In a series of meetings the coach works with executives and managers to develop strategies that deal with challenges and improve performance. In the UK, Business Coaching and Mentoring can focus on a number of job functions, for example director-level, senior management, project management or sales.
A growing range of organisations, including the BBC, Lloyds TSB and Shell, rate coaching as highly effective at improving performance. In a recent CIPD survey*, organisations gave the following reasons why it works so well:
On-going support that holds individuals to account by setting targets.Holistic and tailored development takes account of individual’s challenges, environments and learning styles.An impartial and confidential sounding board that allows discussion of controversial topics.Challenges individuals to take new approaches to work.Enables coachees to effectively tackle their own behaviours and beliefs that are limiting performance More effective than advanced management trainingOrgtopia has been involved in executive and business coaching in the UK for over five years, working with organisations like the BBC, Islington Council and Citigroup. We have helped many managers and directors build on their considerable talents to substantially improve performance. Our coaches are all accredited and are members of the Association for Coaching.
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* CIPD 2005 Event Report Does Coaching Work?