Executive Coaches
Executive Communication Coaches For Your Business
There are several different types of coaches that I have heard of from life coach, to birth coach. When I first heard the term ’Executive Communication Coach’, though, I was a little shocked by it, wondering what type of coach this might be. Don’t we all have the ability to listen, to talk? So what purpose would a coach for communication serve? The answer is that executive communication coaches truly can and will be a plus to any organization in corporate America.
What exactly can we expect from an executive communication coach? A truly competent executive communication coach can offer us invaluable assistance in conveying our ideas assertively to others in our organization. He or she can help us walk the often narrow, but potentially all-important, path between being too passive and being too aggressive. With the sensitive coaching of an good executive coach we can more effectively get our ideas and positions across while at the same time encouraging others to further productive discussion.
How does executive job coaching help? The coach is trained in removing any suppressions that might stand in the way of open communication. Their belief is that suppressing thoughts and ideas are creatively costly and can stagnate communication.Not speaking up about things can negatively effect organizational relationships, and potentially damage revenue and other issues at higher levels.
Speaking assertively should be fairly easy to do, but for some reason, many people are reluctant. One sports coach lists eight reasons why people seem to be unable to speak up for themselves: misplaced respect for authority, fear of negative consequences, self-doubt, fear of offending anyone, a desire to avoid certain issues, it’s their habit not to do so, they don’t know how to speak up, and when no one else is saying anything, they don’t want to be the first to speak up.
Notice that some or all of those reasons are things that we’ve all felt at least once in our interactions. And all of those things are detrimental to effective communication. A communication coach can help eliminate those problems by identifying those issues, then giving some solutions for counteracting those problems. For instance, there’s a formula called FACE: Facts, Appreciation, Consequence/Cost, and Expectation.
We should examine the parts of this equation. Communication begins with objective information (facts), not speculation, and this should be stated, Next, acknowledge that the opinions of others matter and are welcomed (appreciation), and consider next how the way you react or what you do will impact the others involved in the situation (cost). Finally, make it plain what specific result you want to happen (expectation). This "f-a-c-e" model helps you remain courteous while leaving no doubt about what you hope to accomplish.
One of the ways that executive communication coaches are able to help your business office is to expertly teach colleagues how to better communicate with each other so that the office is far more productive overall.
Why exactly would anyone need an executive communication coach? Because executive coaches can help you express your thoughts without repelling your listeners by being too forceful. Executive job coaching can help remove obstacles that interfere with company communication. It can be difficult to speak up in a meeting or some other social situation, and coaching can help executives learn when and how to speak their minds. The FACE formula (Facts, Appreciation, Consequence/Cost, and Expectation) is an example of the advice that a good communication coach can bring. Coaches can make executives more productive.