One on One Executive Coaching

All my one on one executive coaching clients understand getting clarity, finding solutions, and taking the right actions will make a crucial difference moving forward.

What we work on is important. Over the years I've tracked what clients wished to achieve during executive coaching.

Before contacting me, take some time to sit down and determine what's important to you.

Clients Share Why They Wanted Executive Coaching 

What follows is a sampling of what actual clients have said they wanted to work on.

We review the client's desired outcomes as we start the coaching engagement.

In their own words ...

Requests for Executive Coaching as the Leader Considered Their Own Professional Development

In their own words ...

• "Be better equipped to deal with these never-ending fires and crisis situations."

• "To be less stuck in the details and way more creative than I am currently."

• "For a sounding board to help me get some objectivity and help with burnout."

• "Be a better manager of my time, so I can be the leader I need to be."

• "I am in a high pressure, high stakes position that is new. I need help moving forward."

• "Need help to communicate with the power people and understand what is not being said."

• "Being more confident when with others. I feel like I must come across weak."

Requests for Executive Coaching as the Leader Set Direction for the Organization

In their own words ...

• "I think I can take this company a lot farther. I need a sounding board."

• "It’s a great organization but it’s stuck. The leadership is stuck. The staff is stuck. We’ve got to break out of this."

• "I need help to overcome the hurdles of this new position."

• "Setting the new strategic plan when we have such uncertainty and lack of vision."

• "Help me lead and not be intimidated by successful stakeholders who demand the attention."

• "I’m sick and tired of dealing with problem people. I need some solutions."

• "I need someone to brainstorm and think about big possibilities with."

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Requests for Executive Coaching as the Leader Balanced Work, Life and Leadership

In their own words ...

• "I'd like my life to be fuller. I'm bored with the routine."

• "I've hurt my wife, family, organization. How do I recover from this?"

• "Personal care has been an issue since I became CEO. It’s a 24/7 position."

• "My wife needs me to show up differently than I have in these past few years."

• "My objective is to achieve a reasonable balance."

• "I hate where I am. My wife wants me out. I’m rarely home. But the pay is so good."

• "Moving forward after this loss. It’s consumed all of me."

Requests for Executive Coaching as the Leader Worked to Regain Productivity

In their own words ...

• "I feel conflicted about giving focused attention to my own work versus being available to my team."

• "Help me to put systems in place so I am not always ‘fighting fires.'"

• "I want to feel more "on top" of things versus the feeling like I am holding on for dear life."

• "Getting work done so I don’t miss deadlines and put such stress on myself."

• "I have so many contracts on the go that I can’t keep up. I need to get control of this."

• "I end up doing it myself. I need to have the confidence that I can delegate it to them."

• "The whole team is demoralized. I need help rebuilding them."

Requests for Executive Coaching as the Leader Looked Out Over the Longer Term

In their own words ...

• "Dealing with the tough things that seem to keep happening."

• "Being more intent about living out my faith."

• "Making big life decisions that really contribute to a life well-lived."

• "Dealing positively with stressors in my life."

• "I need to create a transition plan so I can know that my company is operating as it should."

• "Help me think through a decade long project that needs good leadership and execution."

• "We’ve done well. I’d like to think about after I sell the company, what I do next."

In our one to one executive coaching meeting, you can bring any topic to the table. I’ll provide an objective sounding board and the key questions to help you think it through and find new ways of thinking, adjusting and taking actions to live life to the full.

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In One on One Executive Coaching, One Conversation Can Sometimes Change Everything

Executive coaching priorities vary. Whether for yourself, key individuals or a high-value team, my engagements are designed to build and hone personal, work and leadership assets. In the course of one on one executive coaching, I listen carefully to what each individual wants and needs in order to successfully move forward.

It's true. Sometimes one conversation can change everything.

Through our work together, you will advance personal and work priorities with greater effectiveness, less stress and more satisfaction. And by being intentional, you should start experiencing the benefits of work life balance.

Organizational Topics that Often Get Discussed During One on One Executive Coaching

During coaching these 12 organizational topics come up with clients fairly regularly. I've tried to put them in some order to make sense of patterns. 

If you see something here that seems to replicate your own situation, don't hesitate to bring it up during coaching.

And, maybe what's here will "ring a bell," and remind you that something else in your organization might need to be given further thought as we coach together.

1. Coaching Around The Real But Unwritten Values

Unwritten core values in a company that can contribute to burnout and burn-on. 

1. Company comes first
2. Money is the bottom line
3. Time is the important thing

2. Coaching on What Motivates High-Contribution Leaders

Improving company culture and employee engagement while avoiding burnout at work.  

1. A voice at the table
2. The ability to make decisions
3. A match between workplace and personal values

3. Coaching Addressing the Day to Day Pressures in the Organization

Challenges faced by leadership that are leading to signs of getting burned out or burning-on. 

1. Lack of resources
2. Unwritten agendas
3. Unreasonable expectations

4. Coaching that Finds The Kind of Place that Fosters Contribution

Ways an organization can support leaders and reduce the chances of burnout or burn-on. 

1. Foster positive workplace relationships
2. Support family and community involvement
3. Appreciate and recognize personal contribution

Recap

On this one on one executive coaching page, we have discussed:

• Each client wants to achieve certain outcomes unique to them
• Some want to develop further as a leader, as an individual
• Some wish coaching as they lead the organization
• Others are working to balance work and the rest of life
• Some want to work to regain productivity while experiencing overload
• Most clients are thinking about their longer-term goals as well
• Sometimes one conversation can change everything