Our clients are many and varied and come from a variety of industry sectors from across the globe. They are high-performing executives, managers, and entrepreneurs; Intelligent, interesting and demanding people who see their own growth as a critical factor in their personal satisfaction and professional success.
Our clients share a common goal, to offer a positive contribution in their own lives and ultimately in the lives of others. For these people work is more than a job, it is an opportunity to make a difference, to fulfil their potential and through collaborative practice achieve more than they could alone. Our clients are reaping the benefits which come from working with an exceptional coach. In particular executives who improve their lives as a result of coaching become far more effective at work and generally command higher salary or fees as a result. This in turn enables the coach to be well compensated for their skills.
Executive Coaching provides the necessary stretch and robust support demanded by this goal. In responding to the call to be more, an Executive Coach can help to initiate and sustain authentic change both personally and professionally.
How does Executive Coaching work?
Most people go through life realizing only a part of their potential and sensing that there is so much more they are capable of. Coaching offers a dynamic and multi-faceted approach to personal and leadership development. A good Executive Coach is able to respond directly to your individual needs and design a coaching relationship and in individual development program which will integrate and balance your personal and professional life, enhancing your capability and resilience for improved results. It is not enough to deliver client changes, quality coaching must define specific, observable and measured results to ensure that you as a client gain a solid return on your investment.
Our Approach
A MAX Executive Coach is a highly skilled professional with many years of coaching experience. They will offer you a candid and objective perspective on you and your development. As they build a collaborative partnership with you, they will invite you into a deep examination of yourself and situation. This is for many clients a powerful process. MAX Executive Coaching unpacks your challenges offering you more clarity and resulting in some dramatic shifts in view. You are likely to find yourself open to possibilities you may never have even considered before.
Our typical process includes the following elements:
- Initial conversation with client (and where appropriate, sponsor)
- Candidate Intake session
- Design of coaching contract
- Pre Coaching Assessment Process – psychometrics, 360 degree evaluation, interviews with full feedback report
- Coaching phase – active coaching, ongoing assignments, progress reviews, evaluation
- Final evaluation – ROI
The Benefits of Executive Coaching:
In Executive Coaching, ideas for action will sometimes come from you, and other times through your Executive Coach. However, acting on them is always your choice. It is a truly collaborative effort, where the coach becomes a member of your team, and a partner in your learning. As such, there are numerous benefits to Executive Coaching. Although some of them can be difficult to articulate and quantify, they are just as powerful for our clients. Others however, are more tangible:
- Improved performance and goal achievement
- Clear, honest, and direct feedback
- Knowledge and practical guidance
- Learning strategies that develop new capabilities
- Clearer understanding of yourself and others
- Accountability and structure to ensure achievement
- Sustainable, visible shifts towards new effectiveness and capacity in the areas of focus
- More joy and higher levels of personal fulfillment
- Better life balance, with increased resilience and resourcefulness for managing stress and preventing burnout
When Should You Use an Executive Coach?
Life’s challenges provide great opportunities to learn and grow. Executive Coaching is increasingly sought after as a way of navigating those challenges and MAXimising your potential. By working with an Executive Coach you make a commitment to yourself. Engaging in a coaching partnership allows you to make the most of your opportunities; finding greater freedom and real choices in challenging times. Many clients use Executive Coaching during periods of transition, change and renewal in their life. However, there is no specific time which can be generally defined for all. We all find our season for change, and by paying attention to your own natural rhythms you will instinctively know when it is your turn.
Let Us Facilitate Your Progress
Once you complete our MAX Leadership Assessment you will receive by email a personal password to use our free resource section. Visit our Resource Center and download our complimentary information pack "Are you ready for Coaching?"