We’re qualified, confidential and highly experienced. We’re supportive, encouraging and, above all, practical. We’re ‘in your corner’, committed to helping you be the best you can, whatever your circumstances. We ask powerful questions, encourage you to think and help you explore options. We work with you to identify goals and map how to get there. We provide you with a bundle of 3 one-on one sessions, together with follow-up email support after each session, designed to suit your circumstances. We also offer similar services to teams, providing the kind of coaching support that is commonplace in sports teams.
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In Your Corner - Executive Coaching
- Get practical support and encouragement to tackle your challenges
- Feel that we're 'in your corner', committed to helping you whatever your circumstances
- Probe your options and explore solutions through powerful, fit-for-purpose questions
- Identify specific, achievable goals and map how to get there
Successful Goal Setting
- Identify the unique attributes for a fulfilling next year
- Learn how to align your work with your personal vision and values
- Discover the goals and will power that will help you lead an authentic life
- Design an inspiring and actionable plan for the next 12 months and enjoy 9 months of follow-up support
Mentoring Success - Support Program
- Deliver a series of short workshops that introduce Mentees and to Mentors to the program
- Base all Mentee and Mentor learning on best practice that is customised to your context
- Support Mentees and Mentors with ongoing learning prompts that stimulate thinking and action
- Provide periodic telephonic group support for Mentees and Mentors
Do you feel challenged by a difficult work problem and feel you’d benefit from a second opinion or a fresh approach? Perhaps you want an independent sounding board for your ideas and intended actions, before putting them to colleagues? Possibly your wanting the opportunity to develop particular skills but don't have the time to attend longer development sessions?
Are you transitioning into an important new role and looking for expert, independent support to see you through? Maybe you’re at a cross roads and you’d like to change direction and get some help to consider options? Do you want to put your best foot forward in an important interview, but you’re not sure exactly how to do this? Are you contemplating a career change but uncertain about when and how to make your move?
Do you need coaching and support for a small team, either to work together more effectively or resolve particular business challenges. Sometimes, being a team of leaders, senior teams can often do with expert, independent coaching support that offers 'frank and fearless' feedback and advice that helps them optimise performance.
Evelyn was a high performing member of an executive team in the health care sector. Looking for her next challenge, she applied for and won interviews for a few roles that would be a step up in her career. Each time though she received feedback that, while seen as highly capable, she had been pipped at the post. UGM supported Eveyln with interview preparations for her next application, including focusing on topic areas that frequently cause interview candidates to stumble. After a few coaching sessions and support through the various round of interviews, Eveyln was successful in her bid for that very next role she applied for.
Sadly, some are promoted beyond their level of competence. Based on great or even just good performance at a lower level, the individual steps into a new, more demanding role. Once the dust of the change has settled, it becomes clear they are not up to the higher level role. Some organisations, recognising they share responsibility for the possible mismatch, provide affected individuals with additional support. In one example, UGM provided an executive with a few coaching sessions tailored to identified areas of weakness. By the end of the session everyone, including the beleagured executive, recognised it would be best for the individual to vacate the role. In another example, the outcome was succesful - with a little support the individual found their feet and delivered on expectations.
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