Why Should I Hire an Executive Coach?

While the specific outcomes of executive coaching are dependent on the goals that the coach and client set at the start of their time together, clients and firms that have used executive coaching have experienced many more overall benefits. Many of the advantages of executive coaching include Greater self-awareness, Improved self-regulation, Increased emotional intelligence and empathy, Flexible thinking has taken the place of rigid thinking, Greater levels of motivation and Improved leadership effectiveness.

Executive coaches were once called in only when all else had failed, and the situation was truly dire – when a spate of employees had resigned, or a large order had not been fulfilled, for example.

Because executives were embarrassed, coaching was done in private – sometimes without even HR's awareness. It was also impossible to determine whether or not the coaching was effective, and if so, to what extent.

In the last 15 years, a lot has changed. The stigma attached to coaching has almost completely evaporated. Executives are now significantly more open about how it affects their leadership and business.

Friends, coworkers, and peers recommend coaches. They do so partly because coaching allows people to work through challenges, utilize strengths, evaluate new choices, choose tactics with an objective, and educate the third party - and who wouldn't profit from that?

It is also easy to quantify the good outcomes of coaching and, as a result, justify the money and time. Furthermore, the field of coaching has grown significantly, offering executives a diverse choice of possibilities. The field has changed away from a therapeutic model and placed a stronger emphasis on corporate success, leadership, and communication.

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