Corporate Coaching - Coaching for Organisations

“People do not reach their full potential for one main reason:

The single universal block is unfailing the same, variously described as fear of failing, lack of confidence, self-doubt and lack of self-belief.”

Sir John Whitmore - Coaching for Performance

One to one coaching is fast becoming the preferred and most effective management and staff development tool.

Coaching reaches the places that traditional training courses don’t and Research by the International Personnel Management Association, concluded that “ordinary training typically increased productivity by 22%, while training combined with coaching increased productivity by 88%”

I have a strong philosophy that for a company to really perform, coaching needs to be available to all staff. The benefits of coaching within higher management are well documented, and the benefits can be reaped at all levels. The combination of my HR, coaching and NLP qualifications and experience gives me unique insight into the needs of staff and the business needs of an organisation. Combining these skill sets, I work with you to create programs which will assist greatly with staff morale, motivation, work life balance and of course stress levels.

FAQs

What is Corporate Coaching?
Benefits of Corporate Coaching
Why use a Corporate Coach?
What is the difference between a Corporate Coach and other similar professionals?
Why should we use an external coach?
What you can expect
What happens during a coaching session?
Start Now! with this taster activity
How much does it cost?
Testimonials
‘Ready Made’ Training Courses and Corporate Programs

What is Corporate Coaching?

Coaching within an organisation is an interactive process that is designed to help individuals to develop rapidly. It is usually work related and focused on improving performance or behaviour. It is a goal-orientated form of personally tailored learning. The essential features of coaching within an organisation are that it is a short term, time limited, paid for, goals specific, action orientated, personally tailored approach to learning. Corporate coaching utilises feedback and offers some objectivity.

Corporate coaching involves coaching towards organisational goals. Just as a football coach coaches a football team, a corporate coach coaches an organisation, focusing on the corporate team and corporate vision, mission, values and strategy.

Results are measured against the performance requirements of the organisation.

Benefits and Research

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have produced some very important documents. Their ‘Coaching and Buying Coaching Services’, produced in 2004 is a good example. Written by Jessica Jarvis, it covers subjects such as:

The current position of coaching
The key players in the coaching relationship
Making a case for coaching
Choosing the right coach
Managing the onward coaching engagement

Its respondents are typically the HR professionals in the organisations. Its findings include:

79% of responding organisations use coaching
78% cite improving individual performance as the main objective
The highest category of people receiving coaching are junior manager/team leader/supervisor and middle managers
99% of respondents agree that coaching can deliver tangible benefits to both individuals and organisations
93% of respondents agree that coaching and mentoring are key mechanisms for transferring learning from training courses back to the workplace
92% agree that when coaching is managed effectively it can have a positive impact on an organisation’s bottom line.

It also cites a MetrixGlobal LLC survey that coaching produced a 528% return on investment alongside significant intangible benefits to the business.

Given the number of HR professionals who are members of the CIPD, if your market is UK corporate it could well be worth reading this, as they probably have.

Click here to download a copy

The International Coaching Federation Survey concluded the following benefits from coaching:

98.5% felt the investment was worthwhile
85% wanted a sounding board
78% wanted a motivator
Over 50% experience greater self-awareness, self-confidence and improved goal setting and business results
40% wanted help with goal setting - especially financial
40% felt coaching enhanced their communication skills
33% felt they had more fun in the workplace
25% felt Coaching had enhanced their income

Source: Neo Vitae Ltd, 03 July 2006

Research by the International Personnel Management Association, concluded that “ordinary training typically increased productivity by 22%, while training combined with coaching increased productivity by 88%”

Why use a Corporate Coach

Through coaching people are able to:

Find their own solutions
Develop their own skills/resources
Change their own behaviour
Change their own attitudes

What is the difference between a Corporate Coach and other similar professionals?

The key difference:

Trainer: A trainer deals with input of knowledge and skill
Mentor: A Mentor focuses on an industry or subject matter and helps to carve a pathway through the organisation
Consultant: A Consultant diagnoses and recommends solutions to organisations at a macro level on strategic and cultural issues
Manager: A Manager sets direction, manages process and performance
Counsellor: Counselling is about fixing / helping people without the strength or the inner resources to do so themselves (something anchors people into the past which blocks them going forwards)
Coach: A corporate coach helps people achieve their goals by using their own inner resources. It is focused on the future.

Why should I use an external coach?

Corporate Coaches are detached outsiders and independent thinkers (of the organisation) who can reflect ideas, evoke solutions and support their implementation in ways that no insider ever could

Sir John Whitmore - Coaching for Performance

Coaching can harness this for the good of the individual and the organisation.

