Are you confident in what you stand for as a leader?
Can you inspire people to achieve extraordinary results? You need intelligence and business results to thrive professionally and personally. But to lead profound and permanent change, and to navigate the complexities of modern life, you need to strengthen your personal leadership.
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Personal leadership is about cultivating a strong ‘inside’ before you turn the focus outside. It involves crafting an identity which feels real and authentic (and sometimes completely new).
It opens up a path of exploration, an opportunity to act on new possibilities, a bridge between where you are and where you want to be. Personal leadership is a state of mind and heart. You need to deepen your personal and professional capability to reach your fullest potential.
Our work is informed by a range of disciplines, including: leadership research, psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. We use a mix of one-on-one sessions, action plans and between-session support, to help learning and bring measurable results.
One-on-one
Top teams
Supervision
I chose working with Ana after evaluating a short list of four experienced coaches. She gets the global context I work in, is an empathic yet straight talker, generously shares resources and insights, and asks those deep searching questions that make you grow professionally and personally.
Jeremy Wilmot
Chief Product Officer, ACI Worldwide
1-2-1 coaching
This is about creating tipping points, not a sticking plaster. Together with relevant stakeholders, I customise a programme that’s tailored to the individual leader’s goals.
I act as a sounding board and thought partner, helping senior leaders develop new competencies, from focusing on signature strengths, to uncovering blind spots and finding what it takes to become the authentic leader they aspire to be.
How does it work? I use a holistic five-step process, which serves as a structure to anchor leaders as they pursue enduring change.
Determine what “good” looks like.
Through 360-degree feedback interviews and references, you will get a strong sense of how you are seen as a leader.
Together we assesses what “good” looks like and determine desired leadership behaviour. What is your sense of urgency? Does the desired change connect to your deepest values, in addition to meeting the needs of the organisation?
Experience shows: without your buy-in, change is impossible.
Create a coalition for change.
No matter how capable the individual, developing the right vision towards lasting change requires a supportive team.
Together we identify key stakeholders, who – through their position, expertise, and credibility – build a powerful coalition for change. Shared goals build a platform of trust. Stakeholders act as “travel companions” and themselves identify an area they wish to improve.
Build a change vision.
A sound vision helps you overcome obstacles and navigate sacrifices that are inherent elements of any change. The goal for change needs to be:
Focused. We limit the area for change to one or two behavioural changes to enable true impact. The goal itself provides a clear sense of direction.
Desirable. You recognise the long-term value of this change effort. The goal itself is ambitious, yet embedded in the context of current reality.
Achievable. The goal is realistic and there is sufficient flexibility in the process to allow for adjustments along the way.
It is crucial that this vision is communicated and shared. A positive and simple message and invitation for “feedforward” will encourage suggestions of how to improve.
Live up to the commitment.
Actions speak louder than words. After reviewing the feedback, you can develop an action plan that empowers you to start behaving differently, embodying the change you want to see. As your coach I serve as a facilitator and sounding board, offers suggestions and helps you practice new skills.
True transformation frequently receives push back or simply might not get the full support required for success. Together we identify and plan for key obstacles (internal or external) that might sabotage desired change.
Measure progress. Make change stick.
A sound vision helps you overcome obstacles and navigate sacrifices that are inherent elements of any change.
I regularly check in with you to gauge progress. Goals can be fine-tuned, a sense of urgency is maintained, and course corrections can be made effectively.
Working with Ana was a game changer. We now have the insights and tools for difficult conversations we need to have to be successful as a team.
Pierre Ahlborn
CEO, Bank of Luxembourg
Top team
coaching
As pioneers in team coaching, we know what it takes to leverage the power of the group and create value and impact.
Our coaching programmes for top teams are more than a welcome break from sitting in chairs. According to client feedback, they are transformational. We help teams face real challenges, move out of their comfort zone, take stock of the known and the unknown. In a safe space, with assessment data and live feedback, they develop effective leadership and resilience.
Real impact for senior leadership teams as they…
- Develop a greater understanding of team dynamics
- Learn to build and support trust
- Listen more deeply
- Discover opportunity in conflict
- Transfer their knowledge
- Commit and hold each other accountable
Our work raises energy levels and performance. An important aspect is a broader organisational awareness that emerges, breaking vertical, siloed thinking, which is a frequent dilemma for top teams.
Interactive
“Teach me and I’ll forget. Involve me and I’ll learn.” As well as introducing proven frameworks, we draw on storytelling, coaching, role play and exercises, to create experiences that generate learning and growth.
Customized
We are determined thought partners to our clients. Any programme is tailored to their particular challenges and goals.
Actionable
Our clients come away with development plans that are measurable (what, when, how often, where and to what degree). And our coaching programmes have a built-in accountability mechanism to make sure results last the course.
We are trained and licenced to administer a wide range of assessments including...
360Reach
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Conflict Dynamics Profile
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Emotional Quotient Inventory
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Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument
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Hogan
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Immunity-to-Change Map
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Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory
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Leadership Circle Profile
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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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Strengthscope
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Thomas-Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument
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Value-in-Action Strengths Instrument
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These coaching sessions have been a transformative experience for me, Ana’s curiosity helped challenge my assumptions and gave me a lot of insight into how I think about myself, my function as a lead and as a person.
Matej Pfajfar
Lead Google
Supervision
I find joy in sharing the hard-won insights I have gained over the past 25-plus years with other coaches.
Coaching supervision is on the rise against a backdrop of increasingly complex and diverse demands in today’s organisational landscape. Supervision makes us better coaches through reflective dialogue, a collaborative process that benefits everyone involved.
I’ve had my own supervision since the start of my coaching and advisory practice and find it a huge help. As a supervisor, I will help you benchmark against best practice, provide resources if you need them, and work through ethical dilemmas with you. I’ll offer the gentle challenge and support so you can to grow at your own pace and do even better work for your clients.