Posted by Marie Poppins on November 16, 2020 in Education
Executive coaching network from NewAgeLeadership? They concoct the cola and then offer it to some sample consumers. They then ask for their feedback on the cola. If most of the consumers like the cola, you probably have a winner. Usually, this does not happen. You may get some feedback like – the cola does not have enough flavor, or too much sugar, or not enough fizz, etc. Based on their feedback, the product is modified. We then offer the consumers the “improved” product and ask them to provide feedback again. Usually, after a few iterations of feedback and improvement, you get a reasonable level of certainty that the product is likely to succeed. On the contrary, there are many examples of products and services that management was really excited about, but was launched without proper customer feedback. The “new” Coke and Crystal Pepsi, are examples from the soft drink industry. Without good quality feedback from consumers, there is a little chance of improvement of any product or service.
Insider expertise : Team members should be in a position to provide expert advice and an insider view of each other as it relates to their business, their people, and their team culture challenges. They become de facto coaches. Coaching is a leadership skill : Some organizations use coaching as an ‘executive intervention’ or to ‘fix a problem’, but this is a suboptimal approach to coaching. Coaching is a leadership skill and leaders in organizations should be skilled coaches to help their teams develop and grow. Same as we expect effective leaders to be highly skilled in e.g. communication, decision making and empowerment, leaders should be highly skilled in coaching others. TEAM coaching is a great program to instill coaching as a leadership skill in the organization.
Stakeholders see the leadership behavior on a regular basis and are in the position to give feedback on the quality of leadership as well as tell the leader whether that quality of leadership is improving or not. They are also in a position to hold the leader accountable when he commits to changing/improving her leadership behavior. They provide on-job coaching and accountability to the leader while she makes an effort to improve her leadership. Marshall Goldsmith’s stakeholder centered coaching is based on this concept of involving the stakeholders – the people who are at the receiving end of the leadership behaviors. It starts with an assessment of the current leadership quality by soliciting 360-degree feedback from the stakeholders. Based on the feedback, the leader chooses 1-2 areas to improve in order to become a better leader.
Is leadership important to an organization’s performance? What is the relationship between the performance of an organization and the quality of its leadership? This is the question that I will try to answer in this article. How much of your capability or potential do you get to use at work? If we count your total potential at 100%, how much of it do you get to use at your job? Is it 10%? 25%? 50%? 90%? Or a full 100%? Think about it for a moment and just give the number that comes to mind. What is your answer? Over the years, I have asked this question to thousands of participants who have gone through my leadership training or coaching programs – and the average comes to roughly 50%! Find even more info on Leadership coaching.
In 2004, Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan reviewed a variety of leadership development initiatives in eight large multinational companies. It was a comprehensive study of over 86,000 leaders and executives globally, at these eight multinational companies. Although the desired outcome for all companies was identical – sustained change in behavior at work – they used a variety of tools and approaches. It included classroom-based training vs. on job practice, short-duration training vs. long-term interventions, coaching vs. mentoring, internal trainers and coaches vs. external trainers or coaches, etc.
The unprecedented spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has changed a variety of things almost overnight! Training programs in general and Leadership training and coaching, in particular, have been affected severely. Prestigious B-schools have had to take their leadership courses online. So have most vendors of leadership courses. Covid-19 pandemic has shifted leadership learning from in-person to online. Online free or paid leadership courses are now a norm are likely to stay that way even after the pandemic may be over.
Our mission is to develop leaders not only across organizations, but across all walks of life. To make the world better by developing better leaders. To consult and never to sell – Advise client what is in client’s best interest We are a team of passionate leadership development professionals who are certified in Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching process. See extra information at this website.