Coaching and executive development
Coaching from EPI Associates provides a unique, practical and confidential setting to work on the most taxing aspects of leadership. We can provide a tailored coaching programme to individuals to focus on work-related issues. Leadership roles are becoming increasingly complex and demanding on the individual, coaching can help an individual work more effectively with key relationships, tasks and work pressures.
Coaching provides opportunities to gain fresh perspectives, options and resolve. It provides time to think, be challenged and get relevant professional support and development. Individuals use coaching for a variety of issues: taking on a new role, dealing with ‘difficult’ colleagues, working with teams, preparing or managing change, getting tailored professional development, thinking through complex issues and judgements.
Coaching: How it works
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We will arrange an assessment meeting either by telephone or face to face to determine the purpose of the coaching, expectation and the suitability of what we can offer. The number of sessions are mutually agreed but usually between 2 and 3 sessions are needed to get established and address initial issues. Sessions last about 2 hours each. In practice if the coaching relationship works well clients typically continue with sessions over a period of 12 to 18 months. We can support the coaching sessions with a variety of diagnostic and self-assessment tools including MBTI and FIRO-B, to help individuals to gain insights into their own working approach. Peer learning and learning setsWe have used peer learning groups (learning sets) over many years as a very successful means of executive and professional development. Sets can be single or multi disciplinary, issue or programme based. They complement individual coaching and can provide a sustained source of support and learning over many months or years. |
Aimed at:Senior managers and Professional Leaders Senior Partners in General Practice Clinical Directors, Medical Directors, Directors of Public Health Expected OutcomesImproved effectiveness, reduced stress Career development Identification and work on development needs Get prepared for a new job More quickly established and effective in a new leadership role Support in working with ‘difficult’ colleagues and teams Fresh focus and resolve in complex situations at work Extend range of options and approaches to deal with leadership challenges |
Coaching for a newly appointed Medical DirectorA newly appointed medical director of a district general hospital was looking for support to make the transition to the new role. Read more… Coaching and career support for Operations DirectorHaving completed a senior manager leadership programme this operations director wanted to move to a more challenging role. Read more… |
Coaching for a stressed Teaching Hospital Clinical DirectorThe frustration with pressure and demands on busy clinical and research workload were making life difficult for a newly appointed clinical director. Read more… Communications directors
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