The best coach for you is one that knows your world, has a tailorable coaching process and quickly builds trust. A good coach will get to know you as a person - your goals, challenges and passions. The coach will assess your situation by talking with you and asking you to complete a relevant assessment survey or two. The coach will then tailor the coaching process so it provides the right pace, strategies, tools and resources that will help you achieve your goals faster. As you move through the coaching process the coach will help you develop needed perspectives and skills. The coach will also be keen to look for motivation or confidence issues that the coach can help with. And while the coach will be supportive and caring, the coach will also give you direct feedback on any of your views, behaviors or assumptions that may be getting in your way.
"I highly recommend Neil to any executive who truly wants savvy leadership or career guidance."
"Given his high tech executive experience, Neil is uniquely suited to coach Silicon Valley managers."
Typical Obstacles
Here are some of the obstacles that can slow down or sabotage acheiving your goals.
You don't have someone to candidaly talk to
Your get overly focused with here and now things
You don’t have enough time to learn on your own
You lack a perspective that is truly objective
You don’t have the right process and tools
You have trouble holding yourself accountable
You waste effort unknowingly doing the wrong things
You get frustrated and do less of what you should do
You listen to strong advice from the wrong people
You have no one supporting you to achieve your goals
You do not have enough motivation to move ahead
You don't know the best practices for success
What Are Your Goals?
These are some of the things I can help you with through my coaching.
YOUR LEADERSHIP
Increasing Executive Impact
Increasing Leadership Skills
Leading Organization Change
Increasing Team Performance
YOUR CAREER
Getting Promoted
Getting A Better Job
Planning Your Career
Moving Into A New Role
I will be your advocate and champion helping you build confidence, see the situation better, identify new options, create and implement the best path forward. You can trust me to give you direct feedback on what you are doing or assuming that is getting in the way of your success. You will feel I am "in your corner" every step of the way.
High Tech Experience
In my Director roles throughout my high tech career, I led initiatives focused on product development improvement, IT system deployment, technical organization redesigns and technical leader development. So I am uniquely effective when coaching executives and managers in technical groups like engineering, IT and product management. I know your language and job challenges. This enables me to better increase your value-add messaging, impact and influence.
This article tells you the things to look for and the questions to ask to get the right coach for you.
As a Manager Success Coach and a Career Success Coach, Neil has helped over 350 executives, managers and professionals be more successful in their jobs and careers. In his high tech corporate roles he held Director level Business Transformation positions at VMware, Amazon Lab126, and Cisco Systems. He also held VP Leadership Development positions at GE and USF&G. Neil has MBA and BS Electrical Engineering degrees and is a Certified Leadership Coach.
