EXECUTIVE COACHING
The business climate today is one of incredibly fast, complex changes - all accomplished on the basis of human interaction.
Even in the technical field, the best of ideas still generate from human interaction. Few people in the business world have not had the frustration of dealing with someone who did not communicate, lead, or negotiate in a productive manner. However, in today's business environment, there are few opportunities for continuing education in the 'soft-skills' arena that produce lasting change.
Executive coaching by The Coaching Group, Inc., provides individuals a creative and challenging setting where they can develop the 'soft skills' so essential for progress in the corporate world.
Some of the benefits that this soft-skill development can provide are:
- Improved structuring and communication of change
- Eliminating the adverse behaviors of critical personnel
- Gaining extra skills as leaders in a high tension environment
- Assisting in the decisions regarding high level career moves
- Enhancing mentoring process of younger personnel
- Increasing appreciation and sensitivity to political aspects of corporate life
- Enhancing self awareness
- Allowing a more precise view of the big picture and how the individual fits with that larger scope
- Increased self confidence in abilities
- Increased skill set in leadership and communication areas
TRAINING
The Coaching Group, Inc. has presented to a wide range of companies on many different topics. Whether to a small group of employees or a keynote at a convention, the following topics are some of the more popular themes that TCGI has presented:
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Self-Esteem at the Worksite
- Dealing with Negativity at the Worksite
- Dealing with Change
- Surviving a Downsizing
- Dealing with Troubled Employees
- High Impact Communication
- The Art of Listening
- Effective Self Expression
- Effective Conflict Resolution
- Make the Most of Your Team
- Promoting Creative Thinking
- Recreating the Mentor Principle
- Becoming and Staying Motivated
- Job Loss is a Family Affair
- Stress Management for Families
- Dealing with Job Loss
- Negotiation
- Couple Communication
- Five Star Customer Service
HR CONSULTING
The role of human resources is ever expanding and ever more complex. If we truly believe that our company’s human resources are the most valuable we have, it will enable us to create a company culture that allows for personal and company growth at the same time.
The Coaching Group Inc. offers HR consultations throughout the growth process, whether on how to best formulate a specific team, or how to enhance the productivity of an ongoing project. Many times, if caught early, a problem can be headed off by relatively little intervention. We welcome the opportunity to work with you, whether in English or in Spanish regarding your HR needs.
MARITAL COUNSELING
Many times when a couple seeks marital counseling they are already beyond frustrated with the marriage and the stress and anxiety it produces. They come in wanting relief from their struggles and they want it just as soon as possible.
Fortunately, for those couples that are willing to work and change, the research indicates that significant progress and success can be attained.
The best information on successful marriage comes out of the research of Dr. John Gottman. Based in Washington, Dr. Gottman along with his wife, Julie S. Gottman, Ph.D, has accumulated data over a multi decade time frame. This allows us to know what works and what doesn’t. Much of the marital therapy provided through The Coaching Group, Inc. is based on their work.
Couples are encouraged to buy the book “Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work” and “10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage” by the Gottmans. Increasing the structure a couple has to measure and continue change increases their changes to continue their newfound behaviors.
Perhaps most importantly, couples need to know that success is possible and that specific steps in most cases can lead to significant improvement in life’s most important relationship. Karl’s background of 23 years in the field of counseling, coupled with clinical master’s degrees in social work and marriage and family therapy allow for a solid, experiential approach that provides hope and pathways to achieving marital joy.
It should be emphasized that the services of executive coaching and clinical marriage counseling are quite separate. If a coaching client indicates that marital counseling is desired, a referral to a selection of highly qualified counselors will be provided, as it is ethically inappropriate to coach and counsel the same individual.
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
There are many situations in life where normal, healthy people face challenges that promote anxiety, depression, low self esteem and grief. Most people that are used to achievement and success are not accustomed to the emotions that stem from these situations and can become as confused with the symptoms as much as the events that produced them.
Taking his approach from the field of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is one of the most thoroughly researched and well documented among the theories of psychology, Karl assists the client to focus on those changes that will best assist the client to again feel in control of life and emotions and self-esteem. Most people, when anxious, have a good reason to feel as they do. Understanding how the brain functions and reacts to difficulties and stress allows people to better adapt and maintain a sense of control during stressful times.
Major, and sometimes minor, life events can truly cause us to feel like we are helplessly riding uncontrollable waves. Learning how our thoughts control our feelings, and adjusting our behavior accordingly, can provide firm stepping stones that allow us to navigate these times.
Several excellent books on these issues that can provide further insight on these topics are “Learned Optimism” by Martin Seligman and “Feeling Good” by David Burns. Another excellent source on resilience in the face of difficult experiences is “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why” by Laurence Gonzalez. An amazing book that has helped many anxiety clients. For the very best book available on dealing with issues of self esteem you might consider “Breaking the Chain of Low Self Esteem” by Marilyn Sorenson.
It should be emphasized that the services of executive coaching and clinical individual counseling are quite separate. If a coaching client indicates that individual clinical counseling is desired, a referral to a selection of highly qualified counselors will be provided, as it is ethically inappropriate to coach and counsel the same individual.