Synopsis of Executive Coaching Modules
Assessment
Understanding of Hard and Soft skills and determining client’s areas of need.
Actions and Behaviors (Strengths)
A process that assists the client in identifying and highlighting the strengths of individual team members. Also, how to get the most out of each team member.
Actions and Behaviors (Praise)
Understanding what to look for when catching individual team members doing something right and then using that to strengthen their competence. Also, learning how to build on what is going well with the team.
Actions and Behaviors (Ask)
Learning and applying the skill of asking the most effective questions to get to the "heart" of the issue.
Actions and Behaviors (What to do)
Learn the skills and process needed for effectively dealing with non-constructive or even destructive behaviors while enhancing your team in the process.
Alignment (Discussion)
Assists the executive with gaining an understanding of their corporate environment and a process for ensuring that they and their team are aligned with corporate objectives.
Alignment (Checklist)
A detailed way to make sure everyone is working towards the same goals and objectives.
Budget
Assists the client with turning the budget process into a living way of enhancing the success of the company. The client will gain an understanding of how to make this an ongoing vehicle as opposed to a time-crunched, "get my budget done" experience with little overall benefit to the good of the organization
Communication Basics Review
Assists the client with learning how to give an engaging and persuasive presentation, along with the detail of what exactly should be covered.
Communication (Elevator Speech)
This module has the goal of helping the client understand the components of and delivering an effective “elevator speech.”
Communication (Commitments)
This builds on the elevator speech but really dives deeper. A question that I might ask here is, “Are you able to describe the two or three biggest commitments your organization is currently working on and why now is the right time to do so---market acceptance, technology, regulation changes, and long-standing critical corporate commitments, etc.?”
Communication Success
A leading question I might ask here would be, “If you were called upon to give an extemporaneous talk today about your company to your Kiwanis, Rotary, or some other Community Club, what would you say? How would you quickly structure your talk?” Then we would follow up with developing the specific components.
Collaboration
A leading question I might ask here would be, “If you were called upon to give an extemporaneous talk today about your company to your Kiwanis, Rotary, or some other Community Club, what would you say? How would you quickly structure your talk?” Then we would follow up with developing the specific components.
Decision Making
(2 sessions)
Provides a new and unique paradigm for decision making. A series of questions which helps the client to process whether or not a decision is even needed and if so, how to think through it and ensure that the information is sufficient, and the right people are involved. Also, provides an example of an effective team memo. The memo is a great way to save time and extra work, that is oftentimes not needed anyway. Also, makes the actual meeting more efficient and productive.
Dealing with Experts and Contractors
This process assists the client in saving time, energy, and money. A thought process that will help ensure that the right people are in the room and unnecessary dependency does not happen.
Environment
(2 sessions)
A specific process and line of questions that will cause the client to think about the workplace environment they engender. Provides a way to think about and develop strategies to enhance their relationships and workplace environment. Also, provides the client with a tool for the development of a map for strengthening a team's synergy.
Executive Presence
(1 to 2 sessions)
provides thought-provoking questions that will enable the client to reflect on their presence and ensure that they come across as caring and authentic.
Financial Management
Ability to understand financial management, audits, and important aspects of finance for non-financial managers. Includes top-level questions about finance, audits, and other corporate reporting for non- financial managers and financial experts. Thought-provoking questions cause the executive to consider the Chief Financial Officer's abilities, and how important the CFO is to a corporation's reputation, and to everyone in the company.
Assessment
Understanding of Hard and Soft skills and determining client’s areas of need.
Actions and Behaviors (Strengths)
A process that assists the client in identifying and highlighting the strengths of individual team members. Also, how to get the most out of each team member.
Actions and Behaviors (Praise)
Understanding what to look for when catching individual team members doing something right and then using that to strengthen their competence. Also, learning how to build on what is going well with the team.
Actions and Behaviors (Ask)
Learning and applying the skill of asking the most effective questions to get to the "heart" of the issue.
Actions and Behaviors (What to do)
Learn the skills and process needed for effectively dealing with non-constructive or even destructive behaviors while enhancing your team in the process.
Alignment (Discussion)
Assists the executive with gaining an understanding of their corporate environment and a process for ensuring that they and their team are aligned with corporate objectives.
Alignment (Checklist)
A detailed way to make sure everyone is working towards the same goals and objectives.
Budget
Assists the client with turning the budget process into a living way of enhancing the success of the company. The client will gain an understanding of how to make this an ongoing vehicle as opposed to a time-crunched, "get my budget done" experience with little overall benefit to the good of the organization
Communication Basics Review
Assists the client with learning how to give an engaging and persuasive presentation, along with the detail of what exactly should be covered.
