You wanted a career ... in fact you were keen to get promoted - and fast - ... but you didn't know it was going to be this hard - pressure from the people you report to ... pressure from the people reporting to you ... even pressure from your peers. At times you feel like you are the piggy-in-the-middle being pulled in many directions.
At times have you found yourself wishing that you could go back a couple of years and escape all this stress? ... But you (and your family) have gotten used to the $$ and the status, so you are feeling trapped ... in a cage of your own making.
As one of my clients said "Leadership can be lonely".
It can be hard to discuss the pressures and work issues you are dealing with, with your work colleagues ... because you just don't know when - or if - that information might be used to harm you - or even worse you don't really want people to discover that underneath your 'game face' you sometimes feel well out of your depth.
So each and every day you go to work with your game face on ... "It's okay I know where I'm going, I know where I'm steering this ship toward, I'm in charge and I'm leading you to a good place" ... but inside you is this sinking feeling that maybe it will all go up in a wisp of smoke some time soon ... that everyone will find out that on the inside you just don't feel that confident - you aren't really sure you know where you are taking the ship or even if you know how. That you'll be busted for a fake and a fraud.
Sometimes you have an uneasy feeling that maybe your best just isn't good enough ... and that is scary - because you also know that there are a lot of people relying on you and you know that you can be more.
Guess what .... You Are Normal!.
Virtually 100% of the leaders I have coached have felt similar feeling to this at some time! And these are all highly successfully, extremely competent, gob-smackingly amazing people (you know I often marvel at how I get to be so lucky to work with such talented people!). And yet, no matter how good you are, we all at some time doubt ourselves and feel out of our depth or uncertain of what action to take in a situation. It's okay .... it's normal. What isn't normal is to let yourself be sunk by these thoughts and feelings!
It gives you a safe place to come and get one-to-one focused attention on:
With a safe place to talk about your fears and doubts ... having someone you can turn to in a moment of crisis, or when planning how to avert a crisis ... means that you can get back true confidence and eagerness for life - not just racing through the day with your game face on and that tension in your stomach! You definitely can't get this kind of one-to-one unbiased guidance and clarity from a book, a webpage, a training course with a bunch of people watching your every move, from your partner.
You will feel a vast amount of relief from the pressure of feeling isolated when you have someone you can 100% trust ...
A coach and mentor who is truly on your side with no hidden agenda or desire other than to see you on top of your game.
If the people you are working with are stressing you out because they are under-performing or fighting amongst themselves, you will discover the mindset, languaging and tools you need so that you have each and every individual you interact with pulling with you rather than against you.
If your boss is placing crazy demands on you and you just don't know how to say "Stop" I can step you through how to manage your boss so that both you and your boss are confident in your capability to lead the business forward to where you want it to be.
As we lower your stress levels at work, you'll find that your family life gets back to how you want it to be - a place of love and comfort
Together in our coaching session we will tackle the issues that are causing you to wake up in the middle of the night, feeling panicked about something you forgot to do, or something you said to someone that you shouldn't have, or something you should have. Let's work together so you can avoid laying in bed tossing and turning for hours and waking up in the morning with a feeling of numbness and here we go again.
Instead we will work on your problems and your mindset so that you you wake up in the morning feeling refreshed and excitedly anticipating the day about to unfold.
I can make these promises to you about the impact of business leadership coaching with me, because these are the types of benefits my clients have spoken about:
You are feeling truly confident - from the inside out - you have a spring in your step and you are excited by not only the work that you are doing, but the people you get to do it with.
You feel an inner confidence that everything is working out well. You have a sense of knowing that you and your team will achieve your goals and any obstacles that come your way will be easily circumnavigated.
As you think about all that is on your agenda you feel in good spirits - knowing that the work you will be turning your attention to absorbs your attention - stretches you (but not too far) and you easily lose yourself in (in a good way).
You feel much more trusting of your people and you have discovered systems and thinking patterns that enable you all to work better together and to use much more of your potential.
You are going to fewer meetings, but the ones you attend are focused and you come away with a sense of achieving something and that it was a meaningful use of your time.
You have discovered how to work on the things you love to do and to successfully delegate the tasks that you aren't so good at to others who not only good at those tasks, but thrive upon and love doing them.
You feel appreciation that you no longer feel that everything is on your shoulders - that you have learned how to truly lead your people into their potential. You are confident in your ability to lead them to success and to revel in their personal growth and your business growth.
You feel such a buzz because not only are your work relationships getting better all the time, but your intimate family relationships are healthy and filled with joy.
