As the leader of the organization, why do you need a coach? Here are a couple of thoughts:
- It’s lonely at the top.
- Do you believe all your feedback is totally honest?
- Who is talking to you without an agenda?
- Who do you talk to about your weaknesses or doubts?
- Who do you talk to about your growth areas as a leader?
These are just a samples of common reasons to have a coach. As a leader you never have the total real picture of your organization. The feedback you receive is always filtered, confiding in subordinates about your challenges has its perils, yet you need to evaluate your effectiveness as a leader. Coaching is one tool to assist you to continually develop knowledge and skills to grow with your organization and continue to be an effective executive.
Executive coaching is a one-on-one development process to increase an executive’s managerial and leadership performance. Methods often use feedback processes through self and other assessments as well as on-the-job learning.