
Executive Coaching FAQ's
Coaching helps you to access and realise your full potential – as an individual and as a leader in the modern business world. It can be a challenging process, but also a life-changing one.
So who is coaching for?
There’s no definitive answer – but my clients are usually senior executives, managers or entrepreneurs. They’re strong, driven, ambitious people with high expectations, both of themselves and others. What they all have in common is this: their usual methods of dealing with business challenges are not as efficient any more, and they want to change that.
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What are the benefits of leadership coaching?
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For coachees:
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The biggest added value of leadership coaching for the individual is higher performance and inner peace through self-mastery.
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By increasing awareness of how old habits can affect behaviour in pressurised situations, people can take a step back, regulate their own behaviour and make more productive choices. With continued practice, these new strategies allow them to embody their leadership ideals, leading to higher performance and profound change.
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Ultimately, their relationships are more productive, their resilience to pressure is increased, and stress levels are reduced as they achieve more balance.
For the company
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Effective leaders can help organisations focus their talents and energy into purposeful action.
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Leaders who have transformed the way they think and behave can successfully lead others through transformative changes. They can inspire with their clear, compelling vision for the organisation’s future and empower people by introducing principles such as agility, self-management, co-creation and cross-functional teamwork. This can deliver both financial success and deep cultural change.
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​​​​​When should I consider coaching?
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If you or your staff are dealing with complex work environments, balancing demanding schedules with personal life, or you simply want to increase your capacity to deal with challenging situations, such as major change within your organisation, moving job, or starting a new enterprise or business unit, then coaching may just be the answer.
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What is somatic coaching?
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According to neuroscience, the somatic approach is the most successful way to develop the skills observed in effective leaders. The word somatic comes from the Greek word “soma”, meaning body and somatic coaching refers to a holistic approach that integrates the body, mind and emotions. While traditional coaching is often centred on linguistic learning (reading, writing, conversation), somatic coaching adds the physical dimension and the idea that much of our behaviour is influenced by what happens in our bodies, particularly when we are under pressure. To change patterns of behaviour, we must understand how our bodies affect our minds and emotions. By doing so, we can modify our physical habits to create sustainable change.
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What is embodied learning?
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Traditionally, learning has been an intellectual experience but embodied learning reintegrates the body and the emotions as essential elements in the learning process. The methodology was developed by Richard Strozzi-Heckler from the Strozzi Institute in California during the 1980s. Using his embodied learning approach, your body learns new ways of acting when faced with challenging situations – ways that are aligned to your values as a person and as a leader. With practice, you can embed this learning into every aspect of your being so that your actions are driven not just by your mind but also by your body and your emotions.
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How is coaching customised to my needs?
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I don’t believe in a “one-size-fits-all” coaching programme. Everyone is different and their coaching needs are unique. I will work with you to identify specific outcomes you want to achieve from your coaching experience. Together, we will design a programme that addresses your needs, using these outcomes to measure success. The programme will be responsive to your changing circumstances, ensuring it supports you on your journey towards effective leadership.
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Do you use 360° tools ?
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Based on your specific needs, we could use The Leadership Circle ProfileTM to help you identify your strengths and opportunities for development. the LCP is the only 360 degree assessment that simultaneously provides focused competency feedback while revealing the underlying assumptions that are causing your pattern of strengths and limitations.
The Leadership Circle Profile helps leaders understand the relationship between how they habitually think, how they behave, and, more importantly, how all this impacts their current level of leadership effectiveness.
I am certified by The Leadership Circle®
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​Is it really worth?
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From my own experience, I know that coaching often feels like a threatening path to explore. That’s why it’s always such a magic moment when the inner observer truly comes to life, seeing that there are possibilities to be found in every situation, strength to be drawn from every anxiety. Self-development is an ongoing process. And with the help of coaching, it can become one of the most meaningful things you’ll ever do.
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