EXECUTIVE COACHING
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Coaching is a vital part of taking the path to conscious and consistent improvement. This is particularly true for executives who have presumably risen to the top of the ladder in their careers. This article covers what a business coach can do for you as an executive and why you should consider one.
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WHAT IS AN EXECUTIVE COACH?
An executive coach works closely with an executive to enhance and develop skills and abilities to operate better as a leader while also tackling other aspects like a tendency to get stressed out and overwhelmed. Executive coaching covers several aspects; however, a primary one that it constantly aims to fix for executives is identifying and filling performance gaps.
Given how busy executives can be, having a coach allows you to enjoy personal and professional growth in a slow-paced, personalized space. Executive coaches generally listen to your problems, ask in-depth questions, provide clarity, support, and feedback, and prevent executives from falling into a rut by challenging them.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN EXECUTIVE COACH & A BUSINESS COACH?
A single individual can serve as both a business coach and an executive coach. While they may follow a similar trajectory regarding service rendered, there are some characteristic differences.
For one, executive coaching aims to improve business outcomes by providing training frameworks to maximize individual performance. Business coaching, on the other hand, primarily focuses on individual performance.
Next, executive coaching is best suited to larger organizations, while business coaching works best for small businesses. The solutions that business coaching provides can be easily infused into operations in small businesses. Executive coaching involves influencing executives to make better decisions and structure better business plans.
Finally, in terms of experience, a business coach should ideally have on-hand experience with running a business. This doesn’t apply to executive coaches since they work more on a personal level than an organizational one.
WHAT LEADERSHIP SKILLS DOES AN EXECUTIVE COACH HAVE?
In order to be effective as an executive coach, you must have the following skills that translate into leadership:
Listening skills
Expertise and experience
Professionalism
Emotional intelligence
Excellent communication skills
Vocation
Creating a personalized approach
WHAT ARE SOME COMMUNICATION SKILLS TAUGHT BY AN EXECUTIVE COACH?
Executive coaching prioritizes active listening skills as well as clear communication. Active listening goes beyond just words to be able to note body language communication. You would also learn how to ask the right questions that would reveal the needed answers and communicate in a precise and direct manner.
CAN AN EXECUTIVE COACH HELP WITH SKILL-BUILDING?
Yes, an executive coach can play a critical role in skill building. It can develop soft skills needed in leadership, such as emotional intelligence, problem-solving, creativity, conflict resolution, interpersonal communication, negotiation, empathy, persuasion, delegation, motivation, and organization. In addition, the benefits of executive coaching can extend beyond just benefiting the executive to the entire team of employees and the organization. This is because of the potential ripple effect of such a development process.