Blog Entries tagged 'executive coaching'

Executive Coaching What makes a good leader?

Meiron Lees — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Adapted from an article in Leadership-Tools.com

Psychological tests have been used to determine what characteristics are most commonly noted among successful leaders.

This list of characteristics can be used for executive coaching purposes to help managers gain insight and develop their leadership traits and skills.

The increasing rate of change in the business environment is a major factor in this new emphasis on leadership.

Whereas in the past, managers wer [...]

Executive Coaching Leadership versus management

Meiron Lees — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Adapted from an article in Leadership-Tools.com

Executive coaching can help to determine whether you are more of a leader or more of a manager and assist in gaining the insight and self-confidence that comes with knowing more about yourself. The result is greater impact and effectiveness when dealing with others and running your business.

We are going to take a look at the executive coaching techniques in assessing the different personality styles in leadershi [...]

Uncertainty and its Affect on Stress Management

Meiron Lees — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This article discusses the connection between living with uncertainty and the way it affects our stress management. Few have the ability to live with total certainty and confidence and when our future is unknown it often creates uneasiness and disharmony. So what can be done to manage our stress in these uncertain times?

In our contemporary culture we are brought up to believe that control is a necessary factor in success and moving forward in our lives. It is also something that is [...]

Gratitude as a Stress Management Tool

Meiron Lees — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

There are many tools and techniques in the art of stress management from controlling thoughts, to meditation and exercise however there are few that mention gratitude as a way to keep life in perspective and serve as a powerful stress management tool. This article explores how to integrate gratitude into our lives and it can serve as an antidote to stress.

You may be wondering how developing a sense of gratitude can help you manage your stress better and how it can be part of your st [...]

Stress Management: Transform your Thought Attacks

Meiron Lees — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

One of the key criteria of stress management is managing Thought Attacks™. A Thought Attack™ is what happens when your mind turns on itself and attacks any possibility of a positive outlook. It does this by focusing your thoughts on the negative and threatening aspects of a situation.

Once a Thought Attack™ enters your mind it starts to attract similar thoughts and begins to snowball. It gains further momentum until feelings of stress, anxiety and panic set in. [...]

Stress Management: It's your Thoughts that Matter Most

Meiron Lees — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This article discusses the link between stress management and the thoughts we think. This link is a crucial key in taking control of our lives and sponsoring positive emotions in our lives. Often we think that situations and events create our stress but if we are to become better at stress management we need to dig a little deeper we start to realise that we have a bigger part to play than perhaps we realise.

Stress management is a extremely subjective; what may be stressful to o [...]

Executive Coaching: Managing your Expectations

Meiron Lees — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

As executive coaching professionals we often are required to manage the expectations of our clients on many aspects in the coaching process. What can happen however is that we don’t manage our own expectations and sometimes don’t practice the very thing we preach.

I would arguably like to make the assumption and say that many executive coaching professionals have the expectation that their clients will reach certain understandings, change certain behaviours or reach certa [...]

Executive Coaching - the Importance of Being in Flow

Meiron Lees — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This discussion focuses on the concept of flow and its role in the executive coaching process. This concept albeit an ancient one, is unused in most executive coaching programs primarily because its application is not fully understood. This article identifies what flow is and provides practical techniques for integration into the executive coaching process.

I once heard a great analogy for the human experience that most executive coaching professionals will identify with. It compares [...]

Executive Coaching: Holding the Space

Meiron Lees — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

One of the many challenges for the executive coaching professional is having the skills to navigate a conversation when it potentially could trigger the client to react in a defensive or aggressive manner. Only the courageous executive coaching practitioner will push the boundaries when the consequences could result in his or her contract termination. This discussion focuses on how to hold the space for these types of conversations.

Executive coaching professionals often walk a fine [...]

Executive Coaching: The Causal Factors

Meiron Lees — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

As we are well aware sustainable behaviour change is only made possible to the degree to which the drivers of behaviour are identified and explored. A key part of the executive coaching process is uncovering the causal factors to actions and the essential strategies that can be used to uncover them.

Executive coaching is an art. A skill and a technique that if mastered can literally change the world. The one crucial component that makes executive coaching outstanding is its ability t [...]

Leadership Training: The Transformational Process

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

This article elaborates on the transition that leaders experience on their journey to achieve a level of leadership that makes their influence compelling and inspirational. A certain leadership training process is required in order to make this goal a reality. What does it take to be exceptional and what can leaders expect their leadership training programs to deliver?

Change is usually a challenging process for most and when leaders recognise that they need to do things differently [...]

Should Leadership Coaching be an Inside Job?

Meiron Lees — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

It is an interesting debate whether leadership coaching should be offered internally by senior executives or whether it is better to engage an external party to do the job. There certainly are pro’s and con’s both ways. This article takes the discussion a little further.

Although there are many common aspects to leadership coaching across the board from the behavioural considerations to the skills and capabilities of the leader there are many too that are specific to the [...]

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 [...]

Are Australian Leaders Connecting the Dots?

Meiron Lees — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The leadership mantra “For an organisation to change, I must change” is most certainly ringing true as the pressure to create the right culture becomes more of a pressing issue for Australian leaders. They want more from their people given the current economic climate and leadership training is now called upon to assist in making this happen.

It is for this reason that leadership training is more about aligning leadership behaviour to that of constructive cultures. It is [...]

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 [...]

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.

I’m a strong advoca [...]