Coaching for Leadership Behaviour

In consultation with the coach the leader selects 1-2 specific behaviors that are important for his/her leadership growth (e.g. empowerment and delegation). Usually one or more leadership assessments are used to determine the aforementioned leadership growth areas.

The leader selects a handful of stakeholders mostly boss(es), direct reports and peers. On a monthly basis the leader asks his stakeholders for “feedforward” suggestions (e.g. ‘As you know I want to get better at delegation, what suggestions would you have?’).

Based on the input from stakeholders the leader selects relevant suggestions and makes an action plan for the next 30 days together with the coach.

Throughout the month, the leader implements his/her action plan and demonstrates to the stakeholders through his/her actions that he/she is working to make change visible and grow his/her leadership effectiveness in the two selected focus areas.

The coach checks in with the stakeholders every quarter through a short on line survey to gauge the stakeholders’ perceptions on how they see the leader’s development in the 1-2 leadership growth areas. This Leadership Growth Progress Review (LGPR) is reported back to the leader so that he/she can gauge how his/her leadership change efforts have been perceived by the stakeholders. The LGPR also plays a key role in guaranteed and measurable leadership growth for the leader and the organization.