Leadership Coaching – Success Drivers for Companies

Leadership Coaching – Success Drivers for Companies

People influence people. How we think, talk and act has a direct impact on the behaviour of those around us. This applies to the economy as well as to private life. It is therefore not surprising that 80% of success in economic life can be explained by social dynamics. This is what good leadership embraces. It not only addresses the rational level of our brain, but also the intuitive level.

Leadership influences neurochemistry: in those who lead as well as in those who are led. A person in a leadership position is just a person; However, one who influences the team with a leadership style and is therefore responsible for the company's success. But leading figures should always have the big picture in mind. With an idea of shared success, they create a vision and thus increase the motivation of teams. Ideally, this also results in higher work quality and increased performance.

With MLI Leadership Coaching you will learn what impact you have as a leader and how you can change it. You will also learn which factors influence you. Understanding both is vital to for those who want to lead effectively.

Success is not a matter of coincidence

Remaining successful is much more difficult than becoming successful - the great athletes of the world know this. It is a fact we see play out often in our work as we coach executives across a wide range of industries.

Executive coaching is intended to help supervisors carry out their role competently and efficiently. Managers often lack a sparring partner with whom they can critically examine their own actions and behaviour and with whom open self-reflection is possible. That's why successful managers regularly take advantage of the opportunities that leadership coaching offers.

Timing plays an important role: a good time for management training is when things are going well. Why? Excellent results are not just achieved, they are the result of a good strategy. If the path to success is to be maintained, it must be questioned again and again: Are we still on track? What is currently our business model? There are many questions that need to be clarified again and again.

What are the benefits of executive Coaching for companies?

Clear goals are the basic prerequisite for successful work. These are developed, questioned and adjusted through coaching. The result depends on the goals that the customer has set for himself. For executives, board members and managers, professional coaching can achieve the following:

• Increased security in the leadership role
• Improved leadership skills
• Better acceptance among employees
• Clarified vision of upcoming steps to success

Executive coaching aims to improve the performance of a manager and, accordingly, the productivity of the team being led.

Figures & Facts about Leadership Coaching

Research has shown that executive coaching can drastically reduce the postponement of problems and make it easier to achieve both personal and business goals.

Leadership coaching focuses foremost on developing the crucial skills of managers. Improving these skills will have a positive effect on the teams they lead:

• Leadership behaviour
• Leadership style
• Dealing with power
• Self-management
• Relationship with superiors
• Conflict management
• Crisis management

After leadership coaching, more than 70% of those coached confirmed that both their work performance and internal relationships improved and their communication skills became more effective.**

The same study** shows that 86% of the companies surveyed were convinced that the investment they made in training their board members and supervisors was refinanced with a higher return on investment.

Major companies like Booz Allen Hamilton estimate a return of $7.90 for every dollar invested in executive coaching.

In a Fortune 500 company, the ROI was 529%.*

Study: MetrixGlobal LLC
Institute of Coaching

The numbers speak for themselves: Leadership coaching can be used within organisations as an extremely valuable tool for the development of people and companies:

What is good Leadership? 

How does one transform from a boss into a true leader? What leadership skills do you need to give your employees exactly the right mix of leadership and freedom so that they enjoy and repeatedly perform at their best?

Science has broken it down to a simple formula:

EQ + Soft Skills = Leadership Quality.

Emotional intelligence is an essential factor in modern leadership. There are five competencies that strong leaders have:

• High ethical standards to provide a safe working environment.
• The confidence to enable employees to organise themselves.
• The ability to promote the connection between colleagues and belonging to the company.
• An openness to new ideas and experiments (keyword: innovation).
• The desire to support the professional and intellectual growth of their teams.   This list is the result of a survey of 195 executives from more than 30 global organisations. But does this help you? Can you implement these tips in your everyday work? Probably not, because as we know, in practice it looks completely different. It is difficult for most managers to allow human components into their everyday work. They feel driven by numbers, have no real trust in their employees and, at worst, micromanage.

Modern leadership coaching enables managers and executives to become real leaders who inspire and lead enthusiastically.

Discontinued model: Authoritary announcer

The concept of the ‘classic boss,’ one who orders and delegates is completely out of fashion. In order to lead teams successfully, manager have to serve as coaches and support individual employees.

The new generations have clear demands: They demand real team leaders who value them as individuals, help them and understand them. Having to suffer authoritarian leaders is ample reason for many to quit.

Job satisfaction is not the only focus required to manage a team well. It is important to further develop top performers to maintain ongoing communication, close contact, feedback discussions about the quality and - especially - the meaning of the work done and to be done.

When one is able to optimally manage one’s company's talent, they create real assets for their organisations.

Sounds pretty challenging, right? Leadership coaching equips you with the ideal tools to master your leadership tasks.

What is Leadership Coaching at MLI?

We explore what leadership can do to put individuals and teams in high-performing mental states and how to shift focus in everyday life to the key results and ‘moments of truth’ that make the difference whether a strategy is lived successfully or not.

Are you looking for professional leadership coaching? Arrange a non-binding introductory appointment at MLI.

A checklist for choosing a good leadership coach

• Behavioural science training (e.g. studies in sociology, psychology, pedagogy or human resources management)
• Experience as a manager and a good knowledge of the challenges of personnel management
• Positive references from managers who have already been coached
• Coaching certificates from recognised organisations (Universities or the International Coaching Federation)
• An ability to work from psychologically based theories and methods
• Defined expectations of the goals of the coaching programme

Ultimately, it is crucial that the chemistry between coach and coachee is right. We recommend arranging a short trial session. This allows the manager to find out whether they want to work with a specific coach.

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