Blog Entries tagged 'corporate coaching'

Why Corporate Coaching has become so popular

Meiron Lees — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

If you think about it, what is the most important benefit of any corporate training or corporate coaching program? It is to affect behaviour change in some aspect of the business that requires improvement. It is about people doing things differently to what they were doing before. What is the best way to make this happen and is corporate coaching the best solution?

It is most interesting to discover the way people absorb, retain and apply new information. Some people are visual while [...]

Does Executive Coaching Create Dependency?

Meiron Lees — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This article explores the possibility of dependency in the executive coaching dynamic between the coach and his/her client. Often even though discouraged, executive coaches may give advice or have a strong bias of direction that creates a hidden reliance. So does executive coaching create dependency?

This question is an interesting one as it has payoffs for both parties. The client feels a sense of security knowing that he has someone to call upon when wavering with any challenge. Th [...]

Leadership Management Training

Meiron Lees — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Training to Lead – What’s the End Game?

When it comes to the time to implement a new leadership or management training program a choice needs to be made. It is the choice of which way the training dollar will be best spent. In contemplating the answer one would first need to define what will ultimately bring the best results and create the most impact.

The topics and key areas on offer in leadership and management training program are preventative as to the [...]

Australia�s Executive Coaching: A Trusted Industry?

Meiron Lees — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The point of discussion centres around that question of wether Australian executive coaching professionals have a high trusting relationship with their clients and what the factors are that would build trust between executive coaching professionals and their clients.

The concept of trust is gaining ground as one of the key and influential factor in determining success in the executive coaching industry. It certainly need to be earned and is not an automatic or assumed quality by the [...]

Leadership Training: Tips for Leading Gen Y

Meiron Lees — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This discussion is centred on the need and expectations of Gen Y employees in Australian organisations and what leaders can do to meet those requirements. Many leaders are at a loss of the constructive leadership approach to Gen Y and are looking for ways to effectively communicate, guide and inspire this unique generation. What are the leadership training methodologies that can help?

The Gen Y has made their mark! This new type of employee has been the cause of many management and l [...]

Leadership Training: What is the ideal training result?

Meiron Lees — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

What are the ideal outcomes that Australian executives are looking for in their leadership training programs? This question is often a difficult one to answer because it requires executives to evaluate themselves to determine whether in fact they are representing the leadership role model they are espousing. So what are the ideal outcomes of leadership training programs in Australia?

The majority of leadership training programs are called to action as a result of specific challenges [...]

Executive Coaching � How Strong is the Ripple Effect?

Meiron Lees — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The impact of any executive coaching program is only as good as how far it extends beyond the focus of the executive. What are the influences that are reshaping the organisation and what are the ripples that are being created as a result of an executive changing his thinking and actions? This article examines the extent that executive coaching moves beyond the individual into the hearts and minds of those that will be touched by the changes that occur.
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Executive Coaching � The Philosophical Approach

Meiron Lees — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

It is an interesting phenomenon that when we become in touch with ourselves from a deeper perspective transformation and change occurs at a faster rate. Many executive coaching methodologies are centred at either the cerebral or emotion level but few touch the more philosophical aspects of the issues at hand. This discussion offers a new approach to executive coaching that colours it with a fresh and brighter perspective.

There are many facets to the challenges we face and depending [...]

Leadership Training � What Australian Leaders Need to Know

Meiron Lees — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

So what is this great leadership training secret and is it something only for great leaders to learn?

Some of the most influential things man can do do not reside in the realm of complexity and difficulty but rather in utmost simplicity. Just think for a moment when you did something meaningful for someone. Did it require complex analysis or was it something from the heart that was effortless and a pleasure to do?

How much leadership training do we see that encourages beh [...]

Executive Coaching: The Impartial Coach � Truth or Myth?

Meiron Lees — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The major difference between executive coaching and business mentoring is that the executive coach leads their clients through a process that results in them gaining the clarity they need to make the right decisions.

Mentoring however is more about sharing the mentors expertise, knowledge and experience so that the client gains the wisdom of someone that has walked down a similar path.

The issue or impartiality therefore is more relevant to the executive coaching professional than [...]

Leadership Training Programs in Australia � Who decides the content?

Meiron Lees — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This blog explores the key aspects to effective leadership training in Australia. It discusses the competencies that are being called for by Australian employees and its alignment in leadership training programs. Is the content of leadership training programs determined by the leader, the trainer or by the employees led by them?

Development is one of essential elements to advancement both from a leadership and an employee perspective. When a leading consulting group did their research i [...]

Executive Coaching: Should Australian Coaches Be Accredited?

Meiron Lees — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This article explores the question of wether the executive coaching industry in Australia should require coaches to be accredited? Let’s face it the number one sports people, world renowned leaders and politicians all have highly credible coaches. Are executive coaches exempt from showing their credibility through accreditation or qualification?

This debate has been buzzing around the Australian corporate coaching world over the recent past and is becoming increasingly relevant [...]

Are Top Australian Leaders Made or Born?

Meiron Lees — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100

For centuries there has been a debate whether it is our personalities or experiences that mould our behaviour. Are we born to be a certain way or can we learn to be a certain way with hard work and effort?

Can a leader who is aspiring to reach great heights succeed through effective leadership training and executive coaching programs or is there a time when we need to accept that we can’t change who are and that we just don’t have leadership greatness stamped inside of us [...]

The Essence of Corporate Coaching in Australia

Meiron Lees — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Corporate coaching in Australia is now becoming more accepted as a way of developing people and CEO’s are putting their money where their mouth is and investing in executive coaching and leadership training programs.

Executives are starting to experience the benefits of a one on one corporate coaching program where they can get down to the nitty gritty of the challenges at hand and solve them in an objective, safe and focused manner.

The difficulty however arises wh [...]

The 4 Qualities of Australia�s Best Coaches

Meiron Lees — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Corporate coaching and executive coaching has become more and more accepted as a development opportunity for Australian organisations but how do you choose the one that will be the most compatible and give you the best results?

At the moment Australian organizations are being flooded by many people that claim to be corporate coaching and executive coaching experts. They are promising to be the one that will make all the companies problems disappear if only we would just listen to the [...]

Measuring Corporate Coaching in the Australian Workplace

Meiron Lees — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

The question many Australian leaders have pondered is whether corporate coaching, executive coaching and leadership training is worth all that it’s meant to be. Often the problem is that corporate coaching and executive coaching programs have no measurable results.

Millions of dollars have been invested particularly over the past 5 years into various corporate coaching and executive coaching programs. But has the investment really paid off and how do we know what impact it has [...]