...skills to help you improve performance.

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Coaching to improve performance can provide executives and mangers with the means to change attitude, knowledge and behavior. Some areas in which we provide coaching include: 

"...the activities related to the highest levels of self-improvement after the use of a 360° feedback instrument were:  reviewing progress at least quarterly, obtaining input into development planning from co-workers and receiving coaching and feedback...and while most influential, they were the least often used."   

"The Impact of 360° Feedback on Management Skills Development."  S. Hazucha, et al.  HumanResource Management,  Vol. 32, 1993

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...development for future positions.     

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Emersus believes that the best way to develop executives is through a conjoint process of new job assignments and structured coaching.  We believe that life is the best teacher, but real life experiences combined with coaching assistance is the most efficient and thorough teacher.  We will work with your organization to select assignments that expose the executive to new situations that require additional knowledge and skills.  We will then conjointly create a coaching plan that supplements work assignment with tools that can enhance the learning tremendously. Some areas in which we provide coaching include: 

Coaching for Future Positions helps organizations evaluate potential candidates for certain traits that are often found in successful executives. If an executive lacks certain traits, Emersus can help your organization determine if the executive can adjust his behavior, even though it may be unnatural for him. 

Some such traits include: 
 Ambition Perseverance Hardiness Courage Optimism
 Adaptability Risk-taking Dealing with Ambiguity Agility and Flexibility
   Patience     

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...coaching for the executive's agenda.

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Coaching of this nature is well-suited when:

  • Information or feedback is not reaching the executive. Typically those 
    close to the executive are afraid to bring up "bad" news. 

  • If a fear of being "killed as the messenger" prevents employees from talking honestly with their own bosses, we can provide critical feedback and information others will not (Besides, the consultant can always be killed!).

  • Insight and perspective are needed on the executive's ideas and  decisions, often needed because fellow employees are unable to listen 
    without bias.

  • The pressure of the position requires the executive to develop 
    "psychological hardiness" to manage extreme levels of stress.

  • An executive needs to prepare to successfully implement specific change initiatives that require an understanding of the psychological and system factors that influence the effort.

"In a study of 481 corporate chiefs, results found that 70% of them are introverts with their need for social interaction much lower than that of the average population. This trait, compounded with their treatment as a symbol rather than as a human being, makes their role even more isolating."

Wall Street Journal. 1998 

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Management Coaching for the Engineer, Scientist, or Technician.

We provide coaching and assistance to ease the transition from engineer, scientist, or technician to a technical leader. We clarify the difference between a technical resource and a team leader, and the difference between doing things right and doing the right thing. We can help a new manager understand the new expectations placed on him or her and provide the tools to ensure success in a new management role.

Our coaching further helps mid-level technical experts shift from an often narrower tactical perspective to a broader strategic viewpoint.....key for any promotion to an executive level and a prerequisite to function effectively on an executive management team.

Technical Turnaround Management
We also assist in turning around troubled projects for short and medium term assignments. Ideal for getting under-performing projects back on track, bridging from the loss of a key leader until a new permanent employee can be recruited, covering for a key management team member during an extended leave of absence, or providing temporary leadership for a short term project.

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