Here’s the reality… Most managers in corporate America are good technicians at what they do. However, they typically have deficiencies in the “soft skills” area. Here is where a big distinction needs to be made:
There is a HUGE difference between Leaders and Managers. The difference is that Leaders have mastered the soft/people skills necessary to inspire people to work up to their full potential. Managers often have solid technical skills but don’t inspire others to work toward a collective goal. A symptom of a typical manager is that their people are often in need of a “task with consequences” approach to their work vs. leaders who inspire self motivation for the good of the cause.
An Executive Coach can help can help an organization design and implement a program that will inspire managers to become leaders.
Building a Performance Culture is the “what” and “how” of the human side of business. It is an integrated business system, a set of practices and behaviors that work together to mobilize people and strengthen your firm’s performance.
Ultimately, business success is about leadership. That’s the one common truth across nations, industries, sectors, and organizations around the world. Leaders at every level are a company’s true source of competitive advantage—leaders who know who they are, what they should know, how they should act, and what they need to deliver. Leaders are the heart of building a Performance Culture. And building Performance Culture is the heart of business success.
People and organizations are on a continuum of health and performance—from unhealthy and low performance (at risk), to healthy and high performance (excellence). Knowing where you and your company stand is the first step in building a world-class Performance Culture.
There is much confusion about what Executive Coaching is- and isn’t. Many consulting firms have simply gone through their marketing materials and changed the word “consulting” to “coaching.” For many in the business world, that sums up what they perceive Coaching to be, a new word for consulting.
Nothing could be farther from the truth! Here are some facts: