{"id":15397,"date":"2018-07-03T06:37:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T06:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=15397"},"modified":"2023-08-07T16:30:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:30:22","slug":"executive-coaching-for-modern-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/executive-coaching-for-modern-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Coaching for Modern Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Executive coaches come from all walks of life. Most coaches started their careers in very different professions before moving on to becoming coaches. By this measure, it\u2019s safe to assume that the coaching profession appeals to a vast array of eclectic people. With the ever-evolving pace of change and complexity in organisations and economies, there\u2019s never been a higher demand for seasoned executive coaches to help professionals achieve their goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While external executive coaches play an important role in facilitating organisational development, one doesn\u2019t need to aspire to become a professional coach in order to develop coaching skills. This is the case for Ryan Black<\/a>, Sales Analyst in Marketing Operations at 2U Cape Town. For Ryan, who recently completed the University of Cape Town Executive and Management Coaching online short course<\/a><\/strong>, it was more about developing his own leadership skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not interested in becoming a professional coach, but to me, coaching is closely linked to leadership. Coaching skills are the exact skills you’re going to be using when managing people, and when you’re developing your own leadership skills.\u201d Whether you want to develop your own leadership skills for the position you serve in or share your wealth of experience by becoming a professional executive coach, you want to get the best out of the people you are working with.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To do that, you need to develop specific skills that can be used across both executive coaching and leadership roles. \u201cI\u2019ve found the skills covered in the course, in how you approach change management and how you look to get the best out of people and understand where they\u2019re coming from have been very useful,\u201d Ryan continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living the Life of a Coach<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

While coaching is a powerful intervention to enhance performance and embed sustainable change at the same time, one doesn\u2019t need to be in an executive coaching position to live the life of a coach. You can be a leader right where you are, and use coaching principles to help you and your colleagues excel in your roles.<\/p>\n\n\n

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On challenges facing executive coaches, Ryan said, \u201cI think there\u2019s very little out there when it comes to coaching the coach. A lot of it is really based on your reputation and experience, and that\u2019s how the industry works.\u201d It\u2019s almost to say that people simply accept successful executive coaches as being naturally good at coaching when the truth is they also needed to learn the guiding principles of becoming great coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe content in the course is well-structured to give you guidelines on where you can improve in your own coaching ability. Because you\u2019re receiving feedback every week not only from your coaching buddy but other students on the course, you have an invaluable chance to put your skills to practice and to understand which areas need work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Win Friends and Influence People<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

On the number one resource Ryan would recommend aspiring coaches and leaders to read, he had this to say, \u201cOne of the key principles I took from the Executive Coaching course is that a coach\u2019s job is not to instruct or give instruction to the mentee. Instead, the coach\u2019s role is to facilitate that person in their growth and in achieving their goals. One of the resources I turn to often to understand things from that perspective is How to Win Friends and Influence People, a book by Dale Carnegie<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s a timeless classic, according to Ryan. \u201cIf you want to deal with people effectively, read that book. I\u2019ve read it three times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UCT Executive and Management Coaching online short course enables you to build skills in professional coaching to support your organisation or clients in creating sustainable performance at individual and company levels. During the course, you assess yourself as a coach and map a personalised coaching model. Invest in your own development as an executive coach and leader and develop skills that will benefit you throughout your career. Study online in your own time and earn a certificate from the University of Cape Town attesting to your newly gained skills as an executive coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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