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Hard to Get There Alone

It is often lonely at the top. Top level executives in any organization experience a certain level of isolation – often correlated to the size of the organization and their level on the organizational chart. Most executives don’t have anyone to talk to about their strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately, these executives don’t realize how they are viewed by their peers, manager or subordinates. Nor is it...

Coaching Is a Process

Every coach should have a methodology or process. It’s like a map or road to follow. Without a coaching process, change is unlikely and the outcome will be questionable. Every client is different and the process will be customized to meet the needs of the client and leader. However, here is a typical process that we often use. Step 1 – Intial Meeting The coach and the leader meet to determine mutual...

Coaching Chemistry

Coaching is a partnership that thrives on trust, confidence, and progress. Before beginning an executive coaching relationship, leaders often wonder if the potential coach is the right person for them. Is the “chemistry” right between the two? I don’t like the word chemistry to describe the relationship, but a leader will not get much benefit from someone they dislike. Nor will they get much...

Custom Coaching

A spider’s web has a consistent look, but every web the spider creates is very different. Every leader and company is also very different. That’s why we don’t use a cookie-cutter approach for executive coaching. The process must fit not only the leader, but also the company’s values, culture, and environment. The coach must design a unique and customized process for every leader. Each...

Select the Right Coach

Once you decide to hire a coach, you will need to find an executive coach that will fit with the organization and the leader. You must be sure that the coach has the right background, fits with organization’s culture and values, and there is achemistry between the coach and the leader. Values Many organizations don’t carefully consider the values of the executive coach. Without consideration, the...

About Our Coaching

Top Level Coaching provides executive leadership coaching for managers world-wide. It was founded in 2007. Our parent company Professional Leaning Systems has been training professionals since 1989. We are an experienced and results-oriented group of coaches that know how to develop senior level leaders and high potentials. We also prepare emerging leaders for new executive roles. We focus on key business and leadership behaviors, and that’s all we do. Our process for coaching is unique. That helps us

Why Use a Coach?

Why do successful people use executive leadership coaching? Quite simply they want extraordinary results and must take some calculated risks to grow. They become accountable to someone other than themselves. A coach can help them by giving them an objective assessment of where they are now and a clear view of the best direction forward. Most importantly executive leadership coaching gives them the discipline and tools they need to be able to get their destination.

Our Coaches

Our coaches are all proven leaders from several industries and are top in their fields. Most have advance degrees and significant coaching experience. All of our executive coaches and have been in the coaching business for a number of years. We hope to share through our blog our philosophy of coaching as well as our experiences.