No two coaching relationships are alike.
Potomac Associates strives to make a difference in your company, from its people and culture to the bottom line. Executive Coaching and consulting works. We treat customers as they deserve: with respect, honesty, and no frills. We help drive success for the individual and the organization.
Our approach to effective executive coaching is based on proven strategies and tactics customized to the person, mission and the culture of an organization.
Executive coaching is a partnership between the coach, the leader and the organization. Engagement with a leader’s direct supervisor is sometimes needed to ensure alignment of the appropriate coaching goals.
The use of various assessments like Hogan, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, CPI 260, DiSC, 360 feedback, EQi and other data collection is necessary to help the leader understand themselves and see how others perceive them.
Through the customized approach, leaders will develop the right level of self-awareness and emotional intelligence so they build upon their potential to coach themselves and others.
Setting objectives and executing a plan involves engaging the leader to identify specific leadership competencies and skills to be developed. This includes work assignments, reading mentoring, training and self-reflection.
Individual Coaching
Individual coaching will help you grow to be an authentic leader. Self learning, self awareness and hard work will move you to the next level. If you are ready to explore the possibilities of going to the next level of leadership, here are a few examples of how coaching can lead you there:
Reconnect with who YOU are – and what YOU want in work and life
Grow your confidence, be inspired and inspire others
Let go of old patterns that no longer serve you
Find and eliminate your blind spots
Create healthy and harmonious relationships with colleagues at all levels
Maintain focus through major work and life changes
Awaken the powerful person that is within you
Increase your internal and external awareness
Unleash your creativity
Be happy
Corporate Coaching
Enhance corporate self learning to improve your company's success rate, increase retention and build more effective leaders at all levels. Corporate coaching is a powerful way to improve your success, enhance learning, solve problems, create action plans, and help your business stay focused. Corporate coaching can benefit your company by:
Growing leaders at all levels to levels of achievement
Increasing employee retention from the top down
Creating better working relationships between co-workers across the organization
Making your work environment more positive and personal/team growth oriented
Growing your business along with the people who run it
Motivating leadership teams and their staff
Creating positive and more productive teams
Training managers and supervisors to coach and/or mentor
Balancing work objectives and personal life
““Steve is very effective in helping managers set and achieve goals for improving their individual performance and working together toward common goals as a team.””
““I wouldn’t be where I am today without Steve’s knowledge, encouragement, and help. He showed me how I’m wired, walked me through a number of different career options, and encouraged me to take a chance on myself. When people ask me about my career journey, Steve is always a part of the conversation.””
IN OUR COACHING RELATIONSHIP YOU WILL:
Become aware of your authentic self
Gain perspective of your true potential and create a vision
Define and refine what is possible
Create an action plan to realize your vision
As your coach, it is my job to help you:
Identify your strengths and weaknesses to create a better sense of self
Uncover what is keeping you from realizing your full potential
Set personal and business goals and objectives
Create a better work/life balance
See the stress in your life and free your creativity