Coaching Agenda
Business Coaching in an M&A context
by N Raghunandan
“Mergers & Acquisitions are a business reality among mid-size corporations. In such contexts, entrepreneurs constantly seek Coaches to resolve some of the professional dilemmas arising out of these crucial decisions. In the case I am about to narrate, the entrepreneur was confronted with an acquisition question – “to sell or not to sell” a company that he assiduously built. As a Coach who worked with the entrepreneur, I present the case in the form of a fable to illustrate how a “well structured, non-prescriptive Coaching process” helps the Coachee come out with a framework that he used as a permanent acid test to resolve this acquisition issue.
Coaching for Execution
by Sundar Parthasarathy
Smart CEOs understand the interdependence of strategy and execution and do not get carried away by the so-called glamour of strategy alone. For them the execution of strategy needs as much of their attention and involvement, as does the formulation of strategy. They know that the journey from strategy to desired-results can happen only when the organisation imbibes a culture of disciplined execution and building and sustaining of such a culture is one of the most important jobs of the CEO. They place as much emphasis on their own development, as on the building of the skills and competencies across the organisation.
Leadership Development Coaching at EID Parry Ltd
by Dr S Sabesan
E. I. D. Parry, a member of the Murugappa group of companies, one of the largest business groups in the country, is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of a wide range of products, such as sugar, bio-pesticides and neutraceuticals. Given the cyclical nature of the sugar business, the company’s business strategy has been focused on growth and efficiency. To meet the challenges of a competitive business environment and realise its vision of being a global company, EID Parry has drawn up important growth strategies, central to which is building a talent pipeline to meet the needs of growth and delivering superior business performance.
Leveraging the power of Alternative Interventions in Coaching – an NLP perspective
By Michelle Chaudhuri
The term Neuro-Linguistic Programming was coined by its co-founders, Richard Bandler and John Grinder to represent the connection between neurological processes, language and the behavioural patterns, that have been programmed into us through our experiences since birth, which can be organised to achieve specific goals in life. Bandler and Grinder claimed that NLP would be instrumental in "finding ways to help people have better, fuller and richer lives".
Leveraging the power of Alternative Interventions in Coaching – a transactional analysis perspective
by Kalpana Tatavarti
As change catalysts, Executive Coaches have to enable Coachees to develop newer ways of thinking, feeling or acting (cognitive, affective or behavioural change).
To enable this, a key skill in Coaches is the ability to understand and articulate human behaviour, thoughts & feelings. Since this human behaviour is couched in an organisational context, a sound grasp of group dynamics is obviously essential.
Leveraging the power of Alternative Interventions in Coaching – a psychotherapy perspective
by Shilpa Limsay
Carl Rogers, one of the pioneers of HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY, advocated what is known as the “person centered approach”. Before Carl Rogers, psychological help was largely a directive, prescriptive enterprise consisting of diagnoses, advice, interpretation and authority. With Rogers’ entry, the field was irreversibly pushed in the direction of giving clients more autonomy and responsibility for their treatment. This approach emphasised the potential of humans to learn and grow when provided with the environment of a warm and nurturing relationship.