can confide in.

As independent executive coaches, we can reflect ideas, evoke solutions and support implementations in ways few insiders could ever do. We have no axe to grind with the organisation and its politics. We’re totally unbiased and non judgemental in our approach.

This means that you get the benefit of bouncing ideas, getting advice where appropriate, and being in a position to make informed decisions knowing that political interests in your organisation are not affecting the thinking.

Think of the freedom this would give you!

So just what does Executive Coaching entail…

Executive coaching is all about collaboration between you and your coach.

Coaching delivers results, mainly due to the supportive relationship between you and your coach. You gain your own insights into issues. As coaches, we will challenge you to be your best. We’ll help you set not just goals, but a real direction for your life.

Working with us as your coach can enable you to change your behaviour in the workplace, making you a more effective leader. If you commit to the process, you will experience a marked improvement in productivity across both your corporate and private life.

Some of the benefits experienced by our clients include:

Strengthened leadership skills
Reduction and better management of stress
Improved time management
Adapting to a career transition
Building or increasing an existing business
Developing a strong personal foundation
Developing conflict management skills

Here are some statistics regarding Executive Coaching.

The Hay Group research indicates between 25% and 40% of the Fortune 500 now use executive coaches. And here in Australia, 17 of the top 25 ASX listed companies have an executive coaching or mentoring program.
Leadership Management Australia, a business training organisation, found leadership coaching was beneficial in 95% of cases in a 2001 study of the Australian market.
A US public service agency experience found training alone delivered a 22% improvement in productivity, whilst training coupled with coaching delivered an 88% improvement.
And a much quoted extensive study by the US Manchester Consulting Group found the average return on investment (ROI) for executive coaching was over 500%

Ultimately, you will be the judge of how working with us could benefit you. However, you’ll never know if you don’t give it a go! Give us call on +61-414-913334 and discuss the options with us.