Comments on: What Executive Coaches Want From HR http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:15:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wally Bock http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr/comment-page-1#comment-352 Wally Bock Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=350#comment-352 Great post, Mary Jo. I love the way you zeroed in on the need for downtime and reflection. Americans, especially, find that hard to do. They feel like they're "not being productive." Somewhere along the way we turned life into an extreme sport. We need to reverse that. In my programs over the years, we've discussed what makes a great place to work, based on the experience of people in the room. The word that came up there that relates to "integrity" is "consistency." People wanted their boss to be consistent in the way he or she acted and spoke, in the way the culture was enforced, and to do all this consistently over time. Great post, Mary Jo. I love the way you zeroed in on the need for downtime and reflection. Americans, especially, find that hard to do. They feel like they’re “not being productive.” Somewhere along the way we turned life into an extreme sport. We need to reverse that.

In my programs over the years, we’ve discussed what makes a great place to work, based on the experience of people in the room. The word that came up there that relates to “integrity” is “consistency.” People wanted their boss to be consistent in the way he or she acted and spoke, in the way the culture was enforced, and to do all this consistently over time.

]]> By: Lisa Rosendahl http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr/comment-page-1#comment-351 Lisa Rosendahl Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:45:17 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=350#comment-351 I selected an coach a few years back and reviewing your list, I'd say I picked a good one. I can picture or hear her asking, saying or commenting on just about all of your points above. Actually, she is great and I still meet with her from time to time on my own! I selected an coach a few years back and reviewing your list, I’d say I picked a good one. I can picture or hear her asking, saying or commenting on just about all of your points above. Actually, she is great and I still meet with her from time to time on my own!

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr/comment-page-1#comment-350 Mary Jo Asmus Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:51:42 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=350#comment-350 Alicia-Ann, thanks for your comments and best wishes with your quest for a coach (and, as someone who has had several business coaches over the years, the experience can be awesome). Ruth, Wow, I can see that you must be a great coach. I am not sure about the comment made on Dan's blog about "no vested interest" but I believe that there is a difference between being personally entangled in a client's issues (something that will quickly make us ineffective, or worse) and having a vested interest in a client's success. I think you've described the latter well. Alicia-Ann, thanks for your comments and best wishes with your quest for a coach (and, as someone who has had several business coaches over the years, the experience can be awesome).

Ruth, Wow, I can see that you must be a great coach. I am not sure about the comment made on Dan’s blog about “no vested interest” but I believe that there is a difference between being personally entangled in a client’s issues (something that will quickly make us ineffective, or worse) and having a vested interest in a client’s success. I think you’ve described the latter well.

]]> By: Ruth Sanderson http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr/comment-page-1#comment-349 Ruth Sanderson Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:59:29 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=350#comment-349 Thanks for an informative and detailed article. Client expectations of Executive coaches is a hot topic. What I find less commonly written about is, the Executive Coaches expectations and criteria for client selection. For a relationship to be a true partnership then for me it's about a mutual match of criteria otherwise it seems one way and more about just "contracting a service" I note on Dan McCarthys blog that someone commented that as Exec Coaches we have no vested interest in the client and we are "in and out" of a business. Personally the way I work is that I have a high vested interest. I want to add more value than what the client finacially invests and I want the ROI to deliver way beyond expectation. For this to happen, part of my criteria is investment in a diagnostic. Too often I find as a result of this, that other interventions are required instead of or before coaching. Regards Ruth Thanks for an informative and detailed article.
Client expectations of Executive coaches is a hot topic.
What I find less commonly written about is, the Executive
Coaches expectations and criteria for client selection.

For a relationship to be a true partnership then for me it’s about a mutual match of criteria otherwise it seems
one way and more about just “contracting a service”

I note on Dan McCarthys blog that someone commented that as Exec Coaches we have no vested interest in the client and we are “in and out” of a business.

Personally the way I work is that I have a high vested interest. I want to add more value than what the client finacially invests and I want the ROI to deliver way beyond
expectation. For this to happen, part of my criteria is investment in a diagnostic.
Too often I find as a result of this, that other interventions are required instead of or before coaching.
Regards
Ruth

]]> By: Alicia-Ann Caesar http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr/comment-page-1#comment-348 Alicia-Ann Caesar Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:21:57 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=350#comment-348 Thank you for this article. I read the one posted by Dan as well. You make some great points like results take time, coaching should be for employees that have potential, and I also really appreciate you bringing up the fact that after coaching an employee may decide that a company or even the industry is not right for them. I do not work in the HR field, but I have been toying with actually looking for a "business" or "life" coach for myself and plan to use your suggestions to start my search. Thank you for this article. I read the one posted by Dan as well. You make some great points like results take time, coaching should be for employees that have potential, and I also really appreciate you bringing up the fact that after coaching an employee may decide that a company or even the industry is not right for them. I do not work in the HR field, but I have been toying with actually looking for a “business” or “life” coach for myself and plan to use your suggestions to start my search.

]]> By: Jodie Burdette http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr/comment-page-1#comment-347 Jodie Burdette Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:04:23 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=350#comment-347 What a fabulous article!! I found very informative and well written. What a fabulous article!! I found very informative and well written.

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr/comment-page-1#comment-346 Mary Jo Asmus Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:34:36 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=350#comment-346 Thanks Monica. I had a very productive discussion with an HR sponsor last week about this too. The first client they sent my way was not ideal, but the second one was perfect, and it was wonderful to have that discussion with my "HR partner" so that in the future, we both have the best chance of success in our work together. After all, you and I coach for a living. Our HR partners really want the client to be successful, but may not have the perspective and years of experience that we do. Thanks Monica. I had a very productive discussion with an HR sponsor last week about this too. The first client they sent my way was not ideal, but the second one was perfect, and it was wonderful to have that discussion with my “HR partner” so that in the future, we both have the best chance of success in our work together. After all, you and I coach for a living. Our HR partners really want the client to be successful, but may not have the perspective and years of experience that we do.

]]> By: Monica Diaz http://www.aspire-cs.com/what-executive-coaches-want-from-hr/comment-page-1#comment-345 Monica Diaz Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:15:02 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=350#comment-345 Love your post, Mary Jo. My colleague and I were laughing because its the SAME issues that keep coming up for us in our practice. Lately, number 4 has been a problem. Clients will say they are truly interested in the person, but really don't give the necessary time to sustainable change. Loved the dual post idea! Congratulations. Love your post, Mary Jo. My colleague and I were laughing because its the SAME issues that keep coming up for us in our practice. Lately, number 4 has been a problem. Clients will say they are truly interested in the person, but really don’t give the necessary time to sustainable change. Loved the dual post idea! Congratulations.

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