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Imagine how successful your organisation could be if everyone performed to their full potential! Many people face performance challenges that can only be met with one to one support. Unfortunately, this needs the commodity you are most short of, management time. Even if you had the time, it is unlikely that internal support would be the ideal solution; there are too many barriers and distractions. Coaching can be useful for staff members who: Have been identified as high flyers? Are not performing to their expected potential? Have been given new responsibilities or been asked to take on leadership roles? Coaching is also appropriate for senior people because it is often difficult to discuss the issues that influence personal performance with your boss, peers or HR staff. Would having a supporter who is totally committed to helping you achieve your full potential be useful? Many highly qualified, skilled and capable individuals fail to achieve their full potential. They are gifted and able to perform adequately, but often leave themselves and their managers feeling frustrated and short-changed. Conventional training and development often has little effect because these people are not short of skills or knowledge; they often lack only vision, direction and motivation to get them over the barriers that hold them back. Coaching for performance is a structured one to one process that helps candidates clarify their goals, identify the beliefs that hold them back and provides effective strategies for step changes in performance. The external coach helps by providing a detached, realistic view and focusing solely on helping the candidate succeed.
The coaching process allows participants to improve their performance by helping the individual to: Develop clear and compelling goals that are currently out of reach but not out of sight Examine their personal strengths and weaknesses Create and enhance their self-esteem, self-confidence and beliefs Highlight limiting beliefs and behaviours so that these can be attended to Produce challenging, achievable, practical improvement plans Increase their motivation to take action Reflect on their performance Hold themselves accountable for their performance Uncover, acquire or develop the skills and capabilities they need to succeed Maintain motivation in the face of challenges, disappointments and obstacles. The Coach's role is facilitative, motivational and supportive and focused on improving performance in the work environment.
Look at what some clients have said: "the meeting yesterday was brilliant and I really appreciate your help. I applied the ideas in a meeting I had afterwards and had a totally different outcome from usual." "Thanks for the meeting, it was really useful and has made me focus on the issues. It felt challenging and uncomfortable - the desired effect I guess." Independent Consultant "My personal coaching sessions have been very beneficial; time taken from a busy schedule to carefully consider a number of issues has definitely been worthwhile. The coaching sessions have instigated focused consideration of a number of issues that have not normally been given a second thought. This has proved beneficial, and in some cases surprising, but worthwhile. One to one mentoring on specific issues associated with time management and delegation has benefited my performance by promoting a more considered response to particular circumstances. The coaching sessions have boosted personal development and improved my day to day business performance by guiding the development of tailored solutions for events specific to my environment and personality" Operations Manager - Project Management Company "Jim is very good at identifying and diagnosing problems and suggesting practical solutions. He has provided me with a set of diagnostic tools to help me assess the strengths and weaknesses of the way I work." Head of PR - University "An Eye Opening experience, made all the more enjoyable with Jim's friendly approach and manner; I would recommend it to anyone" QA Manager Software Development Company "Jim helped me realise my potential and motivated me to a totally different level than other techniques I have tried in the past - Powerful Stuff!" Marketing Consultant
Let us discuss how we can support your organisation. Telephone: +44 (0) 161 487 3520 Fax: +44 (0) 161 487 3520 Mobile: +44 (0) 774 058 9012 Email: jim@fulcrum-management.co.uk
