Executive coaching

Executive Coaching has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years. In a recent CIPD research study, more than four fifths of all UK respondents stated they are currently utilising coaching in their organisation.

The prominence that Executive Coaching now enjoys is attributable to the numerous benefits and advantages that it has over traditional learning and development methods.

The main benefits of Executive Coaching include:

individual, dynamic and flexible learning
timely and bespoke delivery
incorporation of personal goals and development
rapid performance improvement
improved decision making and creativity
identifying & removing self limiting beliefs
huge increases in self esteem

Factors that have contributed to growth of Executive Coaching include:

a rapidly evolving business environment
trend towards flatter organisational structures
the concept of lifelong learning
individual responsibility for personal development
acceptance of other learning methods other than those based in the classroom

At ACT our mission is to help businesses achieve greater results by improving the effectiveness of their executives.

Our philosophy is that executive development should ensure long-term profitability and growth. We believe:

When leaders achieve, businesses thrive.
Executive development must integrate an organisation's vision.
Values and key business challenges.

Who uses Executive coaching

A director, executive or senior manager wanting to improve job performance or find more fulfilment in your life
An SME business leader keen to grow your business or rethink strategy
An ambitious professional working towards promotion
An organisation looking to develop its rising stars.

What is Executive coaching?

Executive coaching is facilitative one-to-one coaching with business managers and owners. The coaching is focused on the success of the business and is likely to include a mixture of short and long term objectives.

It is lonely at the top, especially for an owner-manager. Running a business can be lonely. Issues such as your own growth and development, working relationships with your management team or specific business challenges can be highly confidential. But these matters are also important enough to merit the rare opportunity to discuss them, think out loud and receive constructive feedback. As an objective outsider a coach is free to question the manager on major issues, obtain valid data and address specific issues.

One-to-one executive coaching is the ultimate secure & confidential vehicle for people working in organisations across all sectors of business to develop their personal performance.

Executive coaching enables you to move beyond training and learning ?��Ǩ��how?��Ǩ�Ѣ to achieve results through real performance, in businesses ranging from multinationals to small local companies.

Potential focus of Executive coaching

Every client and each organisational culture is unique and as such the goals clients are currently focusing on are individual and vary widely. However, some common themes for our executive coaching clients are:

Leadership styles ?��Ǩ�� developing flexibility of style, often to demonstrate charisma or inspiration
Presenting powerfully ?��Ǩ�� communicating persuasively to win the hearts and minds of small or large audiences
Thinking strategically Making clear, confident decisions
Learning to delegate
Building a team structure
Dealing with change
Career management
Developing the six key Emotional Competencies (Emotional Quotient EQ)
Communication skills Time Management