Coaching is unquestionably one of the wisest investments you’ll ever make in yourself.

Increased pressure for faster results, media scrutiny from all angles, the 24-hour workday, and the rapid pace of change are just a few reasons the need for executive coaching has risen dramatically in the past decade. What used to be considered an executive perk is now a common essential for most leaders. In fact, a study by Right Management Consultants found that as many as 86% of companies used coaches in their leadership development programs.

Is This You?

Because of complex organizational dynamics, social status and power issues, and a host of other complications, top leaders often lack a trusted sounding board for honest feedback. Sometimes, even their closest circle of relationships may be affected by their position making it difficult to share their true fears, feelings, and thoughts on critically important issues. When this is the case, study after study has shown that it leads to executive burn out, poor decisions, and a loss of opportunities.

A trusted professional coach helps leaders restore objectivity, maintain perspective, and regain self-confidence.

According to the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the most common issues for which executives seek coaching support include:

• Personal visibility vs. private persona
• Approachability vs. tough mindedness
• Emotional openness vs. rationality and logic
• Leading from the heart vs. leading from the head
• Empowering and enabling vs. directive and forcefulness
• Ethics and morality vs. pragmatism and the ends justifies the means

The Five Behaviors Model is used to help team members learn to work together more efficiently and effectively and become a more cohesive team.

How do you know whether or not your team is dysfunctional? Sometimes, it’s very obvious. Other times, “organizational blinders” prevent us from seeing what is very apparent to others.

Here’s a very brief assessment to help you gain some perspective:

1. Are team members genuinely transparent and honest with one another?
2. Do team members regularly engage in unfiltered, constructive debate of ideas?
3. Are all team members able to offer opinions and freely debate ideas?
4. Do team members openly hold one another accountable?
5. Does the team routinely achieve its desired results?

Preiser Consultants specializes in executive and leader coaching. Contact us today to learn how to get started.