BUSINESS/ORGANIZATIONAL COACHING

“Organizations don’t transform. People do.” – Richard Barrett

Organizational leaders set the tone and the direction for their organization. When the leaders change, the organization changes. So organizational change springs from working closely with the leadership team to create personal change that is in alignment with the desired organizational change.

Black Horse Coaching provides support for organizational leaders in the following areas.

• Awareness – Self-awareness and organizational awareness are both important to be successful. What are your values? What are you passionate about? What do you want your legacy to be? What do you want the legacy of your organization to be? What does the culture of your organization emphasize? What is the impact of the current culture? Where is the pain in your organization? What needs to change?

• Objectivity – It is helpful to have someone outside of the organization to use as a sounding board, especially in the areas of strategic planning, critical thinking and decision-making. Coaching can reveal issues, dynamics and solutions that are novel and creative through the use of inquiry and powerful questions.

• Conscious Choice – Coaching produces greater awareness and a broader range of possibilities. Then comes the gift of making conscious choices that are the most beneficial for your organization, and are in alignment with the organizational values.

• Values Alignment – What are the values that you can’t live without? How closely do those values match the organization’s values and culture? How deeply aligned are you with the mission and the vision of the organization? What is really important? What values are your employees hungry to embrace?

• Exercising Potential – What greatness are you capable of? Are you focused on what’s really important? What does your organization need to change to become radically better? Coaching will challenge you in the areas that you are inclined to ignore or evade. Coaching will also ask you to reach further than you are comfortable, knowing that your potential lies outside of your comfort zone.

• Accountability – Coaching will hold you accountable for the choices and agreements that you make. This is done in service of you living up to your potential, and in service of what you know is in the best interest of your organization.

• Support – The road to greatness is not always easy. A coach is a committed supporter of you and the work you are doing!

Coaching will profoundly impact these areas in an organizational setting.

• Enhanced leadership and management skills, which contribute to improved organizational effectiveness.
• Improved interpersonal skills, better teamwork, greater employee satisfaction and reduced turnover.
• Greater self-awareness and organizational awareness around purpose, values and culture (your values and purpose will be crystal clear so all stakeholders know what’s important).
• Greater productivity, and improved work quality and customer service.
• Improved profitability.

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” – Albert Einstein