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The Metamorphosis of the Successful Executive . . . Overcoming Professional Stagnation
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| Friday, December 26, 2008 |
You are a very successful business executive of money and managing a staff of capable professionals. You are your successful beyond crazy dreams Business School. You have done many things still something missing. On the surface, life is still good you feel tired, drained, frustrated, defeated. Intuitively, you know that your life can and must be more satisfactory.
Where do you turn? What can you do?
Four years ago, I reached a point in my career as a clinical psychologist where I, too, was unwilling to put up with any more professional "pain" and stagnation. I wanted more of my life and I knew I could have more. Then I teamed up with a personal trainer and started my own career transition to the relatively new profession of "Personal Coaching". . . and I never looked back.
Working with a personal trainer gave me the guidance and support I needed to restart my life and change my career to find my voice, my sense of purpose, my sense of direction. It is something that you can, too. Here's how.
With the coaching staff, frustrated executives get back on track, renewed energy, and are better able to exert a positive influence on their business and their peers. Working with a coach unhappy executives learn to set limits, limits to establish and delegate. They become clearer in their goals and better able to communicate their values. They develop action strategies to improve their listening skills and interpersonal relations. They begin to make a difference, to set the pace of their own lives at work and at home, and especially they begin to eliminate stress.
In 2001, a quantitative survey of 100 executives, most of the Fortune 1000, places the return on investment for Executive Coaching in almost 6 to 1. The study, conducted by Manchester Inc. (a globally-recognized provider of executive coaching services), also revealed that coaching increases organizational strength, productivity, quality, customer service, shareholder value, retention and the executive.
The question you should ask is "Can I afford not to work with a coach?"
Working with a personal coach you can become a better manager-better able to lead and inspire your teams. You create a better work environment where risk-taking and innovation is encouraged. Your employees become loyal, productive and satisfied. Recruitment efforts take off. Customer relations and service improves. Your customer base grows. Grow profits as well.
Coaching does not work for everyone. For those who procrastinate, who are not willing to do the job, or who consider coaching as "sensitive Feely" or frivolous, coaching will not be successful.
A coach is not a consultant. He or she has no answers, no coach. A coach asks the big questions, comments, offers support and constantly challenges the client to go further - sometimes well beyond the customer's current vision. The coach helps the client reduce stress, integrate self-care (exercise and healthy habits) in their life, and make time for what is important. A coach can also provide resources and tools to help clients stay focused and achieve their goals.
Coaching relationships can be short or long term experiences, often ranging from three to six months to one year or more. Most often, individuals work with coaches by phone or in person for a number of sessions per month. Coaching can also take place in groups, through teleclasses, and even a seminar or workshops settings.
Working with a coach is a very personal experience, to find the right coach-someone with whom you feel comfortable, is critical for success. The coaching industry estimates that more than 20,000 cars, coaches, business coaches, marketing coaches, etc. in the United States alone (and perhaps more than 100,000 around the world). When seeking a coach you should plan to interview several candidates to at least find a good match.
With the right coaching staff and a willingness to try new things, experiment and make and learn from its mistakes, you can enable the achievement and success into something more. Working with a coach, you can challenge squarely in the eye, face emotional obstacles at work and at home, and to overcome global Life "adventure" as you intuitively sense more rewarding opportunities ahead.
(c) 2004, Steven Bacharach Psy.D. All rights in all media reserved. May this article be reproduced as it is kept intact copyright and by line. |
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