Coaching for new directors
Taking on a director’s role for the first time brings a whole raft of new challenges, and many questions:
- what is my preferred leadership style?
- what are the organisation’s values?
- what does the organisation demand of its leaders?
- what is the culture; “how do we do things around here”?
- how do I perceive the politics, among peers and generally?
- how do my peers work together?
- how does governance work, and how can I best work with it?
- how can I best support my new team?
- who are my star players, and who needs help?
- who has too narrow a view of their real capabilities?
- how can I best communicate with them, individually and as a team?
It’s all too easy to sacrifice your growth as a leader to the ever-mounting in-tray, the myriad meetings, the incessant deadlines and the email backlog. Coaching can help you to get your new role into perspective, and to lead sure-footedly and with awareness.
“I really feel that your coaching sessions have made a significant difference to my approach to work and life. I have started to do things differently, I'm less worried about what others may think and more inclined to speak my mind...I feel less afraid about just being me!” Finance Director
"I felt comfortable and secure with my coach, and able to articulate the issues we discussed without fear or any sense of having to be defensive." Senior Manager
Contact us to explore how coaching can support you through your first crucial months.