Executive Coaching Programme
Welcome to the Programme
Summary
- 6 x 1-1 Coaching Sessions
- Choice of Coach from the Panel
- Topic chosen by the coachee
- Timeline chosen by the coachee
- Confidential
Consider your coach to be your thinking partner! Using coaching techniques and models, your coach will help you improve the quality of your thinking, help you protect the time for growth conversations, and ask the questions you are not asking of yourself.
The coaching conversation is confidential, client centred, future focused and action orientated.
Popular topics which emerge in an Executive Coaching session include:
- Project Planning
- Time Management
- Leading People
- Conflict
- Career
- