Coaching Can Help Bring Out the Best

Because skilled talent is expensive to find, companies turn to coaching earlier as a method for developing their employees' potential. People are also changing roles more often and need to be supported through those transitions.   Learning to look within for answers   Coaching supports new behaviors and new ways of thinking, intended both to achieve professional success and hit corporate targets. The process attempts to tailor management skills at all levels, from supervisors up, by focusing on where behavioral changes are most likely to impact growth. The role of the coach embodies multiple facets. It may be to provide reassurance and confirmation that a manager is on the right track; it may also serve to strengthen competency while solving problems and achieving results. But make no mistake: It is not career counseling, nor is it a repackaging of supervising, correcting, training or reprimanding. The coach is not there to…read more...

4 Steps to Building an Effective Team

Leaders cannot succeed without a strong team behind them. This is true whether your company is a startup with one employee who is relying on a few outside advisors or the CEO of a large company with thousands of employees. The key to team-building is to leave your ego at the door and accept that some people will be smarter than you, have better ideas for moving forward or understand a complex idea you are having trouble grasping. That is, in fact, the concept behind why great leaders intentionally build strong teams: high-performing teams value individual contributions. Team-building is a process. Whether you are the leader of a large company or a company of one, following are four steps to building an effective team:   1. Hire the Right People Hiring the right people for the job is critical. Among the questions you should ask yourself is, “Would I be…read more...

HRSG’s Coaching Sessions

Just as no two coaching engagements are the same, discussions with a Coaching Client can vary. Sessions generally are driven by issues the Coaching Client encounters during the engagement. HRSG Executive Coaches are trained to guide each session with the Coaching Sponsor's expectations and objectives in mind. Here is a typical agenda/checklist our Executive Coaches follow, with a focus on these expectations and objectives:     HRSG is here to help your team develop the leadership and business acumen muscles your organization needs – and serve as an accountability partner to help your team work systematically towards your organization's goals.   Contact Amy Polefrone, CEO, at 443-813-2652 or amy@hrstrategygroup.com to brainstorm about how our Executive Coaching services can help you and your team with your developmental goals.read more...

HRSG’s Executive Coaching Process

While each executive coaching engagement is unique, there are some crucial components common among all HRSGcoaching relationships that can help with your team's evolution and growth. Each executive coaching engagement involves the Coaching Sponsor (the executive requesting the coaching services for the key employee), the Coaching Client (the key employee who will be receiving the executive coaching), and the Coach (the HRSG consultant-coach assigned to work with the Coaching Client). A strong foundation for the coaching relationship is built upon the Coaching Sponsor's clear objectives and expectations and the Coaching Client's commitment to these objectives and expectations. Here are examples of agendas for the Executive Coach's kick-off meetings to ensure alignment between the Sponsor and Client:   During the engagement, the Executive Coach and Coaching Sponsor meet periodically to review the Coaching Client's progress in meeting the coaching objectives. Here is an example of a typical schedule for sessions and check-ins:…read more...