EXECUTIVE COACHING

“Knowing oneself is the first step in leading others.”

Do you need to...?

• Solve key people management problems?
• Lead a group of managers who don’t understand the meaning of working as a team?
• Accelerate the professional development of high-potential leaders?
• Support teams and individuals through the effective implementation of organizational change?
• Empower senior managers who are engaged in a wider professional effectiveness program, such as a 360-degree feedback process?
• Enlist in some constructive criticism or find an independent sounding board for a senior leader...maybe for you?

If so, then you recognize that relationships are the key to thriving, growing, and creative performance. Lloyd is a one-on-one executive coach who understands the importance of internal and external relationships that are based on values-centred leadership.

RE-THINKING SUCCESS

Not too long ago, success was simply another term for annual bottom line profitability. But successful leadership has always been a complex blend of education, experience, intuition, and business technology. Intertwined with these is a leader’s ability to maintain a sustainable environment while navigating the subtle nuances of human behaviour. This requires us to ask the question, “What is success in today’s environment?”

Today’s leaders deal with internal stakeholders, government agencies, customers, vendors, and service and production processes that can be located anywhere on this planet and can be reached at the speed of the internet. Satisfying all these constituents has been added to today’s broader definition of success. Are you and your leaders prepared for the demands of these internal and external pressures?

Leadership goals and targets often seem to be in a state of chaos. The pace of change today is greater than at any other period in human history, and working with these changes is the greatest challenge faced by leaders!

As an executive coach, Lloyd focuses on helping leaders understand and appreciate the importance and consequences of leadership decisions and actions. These decisions affect all aspects of the organization and reflect, for both internal and external stakeholders, the values and culture of the enterprise.

Lloyd works with leaders to help them identify thoughts, actions, values, and behaviours that are inclusive and supportive. Leaders then learn to integrate these into their organizational culture. The new definition of success encompasses leadership decisions that have a positive and compassionate impact on the fine balance that must be maintained among people, sustainability, technology, and profitability.

COACHING: THE BENEFITS

As an executive coach, Lloyd helps leaders gain a clear understanding of their values, intentions, objectives, and work processes.

Leaders who are fully committed to the coaching process will learn to:

• Develop clarity about complex organizational issues;
• Build senior management commitment for strategic change;
• Resolve organizational and performance related problems;
• Increase self understanding while learning transferable skills;
• Establish systematic changes in their behaviour and performance, thereby becoming more effective in their present role;
• Align their competencies and behaviours to current business realities;
• Effectively adapt while maintaining a clear focus on their values and ethical commitments.

A leader who is fully engaged in the coaching process will learn to influence others effectively and responsibly, and will ensure achievement of individual and organizational goals.

COACHING: THE PROCESS

“Learning self-responsibility is a lifelong competency.”

Understanding Your Needs
Using in-depth interviews, stakeholder feedback, and assessment tools, Lloyd develops a profile of your values and performance behaviours. The goal is to clearly understand your concerns and aspirations in order to develop an objective platform on which to base the coaching relationship.

Understanding the Needs of Others
Lloyd reviews your ability to effectively lead others and clarifies any discrepancies among what is said, what is meant, and what is done. The goals are to identify the impact other stakeholders have on your success, and to develop relevant options for turning feedback into positive perceptions and realities.

Implementing Change Strategies
Lloyd believes that lasting change, and especially professional development, starts with the individual. He helps you acquire and use interpersonal skills that improve the quality of relationships in your organization. The goal is to enable you to undertake initiatives that set the stage for constructive change.

Continuing Consultation
Lloyd will assist you throughout all phases of the coaching relationship. He helps you remain focused on your goals and on those of your organization, and provides you with the means to achieve both. Follow-up meetings are scheduled at your convenience.

COACHING: LLOYD’S STRENGTHS

“Accomplishment in one sphere of life impacts the whole of one’s life.”

Lloyd’s approach to coaching ensures a supportive and respectful relationship with the individual being coached. His objective is to encourage and empower you to take personal responsibility for all aspects of your life.

Lloyd’s 30-year track record includes:

• Assisting executives to better understand and improve the effectiveness of their leadership style;
• Coaching senior managers in the resolution of performance issues identified by their next-level managers and/or their direct reports;
• Supporting newly hired leaders to develop strategies that will enhance their likelihood of success;
• Guiding members of family-owned businesses to resolve conflicts within the structure of their existing enterprise.

By guiding you along a path of personal clarity, Lloyd can help you move from today’s achievements to tomorrow’s aspirations.

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