Effective coaching

Coaching is widely recognised as a cost effective management tool to improve the business performance of your key employees. But coaching in the business environment needs to be results focussed and deliver benefit to your business as well as the individual being coached. So how can you ensure that any coaching will lead to a successful outcome for your business, as well as for the individual?

O"s experience, gleaned from many years in the corporate marketplace, pinpoints a number of factors that need to be considered to ensure your coaching programme meets your business needs, as well as the needs of the individual. These include:

• Alignment of the individual's goals to your business objectives
• A clearly defined and written down coaching contract
• Three-way meetings between you, the coach and coachee at the beginning, middle and end of the coaching programme
• Explicit agreement of benchmarking and evaluation procedures
• Specific agreements about confidentiality and reporting structures

At O" we believe that any 1-2-1 coaching relationship must be based on trust, mutuality and respect if it is to deliver real value in the long term. We ask for an initial, no obligation, meeting between our coach and the individual you wish to be coached. We use this to explore the presenting issues and to ensure that there is a good sense of rapport between them. Throughout the coaching we provide feedback, appropriate levels of challenge, support and relevant expertise . We expect the coachee to be committed to the coaching, to be open and honest and to complete agreed assignments on time.

Your business will benefit from coaching in numerous ways including:

• Better motivated employees who take responsibility and are more accountable for their behaviour and performance
• Creation of a continuous learning environment in your business
• An increase in employees' management and leadership skills
• Improved personal effectiveness and emotional intelligence
• Better delivery of your business objectives

O" specialise in Business Performance Coaching. We are NOT a general business development consultancy. Unlike most coaching companies, we resolve the psychological barriers which stop your employees performing to their full potential as well as helping them improve their management and leadership skills.

To find out more contact either Robin Johnson or Philip Perry info@o-consulting.com Tel: 0845 260 7700 (local rate)