subject: Gaining Interpersonal Dexterousness And A Sharp Leadership Style Using An Executive Coach [print this page] Employees of an organization in leadership positions and those being prepared to be managers need the services of an executive coach. In USA and the European Union, an executive professional coach is a highly demanded individual by most top companies. By using an executive professional coach, a business will improve the productivity of its management function.
Most coaching assignments are usually targeted at improving the interpersonal skills of executives. To be a senior business executive, one needs to gain the total interpersonal dexterity desired of senior managers. With today's modern networks in organizations, a business leader is required to be influential. To get the black belt of the art of persuasion and influence, executive coaching will help. This type of coaching will help an executive in honing his/her persuasion skills.
A manager will need to sharpen his/her leadership style when taking a new task, when being confronted by an old problem and when desiring to achieve a higher level of performance. The coach will guide the manager on how to confront an old problem and how to fit in a new task. In most cases, the coach will provide feedback to the manager containing his/her observations about the manager's leadership style and how the manager can correct the defects in his/her leadership style.
A new task on top of offering a manager a new set of opportunities offers the manager totally unique challenges. It is up to the manager to consult an expert coach on executive development on ways to deal with the challenges. The coach will most probably train the manager in new skills that will be relevant in overcoming the challenges of the new task. The new task will not only need new skills but will require some good old skills. The manager will therefore have to update his old management skills to be more relevant to the present challenges.
A new task confronts the manager with the challenge that close confidants of the manager will now have to report to him/her. Executive coaching will help the manger acquire vital skills to deal with the close confidants who will be reporting to him. These confidants are the manager's colleagues who the manager used to work with before being promoted to a higher position.
In situations where the management team is confronted by an old nagging problem, coaching will help invigorate the management team. Through management coaching, the executives will come up with new ways to attack an old, nagging problem. The coach will help the mangers to get to the root of the problem and will recommend to the managers fundamental changes that will need to be made so that the existing problem is totally conquered.
For the business manager eager to achieve top performance, coaching is also needed. Such coaching will help the manager identify his/her faults and work on correcting them. The manager will also identify his strong points. The manager should use his strong areas as a launching pad to higher levels of performance.
An executive coach improves a manager's leadership style and interpersonal skills. The business executive needs to constantly improve his/her business leadership style to be able to deal with business problems and challenges associated with new tasks. The business executive also needs to improve his/her interpersonal skills so as to qualify to become a senior manager.
