Resources
What is Executive Coaching?
Executive coaching is, above all else, a partnership between a trained coach and an individual or team. Coaching supports and facilitates the successful achievement of goals set by the individual or team. Unlike a consultant or mentor, the coach generally doesn’t offer advice, nor is it the role of the coach to work on “issues” or get into the past like a therapist would do. Instead, the coach provides structure, support, and conceptual tools to help their clients identify the concrete actions they can take to reach their goals.
Why Hire A Coach?
Individuals, groups, and companies choose to hire a coach for many reasons. Some of the benefits of hiring a coach include:
Setting smarter goals
Developing new skills that translate to both professional and personal success
Increasing self awareness
Translating knowledge into action
Establishing accountability
Improving communication skills
Enhancing strategic thinking
Developing stronger executive presence
Improving conflict management skills
Increasing motivation
Clarifying next steps
Mapping out action plans
And more!
Coaching ArticleS
On leadership, and how to be a great leader
How To Create Mindful leadership by Monica Thakrar, 2017
What Makes a Leader by Daniel Goleman, 2004
The Elusiveness of the Perfect Team: What’s Getting in the Way -- And What to Do About It by Yosh Beier, 2016
The Right Way to Respond to Negative Feedback by Tasha Eurich, 2018
What to Do If Your Career is Stalled and You Don’t Know Why by Elena Lytkina Botelho and Katie Semmer Creagh, 2018
The Five Types of Imposter Syndrome and How to Beat Them by Melody Wilding, 2017
What’s Love Got to Do With High-Performing Teams? By Yosh Beier, 2016
On coaching for lawyers
Executive Coaching Drives Future Leadership Success by Sheryl Odentz, 2016
Turning Lawyers Into Leaders: The Benefits of Coaching by Taly Fleischer, 2017
Leadership In Law by Deborah L. Rhode, 2017
Professional Coaching For Lawyers by the American Bar Association, 2017
Coaching: A Critical Component Of Your Law Firm's Talent Management Strategy by Jennifer Rakstad, 2016
Lawyers See Benefit In Professional Coaching by A. Harrison Barnes, 2018
Law Firms Add Coaches To Their Staff by Leslie A. Gordon, 2014
On productivity
How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive by Marc Zao-Sanders, 2018
On entrepreneurship
On the Importance of Entrepreneurial Storytelling by Robin Bruce, 2017
Building Your Entrepreneurial Story by Robin Bruce, 2017
Telling the Right Entrepreneurial Story by Robin Bruce, 2017
The Art of the Business Narrative by Art Kleiner, 2011
On setting work/life balance boundaries
4 Ways Leaders Can Protect Their Time and Empower Their Teams by Maura Thomas, 2018
On career transition
How to Prepare for an Interview: The Ultimate Guide by Alison Green, 2018
Navigating the Emotional Side of a Career Transition by Ron Ashkenas, 2016
On building an inclusive workplace
Closing the Culture Gap by DeAnne Aguirre, Varya Davidson, and Carolin Oelschlegel, 2018
11 Ways to Develop a More Inclusive Communication Style at Work by Forbes Coaches Council, 2016