I was first assigned an executive coach by a very forward thinking company in 2019 P.C (Pre Covid!)

A Vice President of the Strategy and Programmes team had made himself available for intra-work coaching as he persued his own coaching qualifications.

He had a great reputation for problem solving in the business and I was excited to not just network with him but to get advice on solving some of my work problems.

Expectation – My Exec Coach would talk with me specifically about my work goals.

Reality - The first few coaching sessions were not about specific work problems AT ALL!

Instead he took time to really get to know me – what excited me, what didn’t, what my strengths are and some deeper work into what my values are became uncovered

Connection

Curiosity

Collaboration

Ownership

Trust

Then, and only then, did the sessions became focused on my work environment :
here was I using my values?
What was blocking me from aligning them to the work I was doing?
What ideas did I have to re-focus the work I was doing and how was I going to implement them and hold myself accountable?

The focus was on me. The ideas were co-created with the emphasis on my input. The accountability was on me.

The impact it had on me was INCREDIBLE and work suddenly had new purpose.

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