Why coaching?

Why I became a Leadership Coach

I became a leadership coach because I wanted to provide others the opportunity to evolve and grow their careers; to help provide the stepping stones to overcome the obstacles that can stand in the way of reaching success.

 

Over the course of the past 20 years, I have faced challenges in my career that I have blundered through (sometimes successfully, sometimes not) and realized that there may have been other ways of tackling them without being burdened by feelings of frustration, stress and often isolation.

 

I was privileged to be introduced to the practice of coaching through a couple of amazing professionals and my investment in my development has opened opportunities that I would have never considered.  After years of incorporating coaching into my corporate roles, as Four Mondays, I can now share the benefits of coaching with other business leaders.

 

Why a Leadership Coach might be right for you

How you work through opportunities and challenges is a very personal process.  Whether you reach out to a wide variety of advisors or you plunge through details on your own, a coach can help create a laser focus to your process through objectivity and insight.

 

To be effective, a coaching engagement must start with a concrete challenge.  For example, enhancing your leadership skills; addressing your EQ, building followership, inspiring your organization.  It can also be about a specific business challenge; a business crisis, a new opportunity, an organizational restructure, corporate acceleration and growth.  Or, it could be about you; a role, job or career transition, navigating organizational politics, personal motivational needs or stress management.

 

Coaching can provide you the framework to:

• clarify your vision, focus and goals
• stay on track and be held accountable to development
• rediscover your passion, energy; re-ignite your sense of urgency
• support you through challenges, objections, uncertainty
• learn new techniques and uncover approaches to working with others
• engage and motivating your organization; creating alignment and resolving conflict
• create a powerful advocate network across and outside your company
• building strong communication skills to operate in an exceedingly global and virtual environment
• understanding your leadership style and amplify your best leadership self.

 

How to select the coach that will inspire your change

Your relationship with your coach will be based on respect and trust.  Seek a coach who you feel has appropriate experience, engagement skills and approach that works with your own style and objectives.  A coaching engagement is designed to challenge you so find someone who you are willing to let push your boundaries and question your thinking but will come out on the other side with you to develop an action plan that you are passionate about.  Meet with a few coaches to understand their style and approach before you decide and don't be afraid to reframe your relationship with a coach if it is not working for you.

 

Four Mondays - Inspire Change

You can inspire change - in your life and in the lives of others.  One small action or change in any aspect of your life can have profound impact on the quality and strength of your leadership abilities.  For more information about Four Mondays Leadership Coaching, please call Michelle Gorman at 905.466.5815 or email michelle.gorman@fourmondays.com.