Especially in these times of dramatic changes executives ask for assistance in coping with a number of issues. These issues are both of private nature and concern the career of the individual.
The situation is often that the executive has been working hard and long hours sometimes for years. All of a sudden changes come and disrupt the normal run of the mill. The executive might encounter changes in responsibility or even having to be laid off. Dramatic changes for anyone. Having coached executives for 20 years my experience is that most top managers haven’t thought much about what they would do if they encountered a situation where their lives, their status and their income dramatically would change. 

What is the coaching session all about? First it is an assessment of the executive on various aspects of his/her life and work performance using the profiles such as: a work performance profile, a leadership competencies wheel, a leadership profile, a self-assessment competency profile and a personal development plan. Other profiles can be applied according to the executive’s issues. Specific personal and organizational goals are set, an action plan made, so a strategy is developed.

Once the goals and strategies are established, most of the coaching sessions are devoted to reviewing the executive’s progress and addressing any obstacles or difficulties that may arise. The coach supports, challenges and stretches the executive in order to enhance performance, ensure the transfer of skills from the sessions to encourage and supports increasing self-awareness and self-responsibility.

Each session begins with an evaluation of the progress that has been made. Through the use of a self-assessment profile the executive is encouraged to evaluate himself/herself on an ongoing basis.
The coach and executive must develop strategies to ensure the executive maintains his gains and skills and that fallbacks do not occur. 
In addition to ensuring that the executive continues to progress, and apply the learned skills, follow up sessions can be arranged for a considerable period of time, depending on the needs of the executive or organization.

The period of time taken to move through each phase depends on the executive and the  complexity of the coaching issue.

We often start with 8 sessions of 1-2 hours each. They can be face to face or via phone or a combination of both.