While showing, telling and teaching have a legitimate role in business coaching situations, coaching is a collaboration, and a much more mutual and interactive process, in which the coach assists his / her partners in finding their own answers.

Truly effective coaching is a process of mutual discovery, which creates an environment that enables the meeting of business challenges, fosters innovation, and enhances overall development.

The tools of the coaching process —dialogue; goal setting; feedback; advice, and encouragement —are used in a customized, innovative manner, are very much “hands-on ”, immediate, and are focused on specific individual and business needs. Individuals or groups who are “well coached ” develop increased capability over time. They become better positioned to execute both short and long-term business strategies and goals.

AdVantage Consulting can help your business achieve its goals through the creation of a structured program including any or all of the following coaching engagements:

New Manager / Key Colleague Coaching —A limited engagement coaching program for new managers or for individuals assuming a key new role in the organization. This process will assist individuals in understanding and leveraging their strengths to make quick, impactful decisions within the first three months of their new assignment. The emphasis will be somewhat less on personal development, and more on the accomplishment of critical business tasks.

Breakthrough Coaching —This medium-term to long-term coaching program will enable leaders who are faced with critical business challenges to utilize their strengths and experiences to achieve specific business results.

Leadership Development Coaching —This longer-term coaching program will assist key leaders in understanding the knowledge, skills and abilities they must develop to become successful leaders. The process can also be targeted at more seasoned executives who are being groomed for increased levels of responsibility.

We use a combination of assessments, dialogue, and state-of-the-art business tools to create a personalized and agreed upon action plan. This plan describes the measures leaders intend to take to leverage strengths and / or overcome blind spots in order to more effectively reach business and personal goals.

Additionally, we can work with you to clearly define the strategies and actions needed to achieve Breakthrough Business Results, and help determine what resources and support you will require.

At AdVantage Consulting, our coaching programs are future oriented, strengths-based, and aspiration driven. They provide the foundation for achievement of personal and organizational goals and the tools and understanding to face and overcome challenges!!