Stepping Up

It's a great achievement to be invited into an executive position, and a fitting reward for what have likely been years of hard work, commitment and special competence. 

Joining the executive team very likely involves stepping-up a gear or two....in terms of responsibility, accountability and demands on your personal time.  The stakes are higher.  There's more pressure to perform.  And, just when you seem to need it most, you may find less time is available to recharge with family and friends.

What's needed?

Executives, above all others, need to stay balanced.  Performing at your best is about keeping access to your inner sources of energy, maintaining your personal integrity, and avoiding burn-out.  Professional coaching is a tried-and-tested, cost-effective and "laser-focused" way to help you do just this.

Generally speaking, it's not questions of competence or functional understanding that challenge executives.  Reaching this level is usually a recognition that your competence is well above the average.  The biggest demands are the personal stresses and strains which rise to meet you in a position of high responsibility.

These are some of the specific challenges that executive colleagues have highlighted:

  • Projecting myself as a leader

  • Maintaining personal resilience

  • Dealing with career transition

  • Achieving clarity in decision-making

  • Handling personal limiting beliefs

  • Recognising - and honouring - personal and professional ethics

  • Loneliness

  • Managing stress

  • Retaining work/life balance

Very often the biggest challenge of all is the lack of a truly independent listener or dialogue partner, someone with whom you can have confidential discussions about your personal challenges, someone outside the realm of office politics and professional rivalries. 

What does an Executive Coach deliver?

An executive coach can provide an independent sounding-board in a discreet and fully confidential environment., helping you to navigate through the most challenging aspects of your role.

Listening, reflecting-back, challenging, supporting, summarising, providing perspective and focus, creating a framework for personal development and accountability, expanding your horizons.  These are some of the key elements an experienced executive coach will deliver.  

 

Contact Dave Roberts at Andromeda to find out more.