Coaching in the workplace positively impacts the bottom line.

What can you expect?

Coaching sessions are uniquely tailored to your situation.

You can have as many or as few sessions as you want or need. Many people find that a single 90-minute session solves their immediate need, while others want a few more, especially if it's been an issue they've lived with for a long time.

We have worked with many individuals on a range of different issues, including:

Improving the ability to influence, persuade, delegate and plan
Conflict resolution
Improved Communication and motivation
Removing self (or team) inflicted barriers to achieving success
Career change
Time management issues
Confident and effective meetings and interviews
Presentation skills
Improving the ability to manage stressful situations and people
Goal setting
Confidence Building

What happens during a coaching session

You'll be asked to think beforehand about what you would like to have happen as a result of the coaching, i.e. what’s the point of spending time and money with a coach - and your answer to that question will be the focus of our attention to begin with.

We will meet with you to establish where you want to get to, where you are now and how long it will take to close the gap and how.

Sometimes one session is all that is needed to clarify goals and remove the often self- inflicted barriers.

In between sessions, you'll be given tasks to help further your understanding of your own thinking and behaviour patterns.

Start Now! With this taster activity

Which area(s) of your work and life are not as you would like them to be? List them or draw a picture
Now score each out of 10; so that a score of 10 means that this area is as you would like it to be and a low score indicates that all is not well with an area
Take the above scores and take some time to think about what a ‘10’ would be like for you … how would you know?, what’s telling you that this areas is not as you would like it to be (most of us are very good at identifying what’s not ok but not so good at working out what we want instead)
What needs to happen for you to achieve a ‘10’ in this area
What’s stopping you …?

How much does it cost?

See my costs and terms of work or contact me for further information. Daily rates are also available which may suit if you have a number of staff at one location that would benefit from the fast path approach that 1-1 coaching provides.

‘Ready Made’ Training Courses and Corporate Programs

Team Coaching for Line Managers	Stress Managament - for Staff	Stress Management - for Managers
2 hour session for up to four line managers; ideally suited to those who are new to the role.	A one day workshop with a mix of practical work and discussion, to help staff identify what causes stress in their lives and the vital role they can take in both minimising and managing their stress levels.	Stress is the single largest cause of occupational ill health, accounting for around half of all days lost to work-related ill health. (HSE Aug.2006) Attending the workshops will provide your managers with the tools they need to improve efficiency and productivity tackling one of the key causes of work-related ill health.
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Coaching Skills - for Managers	Guaranteed Corporate Coaching
This cram packed one day program will provide you with the opportunity to coach and be coached. Attendance and full participation on this program will equip you with tools enabling you to integrate coaching into your work.	One to one performance coaching is increasingly being recognised as the way for both organisations and individuals to improve performance. This 8 session coaching package provides a powerful (and guaranteed) process for improving individual and corporate performance. The structured, outcomes-led process guides individuals through their own challenges, clarifies issues, examines limiting beliefs and generates solutions with a compelling course of action.
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Testimonials

I'd been struggling to complete my business plan for months. It had become a major obstacle to overcome. Claire helped me see a clear way forward and helped me to identify specific actions I could take. I completed my business plan within three days. I achieved more in those three days, thanks to Claire, than I had achieved in the previous three months and a great weight has been lifted from my shoulders

A.W. (Hants), Business Owner

I found the session particularly effective. It was particularly good for me to be able to talk freely, churn out all of the jumble and not feel judged by anything I said! It's amazing how my perspective changed when I could assess practical steps to take.

Your questions were most appropriate and thought-provoking. Thanks a lot.

D.C. (Midlands), Financial Sector

I feel a lot more in control, where work is concerned; I seem to have a lot more choices.

I feel more whole. I feel that I have more of an understanding of what is going on, and that I’ve been invited (a little) to take part in life rather than being an observer.

My Manager, as one of the few people who know I attend this course (6 one to one coaching sessions) is pleased with my progress. I think she is quite shocked that this was something I have managed to do.

J.P., IT Project Manager

For me the coaching was like taking my mind to the opticians … before, I felt like my life was out of focus and blurry. Now I feel like I've got new glasses and everything is sharp and in focus. I can see where I'm going now.

I could best describe the experience as like being given a blueprint to me and I had some real 'a-ha' moments.

I now have a significant number of new coping tools and see this as an on-going part of life

… better able to coach my team – improved my understanding of others needs at work

…Salary increased by £5k as a result

F.C., Senior Manager

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