Executive Performance
The need for executive performance advice has never been greater. The pace of change, new multiple business models, new competitors (internal and external), generational shifts, leadership direction changes, and employee expectations all present new situations that may seem overwhelming. Even experienced, senior executives have formidable challenges.
Advice improves performance. In most professions the top players have personal coaches. This has been true of sports for some time. A recent coaching trend has evolved with top producers in sales and other creative careers. High-level corporate executives use company sponsored or individual personal coaches.
If these top performers leverage the value of coaching then executives should use it to their advantage also.
Format
Performance advice is a process of communication, problem analysis, and solutions. At its best it is a personal, professional relationship focused on the executive’s career goals or current challenges. It requires an understanding of the motivations, skills, experience, and the growth potential of the executive. It delivers creative resolution of immediate challenges or development of career goals through frank discussions.
By definition the format is personalized. However, common to the process is an in-depth initial discussion to build understanding, background and goals. Following that are phone conferences based upon either immediate challenges or planned skill development. There are two types of advcie – developmental and situational.
Developmental Advice
This is a customized program to advance the goals and capabilities of the executive. It includes an initial session and profile to establish benchmarks, set goals, and baseline data. The structure is set periodic telephone conferences to cover agenda items agreed to in advance. It could include homework and other requirements of executive. As progress occurs goals are adjusted for unfolding challenges.
Situational Advice
This program is designed to address an evolving situation, a challenge, crisis or immediate need of the executive. The beginning process includes an initial session and profile to establish benchmarks and a baseline of executive skills and the current situation. The format is telephone conferences at the request of executive.
An Experienced Advisor
Who better to assist an executive than one who has actually been in their shoes? Jerry has successfully operated in the trenches of executive management for over 30 years. Use his experience to your advantage.
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