Leading Coaching

While coping with ever tighter budgets, you spend enormous time and effort to hire the right people. Multi- month searches, and occasionally hunts lasting longer than a year, are common for senior hires. Finally you identify an excellent candidate, make an offer and it’s accepted. You breathe a sigh of relief, confident that your new employee will thrive and contribute meaningfully to the growth of your company. But have you really set him up for success?

Hiring the right person is critical but it is often not enough. Mid-level managers and senior executives often flounder in the first three or four months of a new job—they misread cues, misunderstand the culture, alienate teams and frustrate direct reports. Sometimes they play their cards so poorly that you wonder what you were thinking when you hired them!

The Leading Group has developed two effective programs to ensure a soft landing and a fast takeoff for your newly hired talent.

1) Hit The Ground Running - Designed for mid-level management

You have a talented new hire and now it is time to ensure a successful transition. A Leading Group coach will work with your new employee through the first three months until s/he is acclimated and confident.

The Leading Group customized coaching process includes:

• A clear understanding of role and expectations
• Accurate assessment of company culture
• Forging successful alliances
• Managing competing priorities
• Communication and presentation skills
• Stress management

2) Inside Story - For senior executives

Through a blend of individual conversations and a customized company/division- wide survey, The Leading Group will give your new executive insight into where employees are succeeding and where they are struggling. The survey covers: culture, skills, morale, emotional intelligence, roles, collaboration, accountability and leadership.

Inside Story has three key benefits:

• Concise written summary of the organization’s strengths and weaknesses
• Pre-assessment of a division/team into which a new leader will be placed
• The design and development of an informed coaching plan to assist the executive in successfully managing his new team and his new role