Coaching for New Corporate Leaders :
As a corporate manager you understand the challenges of retaining and engaging key employees in today’s changing workplace where….
- job downsizing and outsourcing are adding to job uncertainty and lack of commitment by employees
- companies are eliminating benefits and even pensions so employees no longer feel loyalty to their employers
- mid-career employees who represent the “bench” of the future organization are increasingly reluctant to take the next step in their careers
…add to that a shrinking labor pool and the looming retirement of millions of baby boomers and corporations face a major challenge in building their future leadership team.
The Focus :
Providing personalized and supportive transition coaching can be an effective element of a new leader’s development plan. Since 1994, Bobbie LaPorte of RAL & Associates has been helping corporate managers successfully transition to new leadership roles. Her practice is built on driving client behavior change against the backdrop of the business strategy and the larger corporate organization, and is focused on helping clients:
- Build leadership skills and internal coaching capabilities
- Develop an effective operating plan and team
- Contribute on a more strategic level in the organization
- Gain confidence and credibility with quick wins
Our Approach :
Our approach is pragmatic and hands-on – quickly identifying the needs of each client, developing a focused career development plan and acting as our client’s accountability partner to keep them on track.
Bobbie’s work with mid-career corporate professionals is appropriate for:
- employees in technical, individual contributor roles moving into broader, more strategic management positions
- high-potential employees moving into high-visibility/high risk management roles
- managers who are taking on new leadership roles in organizational settings that are going through major change and without consistent management support