Communication (Elevator Speech)
This module has the goal of helping the client understand the components of and delivering an effective “elevator speech.”
Communication (Commitments)
This builds on the elevator speech but really dives deeper. A question that I might ask here is, “Are you able to describe the two or three biggest commitments your organization is currently working on and why now is the right time to do so---market acceptance, technology, regulation changes, and long-standing critical corporate commitments, etc.?”
Communication Success
A leading question I might ask here would be, “If you were called upon to give an extemporaneous talk today about your company to your Kiwanis, Rotary, or some other Community Club, what would you say? How would you quickly structure your talk?” Then we would follow up with developing the specific components.
Collaboration
A process which assists the client to better assess, develop, and practice their collaboration skills
Decision Making
(2 sessions)
Provides a new and unique paradigm for decision making. A series of questions which helps the client to process whether or not a decision is even needed and if so, how to think through it and ensure that the information is sufficient, and the right people are involved. Also, provides an example of an effective team memo. The memo is a great way to save time and extra work, that is oftentimes not needed anyway. Also, makes the actual meeting more efficient and productive.
Dealing with Experts and Contractors
This process assists the client in saving time, energy, and money. A thought process that will help ensure that the right people are in the room and unnecessary dependency does not happen.
Environment
(2 sessions)
A specific process and line of questions that will cause the client to think about the workplace environment they engender. Provides a way to think about and develop strategies to enhance their relationships and workplace environment. Also, provides the client with a tool for the development of a map for strengthening a team's synergy.
Executive Presence
(1 to 2 sessions)
provides thought-provoking questions that will enable the client to reflect on their presence and ensure that they come across as caring and authentic.
Financial Management
Ability to understand financial management, audits, and important aspects of finance for non-financial managers. Includes top-level questions about finance, audits, and other corporate reporting for non- financial managers and financial experts. Thought-provoking questions cause the executive to consider the Chief Financial Officer's abilities, and how important the CFO is to a corporation's reputation, and to everyone in the company.
Leading People
(2 Sessions)
A coaching process that asks specific questions that bring into light how leadership characteristics are applied. This tool provides a great process for identifying growth areas needed and away towards concrete improvement.
Process Review
The goal of this session is to provide the client with a concrete method of determining if a process review is needed. Also, if one is needed it is a great tool to assist the client in building a team for the review, a method for conducting and then evaluating the review.
Working with Reality
This tool enhances the ability of executives that want to improve metrics and analytics in their organization or their company. It’s for executives who believe that correct metrics and analysis will give them the information they need to facilitate effective decision making and management.
Risk Assessment
A process to assist the C Suite Level executive to identify and involve the right people in gathering information with regards to risks in every area of the organization. Also, an exercise that gives the organization practice in working through what-if scenarios ahead of time which can not only mitigate risk but also aid in timely and efficient action when needed.
Risk Management
A process to provide the C Suite Level executive with the understanding of how to assess the ability of the organization to handle risk mitigation, risk management, and crisis management.
Risk-Taking
Ability to define challenges, risks, rewards, good ideas, bad ideas, and how to know the difference. A process that assists the executive in determining ways to assist in minimizing failure in risk-taking and ways to encourage innovation.
Self-Assessment
A nice tool for personal self-assessment to bring about awareness. This is a key component in the initial stages of Executive Coaching.
Structure
This process is quite valuable in assessing the need for restructuring. Many times, restructuring can be a knee jerk reaction based on finances, when that is only one component. There are so many aspects that should be considered when taking on a restructure and this tool will help the client assess all of those areas. Also, the strategic planning process often turns into an exercise that produces a document and even a scorecard but makes no real difference in how an organization operates on a practical level but instead becomes more of a marketing tool. The organization should be structured and have a plan that facilitates efficient and effective operations. This tool will be of great value in helping the executive bring that about.
Supply Chain
A tool that will assist the client in understanding what questions are relevant to matters involving the supply chain. It is understood that an upper-level manager does not have to be a supply chain expert but having a working knowledge of how to ask the right questions to facilitate effective and efficient management of the supply chain is essential for the upper-level manager.
Time Management and Analysis (2 Sessions)
A powerful process for understanding what is happening currently with the executive's use of time. Also, a tool for helping the executive to adjust their activity so that they can use their time most efficiently. Also, a great tool for helping the executive to prioritize and decide with regards to what information is necessary and how much time is spent on reading, watching, etc.
Training and Development
A great process of questions to help the client understand what training and development the team needs for growth that will benefit both the individual and the company.
What Really Matters
Helps the executive to evaluate how they are performing in key areas: (Goals, Objectives, and team buy-in).
When Things Go Wrong
Assists the executive with preparing for, identifying, and what actions to take when things do not go as planned.
