The Executive Coaching Pathway

I have spent many hours in the air flying to customer sites. Those journeys have given me ample opportunities to reflect not only on my own life but on how to help others find their voices.

Coaching an executive to understand and embrace their persona involves several key steps. Here are six main ones:

1. Assessment and Self-Discovery:
2. Clarify Values and Vision:
3. Identify Strengths and Areas for Growth:
4. Develop an Action Plan:
5. Implement and Monitor Progress:
6. Reflect and Adjust:

By following these steps, you can guide an executive in understanding and embracing their persona, ultimately leading to more effective and authentic leadership. I share this because several people have asked what this process looks like to determine what value I can add to their journey.

The Detailed Process

1. Assessment and Self-Discovery:

- Objective: Help the executive gain a clear understanding of their current persona and how it aligns with their professional role and aspirations.

- Actions: Use tools such as 360-degree feedback, personality assessments (e.g., MBTI, DISC), and self-reflection exercises. Conduct interviews and surveys with colleagues, mentors, and direct reports to gather diverse perspectives.

2. Clarify Values and Vision:

- Objective: Align the executive’s values and vision with their professional persona.

- Actions: Engage the executive in discussions about their core values, long-term career goals, and personal mission. Help them identify how their values can guide their leadership style and decision-making.

3. Identify Strengths and Areas for Growth:

- Objective: Pinpoint the executive’s key strengths and areas where growth is needed to enhance their persona.

- Actions: Analyze assessment results and feedback to identify strengths and development areas. Discuss specific examples of how their strengths have positively impacted their role and where improvements could be made.

4. Develop an Action Plan:

- Objective: Create a structured plan to help the executive evolve their persona and address any identified gaps.

- Actions: Set specific, measurable goals related to personal development and persona enhancement. Include strategies for leveraging strengths and addressing growth areas, and outline steps for achieving these goals.

5. Implement and Monitor Progress:

- Objective: Support the executive in putting their action plan into practice and monitor their progress over time.

- Actions: Provide ongoing support and feedback as the executive works through their development plan. Schedule regular check-ins to review progress, adjust strategies as needed, and celebrate milestones.

6. Reflect and Adjust:

- Objective: Ensure continuous improvement and alignment of the executive’s persona with their evolving role and environment.

- Actions: Facilitate periodic reflection sessions to evaluate what’s working well and what could be improved. Adjust the development plan based on new insights and changing circumstances to keep the executive’s persona aligned with their professional goals.

There you have it. It's not rocket science. Underneath the basic process is a unique set of tools that I apply to focus in on and draw out the important nuances of your journey. Since we do not start as blank slates, we should expect life to mold us.

Building Your Roadmap

You have to love this work (and people) to do it well. The journey is one of discovery and while I use a basic process, we explore new things every time. Soon I will expand my coaching practice to add new remote tools so we can connect anytime and anywhere.

Executives are busy people so I want the experience to flow with your lifestyles.