Although it is common for CEO’s to receive expert support and guidance from coaching it is a relatively recent phenomenon that directors are also seeking their own professional renewal and development.
Good directors know that learning does not stop when they are at the height of their career. Directors often feel a burden of responsibility that should not be shouldered alone. Directors face challenges and constraints that few others recognise.
Directors are also busy and can have gruelling schedules. Like CEO’s, directors have to set limits so that they can preserve their health and their relationships with family and friends. Coaching helps to explore how directors can manage a varied portfolio and how to better allocate their time and their presence - where it matters most.
Sometimes the sheer complexity of the governance role is mind boggling. Accessing expert leadership coaching ensures time is set aside for reflection and thinking through tricky issues. Leadership coaching offers timely, context-specific counsel drawn from experience. It helps to have a broader perspective from seasoned advisor within complete trust. Coaching is a private and personal activity that is outside the public arena.
Directors can have informal access to a valued adviser that will enable them to have the biggest impact when:
Fronting a crisis and being the public face of the company?
Dealing with a board of powerful directors with divergent opinions?
Managing a CEO that is tricky to deal with.
Having your thinking challenged in private conversations. It is a safe place to explore gaps in knowledge and experience
Discreet, unfiltered advice on anything that affects being successful
Contact Loretta Brown to discuss how director leadership coaching can help you and your organisation.
