Who can benefit?

Coaching can help anyone in a business organization who is open to feedback and willing to create positive change. If they are not, coaching may not be the answer.

Coaching can be particularly effective in times of change for an executive. That includes promotions, stretch assignments, and other new challenges. While you may be confident in your abilities to take on new tasks, you may feel that an independent sounding board would be beneficial in helping you achieve a new level of performance, especially if close confidants are now reporting to you. Often the skills you have developed to get you to your new role are not the skills you need to succeed in the role.

Coaching can be particularly useful when you have been promoted above your peer group and you require an unbiased, truthful colleague to explore your ideas, express your doubts and fine-tune your strategy.