On Boarding Coaching
“19% of all leavers in 2007 left within the first 6 months “ CIPD research March 2008
When recruiting a senior executive or leader into an organisation, you will have invested heavily in the process. Businesses will want to ensure they are “up and running “ as soon as possible and that they are in the best position to deliver what they have been tasked to do.
If businesses have a leader who has been recently appointed internally to a more senior position or board level, they may be inexperienced at operating at this new level. They may have moved from a specialist role or function to one of organisational leadership. Leaders in these situations benefit from proactive support in thinking through how they form effective relationships at this level and what behavioural shifts they may need to make to ensure that they are, and seen to be, effective in this new role within the organisation.
Executive coaching for new leaders can ensure that businesses maximise their investment. New senior leaders joining an organisation can be of most impact if they “stay on the edge” of the organisation and do not collude with the culture. Having an executive coach can ensure that they are able to make sense of the organisation and develop the most appropriate strategies to take the organisation forward.
New leaders need thinking space in which they can step back from day to day operational pressures and work out what’s important to them and what they need to focus on. Executive coaching is an ideal way to create that thinking space.
