"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power." Lao Tzu
Because your needs may vary, we offer several types of coaching and training:
| Executive Coaching |
Leadership Coaching/Training |
Communication Coaching/Training |
| Career Transition Coaching |
NEW: Military to Civilian Transitions |
Personal Brand Coaching |
| Crisis Communication Coaching/Training |
Conflict Resolution Coaching/Training |
Work-style, personality and leadership assessments |
Coaching offers guidance and groundwork for decision-making and growth. It delivers noticeable, genuine results. It is a powerful, profound resource for many people. At its core, it is about a confidential relationship between a trained facilitator and a professional or team that results in clarity, trust, and purposeful potential. People can work with this trusted source on how to direct actions, behaviors and strategies for self-growth as well as organizational growth. Coaching is about seizing opportunities to move to the next level, guided by someone whose only agenda is only to hold the client to the highest level of possible achievement and positive change.
For many people, they find it difficult to objectively reflect on how they manage challenging situations. Sometimes they simply cannot focus clearly on the steps needed to progress forward, even as they know where they want to go. For business owners and top leaders, it's crucial they get authentic responses to their questions, but often their direct reports are too entrenched in the organization to give unbiased feedback. Coaching creates a mirror by which they can get true, honest reflections and then they are better equipped to launch forward, make positive change and achieve the goals they set.
Whether you lead a team, a department, or an entire company, you may feel alone facing the challenges ahead of you. Yet, with the support of a neutral, fair and resourceful coach you can stand strong, ready and equipped to face the future.
Coaching is not therapy and is not training. It is an experience of growth, guidance and empowerment.
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SURVEY FINDINGS ON COACHING:
1"In 2006, almost 90% of HR professionals and coaching clients felt the value of coaching was either somewhat high or very high. ‘High value’ perceptions now exceed 94%."
2Coaching can increase productivity more than 300%
A study conducted in 1997 concluded that follow-up coaching combined with a supervisor training program increased productivity by an astounding 88%. The same study concluded that training alone increased productivity by 22.4%. The bottom-line: coaching increased productivity more than 300% over training alone.
3BUSINESS IMPACT OF EXECUTIVE COACHING
Results of a study by Manchester, Inc: Coaching programs delivered ROI SIX times the cost of coaching
Benefits to the companies were improvements in:
- Productivity 53%
- Quality 48%
- Customer Service 39%
- Reduced customer complaints 34%
- Retaining executives 32%
- Cost reductions 23%
- Bottom-line profitability 22%
Benefits to the executives were improved:
- Working relationships with direct reports 77%
- Working relationships with immediate supervisors 71%
- Teamwork 67%
- Working relationships with peers 63%
- Job satisfaction 61%
- Conflict reduction 52%
- Organizational commitment 44%
- Working relationships with clients 37%
In a recent Client Study performed by the International Coaching Federation the following key findings were identified:
"According to the 2009 ICF Global Coaching Client Study, companies that use or have used professional coaching for business reasons have seen a median return on investment of seven times their initial investment. Individual clients reported a median return on investment of 3.44 times their investment.
Coaching can help with a variety of goal areas. Findings from the 2010 ICF Global Consumer Awareness Study, showed that more than two-fifths (42.6 percent) of respondents who had experienced coaching chose "optimize individual and/or team performance" as their motivation for being coached. This reason ranked highest followed by "expand professional career opportunities" at 38.8 percent and "improve business management strategies" at 36.1 percent. Other more personal motivations like "increase self-esteem/self-confidence" and "manage work/life balance" rated fourth and fifth to round out the top five motivation areas." ICF
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