Many ESCs provides one-on-one coaching to executive directors or their staff. Coaches can also work with teams or coach board chairs and other members of a board of directors. Coaching provides support, greater clarity, development of leadership skills and many other benefits.
Executive coaching addresses
- Self-assessment
- Changing management approach
- Team building
- Managing stress
- Relationship issues with board or staff
- Improving productivity
- Communication skills
- Facilitating transitions
- Addressing difficult behaviors/issues
- Sounding board on organizational dynamics
Benefits
Research on organizations that have taken advantage of coaching finds the following impacts:
- Stronger leadership capabilities
- Improved knowledge of oneself and how to respond and work with others
- Enhanced knowledge of tools and resources available to increase job performance
- Reduced stress and improved productivity