Make the Right Call:
Executive Coaching or Transition Coaching?
While many of the issues covered by transition
coaching are similar to those included in executive coaching, such
as sorting through short- and long-term goals, and managing relationships
with higher-ups as well as team members, transition coaching is
very focused and designed to educate and challenge new leaders.
The new leader and transition coach work together to develop a
transition plan, a road map that will define critical actions that
must take place during the first 120 days to establish credibility,
secure early wins and position the leader and team for long-term
success. The transition coaching relationship also includes regular
meetings with the new leader as well as ongoing feedback. Frequently,
the coach conducts a “pulse check” of the key players,
including the boss, direct reports, peers and other stakeholders,
after six to eight weeks to gather early impressions so that the
new leader can make a course correction if needed.
The entire transition coaching process provides
new leaders with the guidance to take charge of the new situation,
get the information they need to properly set high expectations
for the future, and achieve alignment with the team, as well as
the larger organization, to move the business forward. Organizations
make a significant investment when they recruit and hire new leaders,
and they have much to lose if a new hire does not succeed, possibly
several times the hire’s base compensation.
Whether an executive is moving into a new position
or looking to get back on the road to success, executive and transition
coaching work to bring out the best in people through the support
of a professional relationship. Both relationships are built on
a foundation of trust and confidentiality. The ability of coaches
to provide leaders with an outside resource that can also act as
a sounding board helps them become the successful leaders they
were meant to be. Coaching is about action and results, and that
benefits the individual as well as the overall organization.
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