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Transformational Executive Coaching


Option 1: Executive Coaching
Six-to-nine months - 20 sessions - $8,000

    Stage 1: Building Trust-Setting up agreements

    • Contracting sessions with the individual, the HR Generalist and the manager to: collect views of development opportunities, issues and concerns; answer questions and concerns about the process; and cover rules of confidentiality.

    • Planning meeting with HR Generalist, the manager and the coach to outline commitments needed for the process to be successful; select group for the 360° degree survey or interviews; discuss roles and commitments


    Stage 2: Building Optimum Awareness of Strengths and Development Needs- Finding out "what is" -collecting information

    • Assessment (Determined by the results of Stage I, examples include:)
      • 360°- MLQ - Transformational Leadership or
      • Birkman Method®
      • Team assessment
      • Climate Survey


    • Feedback and Integration
      • One-on-one comprehensive feedback session(s)
      • Identification of what is well developed and less developed in the leader
      • Development planning sessions (goals, action plans, measures)


    • Goal Confirmation Meeting (Individual, their Manager, the HR Generalist and the Coach)
      • Individual discusses what was learned from the feedback
      • Individual presents goals and plans
      • Manager and HR give perspective/feedback on the plan
      • Goals are "fine-tuned" and plan set


    Stage 3: Identifying Learning Opportunities and Building on Past Experiences-Trying Something Different

    • Trying New Behaviors
      • Role-playing
      • Planning specific actions proactively
      • Replaying events and imagining a different way of handling them


    • Developing New Perspectives
      • Identifying how the less-developed is connected to the well-developed
      • Cognitive restructuring
      • Selected Readings


    • Reinforcing New Behaviors (Coach, Manager, HR, Peer)
      • Regular contact with Manager and HR
      • Begin use of peer or manager advocates


    Stage 4: Moving Forward- Planning for the Future

    • Re-administration of the 360°s degree survey or interviews
      • Pre/post Comparison


    • Action Planning
      • Plan to reinforce/solidify behavior changes
      • Review of Goals/Accomplishments/Progress
      • Updating Action Plan focusing on areas for continued improvement


    • Review Meeting (Individual, Manager, HR and Coach)
      • Plan presented by individual
      • Feedback solicited
      • Review and Evaluation of process
Stage 3 would represent about 16 of the 20 meetings.

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