You feel like you know you are meant to feel.
You feel good, because not only do you look the part of a successful leader ... most importantly you now know that you are a great leader - and on a journey to be even more so.
We schedule two 30 minute sessions each month
We get together on Skype or via phone - so you can be anywhere in the world
We find a time that works for you
You set the agenda, you set the topic ...
At the end of 30 minutes you'll come away pumped and confident that you have ideas and strategies to get what you want easily and rapidly.
And, more importantly during the month you get 24 hour turnaround (more often than not within a couple of hours) on any emails or phone calls. You get priority attention from me, so that any crisis that crops up together we deal with rapidly and positively.
As well, you get free access to the Align-Lead-Inspire Club - your 24/7 online resource filled with ebooks, articles, templates, checklists, ecourses and audios. All designed to help you bring out the best in yourself and your people. When you make use of these tools in combination with your coaching you will fast-track your career, create high performance workplaces - where people come to work with a spring in their step and you will enhance your personal life.
I asked a couple of my long-term clients why they decided business leadership coaching was right for them and why after three years they were still with me. Here's what they said:
Keith:
Why he came into coaching:
Why he stayed
His Results:
Met his goal of moving into a CEO role for a large company before the age 50
Allisa:
Why she came into coaching:
Why she stayed:
Her Results
For the #1 Growth Company in Australia - I mentored a leader from Area Leader to CEO in three years
Within an 18 month period 4 of 8 leaders in this team were promoted
One client (after six short months of coaching) received an award in recognition of his great leadership as part of his trek along the Kokoda Trail
This person was close to burn-out. He went from self-absorbed, unhappy, pressured manager and father to open-hearted, inspiring and transformational father and leader.
After only 2 months this leader turned a 12 year conflicted relationship, with his manager into one of respect and success
This client had two key team members who were ready to resign. Within a month we had the team back working together, united and firing on all cylinders
This leader has gone from 80-hour weeks to 50-hour weeks with plans to further reduce! He has not only achieved a greater life balance, his department is significantly more productive and happier and, most importantly, his family is delighted.
This team is the 4th fastest growing communications company in the world. I worked closely with their core leadership team to help them gain the skills they needed as their business rapidly expanded. Their leadership team were able to circumnavigate the pressures of this growth and create a high performance workplace that has had national and international recognition.
Whilst I can't guarantee you these exact results, we should expect that similar benefits will be achievable and I promise to do everything I can to help you be just as successful.
If you are ready to move beyond tail-chasing and fire-fighting to being in control and intentional about how you live your day to day life - not being dictated to by others and circumstances ...
If you are ready to feel total passion for your life and really know that they are making a huge difference ..... a really positive difference ...
If you are ready for more fun and laughter in your life ...
If you are ready to bring out the very best in yourself and those around you ...
If you are ready to consistently feel like you have completely got your act together ...
If you are ready to feel total passion for your life and really know that they are making a huge difference ..... a really positive difference ...
Then ...
What You Want to Do Is ... Go ahead and schedule
Let me know your single biggest problem and lets see if I can help you solve it within 30 minutes. Willing to try me?
To date, I have always managed to help people find some ideas to move things forward in a positive manner ... and they always leave the coaching session feeling optimistic and hopeful.
Good question!
And I promise you I will get to it in a moment! But the more important question you need to answer is "What is it going to cost you if you don't engage in Business Leadership Coaching with me?" What:is your stress costing you?
are the promotions that aren't coming as quickly as they could, costing you?
are the niggly, stormy, conflicted relationships (at work and at home) costing you?
is the overloading of work by your boss costing you?
are the under-performing team members who report to you costing you and your team?
are all those meetings costing you in wasted time?
are the hours and hours you are spending at work (or thinking about work) instead of at home 'being' with your family costing you?
Your monthly investment in you, your career and your life when you engage in one-to-one business leadership coaching with me is AU$450 per month. Check with your accountant, but most of my clients find this is tax deductible.
As well most of my clients either have their company pay the entire amount (as part of their leadership development training program) or they pay a percentage of it.
If you don't have the budget for one-to-one executive business coaching with me, then do make use of the Align-Lead-Inspire Club. It will certainly help you along ... but if you really are serious about successfully living your life, being the best leader you can, bringing out the best in your people .... being the best possible version of you ... then the very best option is to work with me one-to-one, so that you get the personalized, individual assistance you need for your specific circumstances.
I look forward to working with you ... it will be the time of your life!
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