Executive coaching is not the solution to all management problems.
Some people who have read our web site and heard our presentations have said, “you make it sound like executive coaching is the solution to just about every management problem. Can it be that good?”
Well, we certainly are passionate about our work and we are glad that it shows when we talk about coaching. But certainly, executive coaching is not the solution to all management problems. Effective executive coaching is just a part of the comprehensive talent management programs that companies should be putting in place. From a budgeting perspective, it actually might be one of the smaller parts. But, when evaluating executive coaching we feel strongly that there are two points that businesses should be considering:
1. Even though executive coaching may be a small part of the talent management budget, it very possibly delivers the greatest return on investment (ROI) for talent management and personnel investment. This is because it directly impacts those managers who, as individuals, have the greatest impact on the organization’s performance – the executives and senior management.
2. Every successful, top performing organization should consider having executive coaching as a permanent ongoing part of its talent management strategy. To exclude it is to exclude what has become a required element for any world-class organizational development model.
Jerry Kleinhaus
Oakley Advisors
Certified Executive Coaching
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationwide Executive Coaching and Talent Management Services
