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A Consumer's Guide To Coaching

You may have noticed that coaching has quickly become all the rage in Corporate America. In fact, it is now a billion-dollar U.S. industry. However, a lot of questions about credentialing, training requirements and even how it works still remain. We've designed this FREE guide to provide no-nonsense answers and helpful resources to make you an informed consumer. Request your free copy of A Consumer's Guide to Coaching today...


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Organizations hire executive coaches to:
  • Help achievers get to the next level

  • Help a team achieve its goals

  • Deal with under-performers

  • Facilitate greater work-life balance

  • Improve an individual's management and leadership skills

  • Reward high performing staff members

  • Deal with pressure after a merger or downsizing

Benefits of developing a coaching culture and coaching executive program in the workplace:

  • Better results delivered with less effort

  • People are inspired to achieve their best

  • A shift to focus on solutions rather than problems

  • Enhanced, free-flowing communication

  • Less conflict and greater staff retention

 

  business management coachingWe believe coaching is the most effective path for people who want to achieve greater success and inspiration in their business and personal lives, which is why we've coined the phrase GSI Coaching.

The truth is leading people can be one of the toughest jobs there is and most companies just "get by," operating at small fraction of their potential. We help increase effectiveness by addressing WHAT you need to know to be an effective leader and WHO you need to be and HOW to develop the skills to harness the resources in yourself and your environment.

TOP Reasons for Coaching

  1. To Sharpen leadership skills of high potential individuals

  2. To correct management behavior problems

  3. To ensure the success of newly promoted managers

  4. To improve employee relations problems

  5. To provide technical people with management and leadership skills

We follow a Corporate Conversational Model® of Management Consultation Coaching that guides us from your current reality toward your ultimate goal. Together we discover possibilities, plan action steps, and remove barriers while maintaining focus and implementing accountability structures to facilitate progress. A typical management consultation coaching engagement may look something like this...
 

READY

Review the situation that warrants change. Begin to build the relationship. Formulate goals, outcomes and establish commitment

SET

Learn about being coached. Establish the baseline through various assessments, inventories or programs.

SUCCEED!

During regular coaching sessions, the coach listens and observes carefully, gives feedback and collaborates for better approaches that inspire and motivate for change.

RECALIBRATE

A cooling down phase where the coach and leader review, re-cap and revaluate next steps.

If you're ready for change, let's schedule a collaborative interview so we can get to know each other better and discuss the results you want to attain through leadership development consulting. Contact me by email at mickey@theworkplacecoach.com, via our website response form or by phone 770-451-0505 (USA/Canada Toll Free 1-877-306-5292).

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95% of 101 companies interviewed said utilization of coaching has increased in their organizations within the past five years. -Coaching Industry Research Project, Sponsored by the College of Executive Coaching, 2005

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Note: The clients featured in this video were Finalists for the Georgia Coach Association's 2006 PRISM Award, which recognizes organizations for their commitment to using coaching to achieve organizational excellence. Learn more at: www.gacoaches.com.

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