Senior Executives
Senior executives are challenged in ways that seemed unimaginable previously. They have to drive results in a virtual world, keep teams engaged and decide on new strategies.
Executive coaching creates the space for senior leaders to step back from the “busyness” and reflect on what they are trying to achieve and how they can have optimal impact as a leader.
Executive Challenges
Senior executives are facing unprecedented change in uncertain times. They are being challenged in ways that seemed unimaginable previously.
There are rapid changes in their marketplaces and increasing complexity. They have to drive for results today as well as planning strategically for the future.
Timely decision-making is crucial. Communicating those decisions and direction of travel to their people is vital in order to mobilise action and achieve results.
New approaches are needed to stay close to strategic partners and clients while working in a virtual world.
Keeping a workforce motivated and engaged while working from home has necessitated a greater awareness of employee wellbeing and resilience.
Executive coaching creates the space for senior leaders to step back from the “busyness” and reflect on what they are trying to achieve and how they can have optimal impact as a leader.
How we help
One of the most valuable investments an organisation can make is in the ongoing development of their leaders. The more experienced leader may be facing new challenges. The emerging leader will have new skills and behaviours to learn and still other leaders may need support with difficult transitions be it of an organisational or of a personal nature.
“Executive coaching is a conversation that develops leaders, in a safe place, where you can lift up your head, redefine the future and achieve it in a way that adds value to you and the organisation.” *
As a process it provides executives with valid information that enables them to make well-informed choices and decisions.
We coach executives who want to get results, and we only take on clients who really want to make a difference. We expect our clients to give of their very best, and we give our very best in return.
We agree an action plan with the client, with measurable, attainable goals, and actions planned to achieve those goals.
A confidential sounding-board
Executive coaching provides a confidential sounding board for senior managers who want to address sensitive issues such as their own leadership and management style, or who can benefit from support in facing key issues on their business agenda.
Executive coaching is a highly personalised form of learning. It creates space for executives to reflect and develop as leaders. It helps them bring about effective action, improved performance and personal growth – and enables better results for their organisation.
*Trevor Waldrock
Recent Leadership coaching interventions
- Supporting a CMO develop a more agile leadership style
- Helping a Board Director evolve a more authentic executive presence
- Developing a more assertive communication style in a senior executive
- Mastering a more proactive approach as a leader when managing stakeholders during COVID
- Enhancing communication skills in a leader so as to deliver highly engaging and inspirational presentations
- Ensuring that a newly appointed senior leader took time to plan for the longer term by developing her strategic planning and prioritising skills
- Leaders as coaches – integrating coaching skills into the leader’s toolkit
- Focusing a leader on attracting and retaining top talent into her team
I became a far more balanced leader
Your support has been invaluable over the past few years encouraging me to take a much more considered approach when dealing with peers and other executives across Dell. The stakeholder exercises helped me prioritize and build my network. The work you did on gathering valuable feedback from my team helped me stay on track. You were always there as a sounding board, always offering balanced advice, some of which I did not really want to hear but made complete sense afterwards. Your experience in and outside of Dell has been invaluable. As a result of our time together I became a far more balanced leader, which has served me well, thank you!
Michael Collins, President and General Manager, Global Consumer and Small Business
Dell Technologies
A massive impact on my leadership style, development and success over the last 10 years.
Olwyn is going a great job supporting many of our leadership team in Dell Technologies across EMEA – I have seen at first hand the very positive impact Olwyn’s coaching has had on their development and growth – with so many examples of strong career development and advancement (three leaders are great examples). I still often reference in career discussions my own direct coaching experience with Olwyn (many years ago) which had a massive impact on my leadership style, development and success over the last 10 years.
Aongus Hegarty, President, Europe, Midle East and Africa
Dell Technologies
She is an expert when it comes to the principles of leadership
Olwyn became my executive coach when I was promoted to SVP Corporate Sales & Marketing at Panduit. I was a newly appointed member of the Executive Leadership team reporting into the CEO. Olwyn was instrumental in supporting the development of my team and organization. She helped me to become a very effective leader. The end result was a highly performing team that made significant impact to the overall business results. The CEO was amazed in my transformation and that is down to Olwyn. She has a very clever insight into determining your development needs and assisting you to improve them. She is extremely professional and has great experience of working with many senior executives and she is an expert when it comes to the principles of leadership. The time I spent with Olwyn was incredibly valuable and at the same time very enjoyable. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Steve Luczkiw, Senior Vice President, Corporate Sales & Marketing
Panduit
Olwyn has helped me enhance my leadership style
My time with Olwyn has helped me enhance my leadership style with my Direct reports – team meetings have become much more inclusive and engagement has increased significantly.
Stephane Huet, Senior Vice President and General Manager France
Dell Technologies
...helping me to drive better results and refocus on more strategic initiatives
What worked well was Olwyn’s professionalism, experience and skills; coach preparation and my homework; clear objectives and regular reflections on the results. Part of the coaching sessions were focused on driving the process of identifying my successors as well as future organisation development. Today, I have a clear vision for the future organisation under the current situation as well as identified and stated coaching process for my successors. Significant focus on Executive Maturity is helping me to drive better results and refocus on more strategic initiatives rather than being tactical.
Dmitry Shymkiv, General Manager
Microsoft Ukraine