

Coaching for Leaders
Coaching Skills for Managers
Employee Engagement
Team and Group Coaching
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Valerie Pelan, MBA, PCC
Leadership Coach
vpelan@integratedfocus.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriepelan/
Coaching Success Stories:
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Leadership coaching is the most effective means for achieving career growth
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Coaching provides a forum to talk about your career

Client: Moves from Tactical to Strategic
The Situation
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A long-time Director had been passed over for promotion several times.
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His hands-on approach (too tactical) stymied his career growth.
Current Leadership Style
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Upper management agreed to a “conditional” promotion expecting him to take leadership skills courses
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He helped his direct reports “look good” and get promoted
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He is well-liked and highly networked into other parts of the company
Coaching Goals
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Develop Executive Presence and Strategic Focus
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15-hour coaching engagement included 360 (stakeholder interviews and in-house 360)
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Shift leadership style from “doing” to “leading”
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Become more comfortable with upper management and develop a strategic perspective
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Collaborate with other Vice Presidents on company-wide initiatives
Results - Leader Becomes More Strategic
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More strategic leadership style
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He is the role model for technical professionals moving from doing to leading

The Situation
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Impressive career path from High Potential to Vice President in a relatively short time.
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A recent organizational survey indicates she needs to improve peer relationships
Current Leadership Style
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Excellent with customers; accompanies the sales team to “close” the deal
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Manages up well but direct reports give mixed reviews
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She lacks experience leading key organizational initiatives and collaborating with peers
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Coaching Goals
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Reduce high turnover rate in her organization
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20-hour coaching engagement and extensive 360 including stakeholder interviews
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Incorporate Emotional Intelligence skills into the leadership style
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Support direct reports’ career development and work on succession planning
Results - Leader Focuses on Being a Role Model
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Embraced Emotional Intelligence skills
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Leads cross-organization initiatives and proved to be a "team" player.
Client: Develops a 360
Approach to Leading
Client: Technical Leader Moves from Telling to Engaging

The Situation
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The engineering department leader was too directive and "micromanaged"
Current Leadership Style
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This new leader had difficulty transitioning from technical communication to "leader" communication style
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Upper management is starting to notice employee turnover
Coaching Goals
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Coaching will focus on this leader's communication style and Executive Presence.
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​15-hour coaching engagement included 360 (stakeholder interviews and in-house 360)
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Modify communication style to a more "personable" style
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Gain awareness of how technical language can sometimes come across as impersonal
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Move from telling to engaging
Results - Learned the Language of Leadership
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Modified his communication style
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Improved his cross-functional project management style
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Learned how to delegate professionally and hold his employees accountable
The Situation​
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Recent reorganizations expanded this Vice President's organization globally
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Needs to provide consistent leadership and embrace “diversity”
Current Leadership Style
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Approachable and dynamic with a balance between results and employee development
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Good career and been promoted
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Knowledgeable about United States operations and budgets
Coaching Goals
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Upper management expects him to be a role model for global leadership as the company expands into new markets
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15-hour coaching engagement included 2 assessments
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Develop a leadership style that promotes diversity and employee engagement
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Integrate all the different teams into a unified organization
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Develop a “90-day Plan” to integrate and energize the new organization
Results - Promotion to Senior VP
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He worked on his 90 Day plan and develop organizational goals
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Managed global team more effectively
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Promoted to Senior VP and to lead a global team
