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JCG Executive Coaching and Advising

Below are the most often worked on leadership/communication skills that encompasses C suite leaders to critically important individual contributors in over 100 individual coaching engagement. How valuable would it be for your for a leader to improve in three of these areas?

  • Treat others with respect

  • Build trust

  • Listen to different points of view with an open mind before giving my opinion

  • Delegate more effectively

  • Stand up to individuals who undermine teamwork

  • Develop Executive presence.

  • Address conflict constructively and timely

  • Collaborate with others

  • Develop and link team strategy to business strategy

  • Stand up for what I believe in

  • Hold others accountable

  • Present self with confidence

  • Focus on the critical few issues

  • Become more assertive

  • Take appropriate risks

  • Build cross-functional relationships

  • Become a better coach and mentor

  • Match my leadership style to the specific need of others.

  • Present my POV persuasively

  • Become more decisive

Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching Process

STEP 1:  Define a Leadership Goal important to Leader and the Organization

Our methodology recognizes that one of the beliefs of successful leaders is the need to be the one choosing what to work on to improve and includes a cost/benefit analysis that helps the leader determine “Is it worth it” to proceed. Once a leader chooses a goal, the other decision tied to the chosen goal, is “Who are the relevant stakeholders?”  Every goal has a set of stakeholders who are relevant to the leader’s behavior both affects them and they are clear beneficiaries of the leader. Before starting the development goal and list of stakeholders is approved by the leader’s manager.

STEP 2: Buy-in from Stakeholders to be part of the Process

As stakeholders are on the receiving end of leadership, the stakeholders’ perception of leadership effectiveness is pivotal. Therefore the Stakeholders are an integral part of this process and are recruited as valued members of the leadership change process.  Either by the coach or the leader, each Stakeholder is asked to actively participate in the leader’s improvement on an ongoing basis. They are asked to provide both feedback and feedforward to the leader and be willing to complete anonymous mini-surveys on the leaders improvement.  The process starts with the Stakeholders providing the initial input on the Action Plan by providing suggestions to the leader and coach.

STEP 3: Stakeholder-Based Planning

An action plan is not developed based upon the coach’s expertise.  The action plan is built from the initial request for suggestions from the Stakeholders.  The Leader and the Coach collaborate to put together an action plan based on the input provided by the Stakeholders.   The plan in part, or in total, is also put into a daily checklist for the leader to consciously keep the plan in his/her consciousness.  The plan is distributed to the Stakeholders so they are aware of what to look for in providing feedback and further suggestions to the leader.

STEP 4: Monthly Collecting Stakeholder Input

The Leader uses the 7-Step Involving Stakeholder “do’s and don’ts” to monthly check in with each Stakeholder.   During this brief 3 to 5 minute check-in the Leader asks for feedback on the prior 30 days and any suggestions moving forward for the next 30 days.   The Leader captures this input and shares the results with the Coach. Together they collaborate on what to add, change, or modify for the coming month based upon Stakeholder input.  Any new action items created for the Action Plan, this is communicated to all the Stakeholders.

STEP 5: Measure Leadership Change as perceived by Stakeholders

Halfway through, and the end of the assignment, a formal mini-survey is conducted with the Stakeholders to assess the progress made on the development goal chosen by the Leader.  This is an anonymous survey conducted in order to validate the improvement made by the Leader and to measure the change in Stakeholder perception. With the results of the mini-survey, the Leader does an After Action Review to pinpoint what happened, why, and what learning to take forward into the future.

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