Executive Coaching – What to ask the person in the mirror
Suzanna Prout - 10th July 2013
If you’re like most successful leaders, you were, in the early stages of your career, given plenty of guidance and support. You were closely monitored, coached, and mentored. But as you moved up the ladder, the sources of honest and useful feedback became fewer, and after a certain point, you were pretty much on your… Read More
Do Coaches need to step up to the challenge?
Suzanna Prout - 9th July 2013
(taken from an article by John Whitmore) We can’t avoid the challenge of change even if we want to. Global instability will be with us for a lifetime anyway, so what are our roles and our goals as coaches? In the immediate term there are fewer clients in the market for most of us, and… Read More
How Executive Coaching can have an impact on your Leadership skills
Suzanna Prout - 3rd July 2013
What skills should a great leader have? Stephen Fry’s Duke of Wellington was once posed the question in an episode of Blackadder. “The ability to shout. Shouting, shouting and yet more SHOUTING,” bellows the uncompromising military commander, to hilarious effect. We’ve all had bosses who seem to style themselves on military leaders, however treating the… Read More
Executive Coaching. 4 surprisingly effective things to say
Suzanna Prout - 25th June 2013
As the boss, you have to know it all and always be in the right. Wrong. Try these simple, yet powerful words to build trust and lead with integrity We all make mistakes, say the wrong things, and misjudge a situation from time to time. But not everyone will admit their errors, especially in a… Read More
The six roles of an Executive Coach
Suzanna Prout - 23rd April 2013
At the International Coach Federation European Conference in Italy, Robert Dilts ran a seminal session titled ‘From Coach to Awakener’. He stated that coaching is the process of helping another person perform at the peak of his or her abilities. It doesn’t presuppose that people are broken – on the contrary, it helps them identify… Read More
How can leaders create happier organisations?
Suzanna Prout - 3rd April 2013
March 20, 2013, marks the first ever International Day of Happiness. This was decreed last year by the United Nations following a meeting on well-being attended by government officials, economists, scholars, and business and spiritual leaders from around the world. It was hosted by Bhutan, a small but visionary country which famously uses Gross National… Read More
The definition of delegation… Does it need tweaking?
Suzanna Prout - 22nd March 2013
When you delegate work to the member of the team, your job is to clearly frame success and describe the objectives. Delegation of work can be as simple as scrubbing the feature list or as complex as asking someone to take on a group-wide stretch assignment. No matter what the scale of delegation, getting out… Read More
Executive Coaching – Can negative be a positive?
Suzanna Prout - 7th March 2013
But is there a better way to understand the whole idea of feedback? Some new research has insights into its value and shows that many people want to hear about what they’re doing wrong. Giving feedback can be an awkward experience. Those who give it out — employers, parents, teachers — can fear the reaction… Read More
Management and Leadership, is there a difference?
Suzanna Prout - 4th March 2013
Another great example of the difference between Management and Leadership from an article by John Kotter. In more than four decades of studying businesses and consulting to organisations on how to implement new strategies, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people use the words “leadership” and “management” synonymously, and it drives me… Read More
Achieve your full potential with Xenonex
Suzanna Prout - 1st March 2013
As we spring into March, we are busy putting the final touches to our latest ILM Level 7 Open Programme in Executive Coaching & Mentoring taking place this May in Leeds. Whether you are a Senior Manager or HD/OD professional looking to develop your expertise & credibility in these fields, or want to establish coaching… Read More
Compromise. An essential leadership skill or a Management weakness?
Suzanna Prout - 24th February 2013
I thought the following piece was particularly suitable after a week at home with the kids during half term school holidays. Compromise gets a bad rap, but it’s an essential leadership skill. And you can’t do it effectively without understanding the other side’s point of view. Don’t let your ego prevent you from seeing the… Read More
Our Top 100 most powerful women? How should we really define power and who are our true Mentors?
Suzanna Prout - 14th February 2013
The Queen, Home Secretary Theresa May and Santander bank boss Ana Botin have been declared the UK’s top three most powerful women in a BBC survey.A panel of judges compiled a list of the country’s 100 most influential females for Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. I read with keen interest yesterday, when this list was… Read More
Executive Coaching can help bad leaders change their spots
Suzanna Prout - 29th January 2013
I came across this great blog by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman and thought it expressed very neatly, why Executive Coaching and Mentoring is such a vital tool across all business sectors. So today we’re thinking of ourselves as not just Executive Coaches and Mentors, but as spot changers! We have many ways to describe… Read More
How the right Coaching and Mentoring can improve leadership skills at a much deeper level.
Suzanna Prout - 24th January 2013
Coaching can often take unexpected turns. For many executives, a coaching session can be the first opportunity in their working lives to sit back and reflect on who they are and what they have become. It can be a powerful moment when light shines into unexpected corners. While younger managers have grown up in more… Read More
Empowering your employees? How coaching & leadership development can help make a transformation.
Suzanna Prout - 11th January 2013
The following report finds extensive evidence that employers must work differently to survive the economic challenges of 2013, and need to develop a new working environment to gain optimum success in achieving business goals. Study: Enhanced Employee Development Needed in 2013 Arlington, Va. — Dec. 10 CEB, a member-based advisory company, has released… Read More
ILM Coaching and Leadership with Doncaster College
Suzanna Prout - 14th December 2012
Watch our latest ‘Success through Coaching’ video, demonstrating how Xenonex are ‘Delivering real value for business’ in partnership with Doncaster College – using ILM qualifications to run a successful coaching programme to their staff. George Trow, Principal & Chief Executive of Doncaster College talks to Suzanna Prout MD of Xenonex about their investment in Leadership… Read More