What’s the simplest way to decide upon a leadership coach who will use his/her leadership coaching skills to develop the leadership qualities of the leaders in your organisation?
A few years ago one of the major energy companies decided that they would invest in leadership coaching. Their Human Resources department prepared an intensive job description for coaches and invited several coaches to apply to work with them on an independent basis.
The specification was really detailed and had manifestly been prepared using guidelines supplied by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. It rambled on for one or two pages asking heaps of queries about development qualifications, insurance, health and safety compliance and experience. Very few of the most experienced coaches in the country troubled to complete the blueprint or sign up for the job.
The reason we failed to apply was not one single query about results or achievements.
Leadership is about getting a team of workers to a defined target. The results of a good leadership coaching programme will be manifest in the behaviour of the leaders who attend the training and in the final results that their groups achieve. This is achieved by developing the leadership qualities of the team leaders on the training.
Think about this – there are thousands of sports coaches who are highly qualified working in all the different leagues. But there are only a few working in the top league. Even fewer still are winning trophies. Only the top-flight win trophies and accolades season after season.
To get the highest standards out of your managers you require a leadership coach who is a definite winner. Only a coach who has proved time and again that he/she’ll deliver results should be trusted to deliver your leadership coaching training programme.
When you’re looking out for a leadership coach to develop your leaders all you have got to look at are the results that coaches have realized. Read leadership coaching testimonials on LinkedIn or on coaches ‘ web sites. Talk to leaders who’ve used leadership coaches to develop managers in their organizations.
Leadership coaching is as much of an art as it is an ability. It takes experience to develop that art to the highest level where the leadership qualities of your leaders can be brought into play for the benefit of your organisation.
Leadership coaching and writing have been a major focus of David Ferrers’s work since 1995. The coaching testimonials of notable front runners in major firms of the stature of Dell, GM, J&J, P&O, RBI, The Cabinet Office, Defra and Yves St.Laurent demonstrate manifestly what David’s talents can do for you.
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