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EXECUTIVE COACHING

Why Executive Coaching?

The word 'coach' originates from the Hungarian word 'kocsi' (in German "Kutsche") which means a horse-cart. The purpose of such horse-cart is to help passengers to get their destination as fast, as conveniently, and as safely as possible.

horse-cartWe consider this kind of coach a very appropriate metaphor for how we see coaching. The main purpose is to assist our clients in getting to where they want to be in a way that is as fast, as safe, and as effective as possible.

Executive Coaching has proven to be particularly effective because we usually do not advise our coachees what to do but use our coaching mindset, processes, and competencies to assist our clients in finding out what they would need to do differently to get to where they want to be faster and with increased chances.

While sharing their own experiences is an added value coaches may offer, we find that executive coaching is more effective when coachees have full ownership over their solutions and actions, leading to positive transformation and development.

 

Typical Coaching Cases & Formats

We see executive coaching not as an intervention to 'fix' people but to assist them in accelerating their personal and professional development. Here is a list of typical coaching cases and formats:

Purpose Typical Coachees Typical Format Typical Duration
Start-ups support in new position Middle,
Senior Managers
 • Assessments
• Orientation Session (2hrs)
• 10hrs Coaching (1-2 hrs per session), decreasing in frequency and duration		 3-6 months
Preparation for
more senior
position		 Junior, Middle,
Senior Managers
 • Assessments
• Orientation Session (2hrs)
• 6-12 Coaching Sessions depending on gap, typically 1-2 hrs per session 		2-6 months
Development
from Manager
to Leader		 Junior Managers,
Middle Managers		 • Assessments
• Orientation Session (2hrs)
• 15-25hrs Coaching (1-2 hrs per session)
• Accompanying courses on leadership competencies suggested.		 6-12 months
Change of specific
behaviors
(typically 1 - 4
behaviors)
 Middle & Senior
Managers
 • Assessments
• Orientation Session (2hrs)
• 10-20 Coaching Sessions depending on type of
behaviors, typically 1-2 hrs per session
• 5-10hrs interaction with key support group (3-5 members)		 6-12 months
Developing
Corporate Success
Culture		 Senior Managers • Assessments
• Orientation Session (2hrs)
• 15-30 Coaching Sessions depending on scale of necessary changes, typically 1-2 hrs per session
• 10-20hrs interaction with “key opinion makers”
• Corporate Culture Workshop with senior management team		 9-15 months

 

Other cases for coaching may include:

• Supporting M&A’s
• Work-Life-Balance issues
• Negotiations		 • Guidance during Crisis Management
• Ongoing sparring partner for better decision making
• Sales Management		 • Developing higher EQ
• Overcoming low motivation
• Public Speaking

For Progress-U’s Coaching & Training Standards – click here

For Progress-U’s Coaches – click here

For a Selection of Clients we have worked with – click here

For more info on how coaching could be useful in your organization, feel free to read the "Executive Coaching Case Studies"

 

 

 

 

 
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