Coaching for Emerging Leaders
The number of frameworks, models, and approaches to defining good leadership fills up endless bookshelves, online learning platforms and workshop offerings.
One thing becomes clear as you step back from lessons learned from history, warfare, religion, philosophy, neuroscience, positive psychology, and beyond: there is no single approach that can guarantee your transition into an effective leader.
This is why one on one coaching is so powerful.
My approach starts with your personal strengths and a personal Leadership Philosophy (which we develop together). We then explore where your approach may need to be adapted to be a more effective manager, communicator or resilient leader. We examine skills and approaches together to identify next steps - for example, do you really not know how to give feedback, or is there something else holding you back?
With this foundation of knowing your strengths and values, understanding the skills you need to build, and identifying those areas where a mindset or approach shift might be necessary, we then dig into the hard, non-linear work of trying new, often uncomfortable things.
The bad news.
This work cannot be done in one session, and it cannot be done if you are not willing to step back, be open to feedback and ready to change. There will be setbacks, learning, and always new things to try. But, if you put in the effort it will propel you to becoming a better manager, leader, and colleague - no matter where you are in the org chart.
The Good News: I center fun and joy.
Just as you and your team need to connect, you and I need to work well together as coach and client. Not only because the research shows it produces better work - but life is too short and we spend too many hours of our day working to do so without fun and joy. That is my bias and agenda.
Ready?
Engagements start at two sessions a month for six months. Email me (ebellardo@goodworkendeavors.com) to set up a no obligation, 30 minute chat to see if this is a good fit for you right now.
Resources.
If you are not ready for a full coaching engagement - check out the below resources to start your own journey. I’ll be here when you are ready to take it further!
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
Upgrade: Building your capacity for complexity by Richard Boston and Karen Ellis
The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work by Peter Block
The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo
Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine
On Leadership, Harvard Business Review