| Managers
Over the last several decades
much information has been generated about the strengths
of highly effective managers. Organisations are looking
for and developing managers who:
- Have high personal standards
and who continually seek out new learning and improved
performance.
- See possibilities and connections
where others cannot see them.
- Know how to assist others
to align their personal vision with that of the organization
- Recognise unrealized potential
in their people and assist them to fulfill it.
- Challenge and stimulate
others to achieve high performance.
- Is a top communicator and
collaborator.
- Achieves great results
Our Company of Coaches works
with you, one to one and in groups, to build your capacity
to produce more, manage projects more effectively, make
informed decisions and maintain a balanced personal life.
It is said, "The dynamic
of coaching is the next generation of management."(Leonard,
T). We work with managers to help them become more of
a coach to their staff by introducing them to coaching
models, methods and processes, as well as growing their
personal foundation and resiliency.
You might like to check out
the Manager to Coach program below and work through the
first two of sets of skills, behaviours and styles of
very successful managers.
The Coach Manager Program
The program is helpful
in the follow ways:
As a blueprint
for staff training
As a way to
foster & develop teams
The 10 areas on which to focus
are:
A. Personal Balance
B. High Productivity
C. Self-Management
D. Communication
E. Healthy Boundaries
F. Quality Work
G. Take Initiative
H. Manage Up
I. Teamwork
J. Career Path
An example of the program...........
A. PERSONAL
BALANCE
A
great manager starts with a strong person. Are you in
good emotional shape? Physical? Do you know who you are,
what you most want and where you are along your path of
development? If not, use a coach to get this stuff handled.
I have a rewarding life outside of work.
I have a coach/mentor who is supporting me in
my development
I don't try to get approval or personal needs
met at work.
I tell the truth to myself; I don't kid myself.
I know my top values and set goals around these.
I have a very strong Personal Foundation.
My personal life rarely gets in the way of my
work life.
I know where I am along my Path of Development.
My body is in excellent shape.
I am emotionally well.
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Number of boxes checked (10 max)
B. HIGH
PRODUCTIVITY
High productivity is not
a mystery; it simply requires a commitment and the tools,
training and resources to make it happen, naturally.
I am
100% current: No "inventory" of un-done tasks/jobs.
I prioritize well and delegate everything I can.
I have all the equipment I need to be fully productive.
I have had all the training I need to be very
productive.
I know my goals and I reach them consistently.
I can access all information quickly; my files
are perfect!
My work area
is spotless and orderly.
I've mastered
my job and I enjoy it; there are no crises.
I have/use an
agenda for meetings, yet am flexible.
I'm fully automated
(computer, fax, e-mail, systems).
___ Number of boxes checked
(10 max)
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