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Corporate Coaching

 
 

 
 
"Coaching has been invaluable in gaining fresh insights into my management style and how to adapt this to meet each situation in my work context….altogether an exciting and positive journey of self-discovery and gain in new confidence”

 
Why Corporate Coaching?

The benefits of using an external coach are now increasingly recognised by large and small organisations who wish to invest in their key managers and by individuals keen to achieve their full potential. Coaching is beneficial for all managers from new appointees through to experienced senior executives.

Coaching is a highly skilled process that focuses on those critical variables that will make the biggest difference to workplace performance. Studies consistently point to the superiority of coaching over traditional training methods in achieving significant, measurable results that last.

As well as achieving goals for individuals coaching delivers additional benefits for organisations. These include improved productivity; greater workplace morale; increased motivation; better adaptation to change; general improvements in working relationships and increased retention of staff.

Why use Maxima Coaching?

Our primary aim is to help individuals excel in their work, their personal ambitions and their significant career relationships.

We work in a highly positive and engaging way to ensure that clients:

  • rapidly extend existing skill sets and competencies
  • generate insights that prove invaluable into the future
  • have opportunities to explore fresh ideas
  • overcome limiting beliefs
  • rehearse new behaviours and approaches in a real-world setting
  • discover/rediscover the enjoyment of professional development

We incorporate leading management and personal development materials into coaching. This includes neuro-linguistic programming which provides powerful ways for overcoming blocks and limitations, achieving optimum performance and integrating values, knowledge and behaviours.

We are licensed to administer Extended DISC, one of the world’s most effective tools for understanding and enhancing personal and team performance. This provides basline measurements for clients and a basis for ongoing coaching.

We are members of the Association for Coaching, the UK’s leading body for accrediting professional coaches.

Who can benefit?

Managers and executives at any level who require coaching to:

  • move rapidly beyond their existing competencies and skill sets
  • develop powerful leadership abilities
  • acquire the softer "people" skills
  • achieve higher level strategic thinking
  • learn how to manage processes of change
  • focus on specific projects, or challenges arising within teams
  • enhance and plan their career moves and development

Our approach has proved particularly effective where managers carry complex or diverse responsibilities, require fast track development, or for newly promoted specialist managers needing to acquire generalist people management abilities.

What does coaching entail?

  • Preliminary meeting
    Coaching begins with a detailed and structured initial meeting which identifies the strengths and needs of the client. At this stage the results of any existing assessments, performance reviews or 360 degree evaluations will be discussed and integrated into the coaching programme.
     
  • Further assessments
    Where it will be helpful to obtain external feedback from a client's team or peers we can provide advice and assistance in this respect or act directly in obtaining information and providing confidential feedback. Where required we will carry out an Extended Disc review as a baseline coaching measurement
     
  • Agreement
    From the above, the coaching programme together with explicit outcomes will be agreed and confirmed in writing. We will also establish a pattern and timetable for coaching meetings.
     
  • Coaching sessions
    This is the heart of the process during which clients assess their current situation; generate options and strategies for action; address any concerns or challenges, and review their ongoing progress. Coaching is usually conducted face to face supplemented by telephone or e-mail contact between sessions
     
  • Coaching tasks
    An important component of coaching is the undertaking by the client of identified tasks between sessions. This ensures a high sense of ownership and forward momentum to the coaching process.
     
  • Reviews
    This is ongoing throughout coaching. In addition, there is a major review at the conclusion of coaching to assess its impact and the achievement of agreed outcomes.