Executive Coaching
As a former CFO of Microsoft Worldwide Operations, Ken Hickey brings real-world C-suite executive experience to his client's leadership and business opportunities.
Executive Coaching
As a former CFO of Microsoft Worldwide Operations, Ken Hickey brings real-world C-suite executive experience to his client's leadership and business opportunities.
The Executive Coaching Process
Take your leadership capability and impact to the next level by investing in your own personal development. Executive Coaching is proven to unlock potential, improve performance, and increase personal fulfilment.
Schedule a free, absolutely no-commitment, consulting call by pressing the ‘Get Started’ button. You and I will spend 30 minutes discussing your leadership goals and challenges, how Executive Coaching can help, and ensure there is the right chemistry between us.
We will “Contract” on foundational elements of the coaching engagement such as objectives, responsibilities, logistics, administration, and confidentiality. If you are being sponsored by your organisation, we will agree how they are involved. A Coaching Proposal will be tendered to you, or your organisation, for contract approval.
We begin our coaching sessions, meeting every two weeks for either one hour or ninety minutes. Coaching engagements will be 3, 6, or 12 months in length depending on your needs. Starting with assessment exercises to understand your strengths and areas of development we will create a Personal Development Plan which serves as the roadmap for our coaching sessions.
Our bi-weekly coaching sessions will be driven by what you want to achieve personally and professionally. Our approach will be to enhance self-awareness, addressing limiting beliefs and thinking patterns. We then focus on developing new skills, tools, and mindsets and seek to deliver new impact in the workplace by applying these learnings.
We will close our coaching engagement by ensuring you understand your own barriers to change and are ready to develop new habits to implement lasting change.
Benefits
Enhanced Leadership Skills
Executive coaching helps leaders develop critical skills such as strategic thinking, decision-making, and effective communication. By refining these skills, leaders can drive their teams and organisations toward achieving their goals more efficiently.
Increased Self-Awareness
Coaches work with individuals to identify their strengths and weaknesses, helping them understand how their behaviour impacts others. This awareness can lead to better interpersonal relationships and a more cohesive team environment.
Improved Performance
Coaching can directly impact the performance of both the individual being coached and their team. By setting and working towards specific goals, leaders can improve their productivity and effectiveness, leading to better business results.
Adaptability to Change
In today’s fast-paced business environment, the ability to adapt to change is crucial. Executive coaching can help leaders navigate through change by developing resilience, fostering innovation, and encouraging a culture of continuous learning.
Conflict Resolution
Executive coaching can equip leaders with the skills needed to handle conflicts more effectively. This can improve relationships within the team and across the organization, leading to a more harmonious work environment.
Personal Fulfilment
Achieving personal and professional goals, improving relationships, and contributing to the success of their organisation can provide a deep sense of satisfaction and personal fulfilment.
Career Advancement
Growing leadership skills, increasing business impact, and expanding self-awareness contribute to career development. Coaching can identify pathways for growth, higher responsibilities, and enhancing influence within the organisation.
Return on Investment (ROI)
Numerous studies have shown that executive coaching offers a significant ROI. Benefits such as increased productivity, higher employee engagement, and improved business performance directly contribute to the bottom line.
Executive Coaching FAQs
Here are some of the most common questions when it comes to executive coaching. If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out.
What is Executive Coaching?
Executive coaching is a professional relationship where a Coach works with an executive or business leader to enhance their leadership skills, improve performance, and achieve specific professional goals. It involves one-on-one sessions focused on personal development, strategic thinking, decision-making, and behaviour change. Coaching provides a place for you to step back from your day-to-day responsibilities, observe yourself and your environment, explore what is happening and why, challenge your beliefs and assumptions, and experiment with new mindsets and behaviours.
Who can benefit from Executive Coaching?
Executive Coaching is beneficial for senior leaders, managers, business owners, and emerging leaders. It is particularly helpful for those who want to enhance their leadership skills, navigate complex challenges, or prepare for new roles with increased responsibilities.
Is Executive Coaching confidential?
Yes, Executive Coaching is strictly confidential, within legal requirements. I will maintain privacy concerning discussions, goals, and challenges unless specific permission is granted to share certain details with others, such as a HR department or the executive’s direct supervisor.
How often will we meet and for how long?
The duration of Executive Coaching engagements varies but typically lasts between 3 to 12 months. Coaching relationships may be shorter for focused goals or longer for ongoing development, depending on the individual’s needs.
Coaching sessions are usually held bi-weekly for one hour or ninety minutes.
Is Executive Coaching in-person or online?
Most coaching is online through video conferencing, but in-person sessions are also offered where location allows. The choice of online or in-person will be driven by what is convenient and accessible for clients.
What will we work on in our Coaching sessions?
Our work will be driven by what you want to achieve personally and professionally. Where you are being sponsored by your organisation, it may also be informed by what your manager and HR think is important to address. Some areas we would expect to cover include:
- Establishing purpose, values, and goals – clarifying what we seek to achieve or change.
- Creating enhanced self-awareness - revealing potential derailers, blind-spots, and defence mechanisms.
- Addressing limiting beliefs and thinking patterns – understanding our self-imposed limitations.
- Creating a Personal Development Plan – establishing and tracking SMART goals.
- Focus on areas of development and transformation – learning new skills, tools, and mindsets.
- Delivering new impact through applied learning – devising safe experiments and practices to explore new ways of being.
- Implementing lasting change – understanding barriers to change and developing new habits to support lasting change.
- Reflection on the development and transformation journey – determining next steps and creating a plan that builds on self-development.
What is the evidential support for the benefits of Executive Coaching?
- Return on Investment (ROI) for Sponsoring Organisations
- A MetrixGlobal 2002 Study reported an ROI of 5.3 times for companies investing in executive coaching. When the benefits of employee retention were included, the ROI increased to 7.9 times. The study highlighted improvements in productivity, employee satisfaction, and leadership effectiveness.
- Leadership Development
- The Center for Creative Leadership Study (2013) found that executive coaching significantly enhances leadership effectiveness. The study reported that 77% of leaders who received coaching showed improvements in work performance, relationships, and team effectiveness.
- Behavioural Change and Leadership Style
- Harvard Business Review (2013) reported that executive coaching leads to lasting behavioural changes, with 60% of respondents saying that their coaching led to improvements in specific areas such as communication, conflict resolution, and team management.
- Leadership Resilience and Stress Management
- A PWC Study (2017) found that executives who received coaching reported a 60% improvement in their ability to manage stress and 40% improved resilience in facing challenges.
- Team Performance and Collaboration
- A Marshall Goldsmith Study (2011) found that 95% of executives who received coaching reported that it positively impacted their ability to lead and develop their teams, resulting in improved collaboration and team performance.
- Decision-Making and Strategic Thinking
- The Forbes Insights and International Coach Federation Study (2013) found that executives who engaged in coaching were 45% more likely to make better business decisions, contributing to improved organizational outcomes.
Results that speaks for themselves
An outstanding coach
One of the best that I have worked with
An excellent executive coach
Provided a safe environment for us to push our boundaries
Guided me on a journey of self-discovery
Super life and career coach
Listened intently and created a supportive environment
Not only insightful but also inspiring
An outstanding coach
One of the best that I have worked with
An excellent executive coach
Provided a safe environment for us to push our boundaries
Guided me on a journey of self-discovery
Super life and career coach
Listened intently and created a supportive environment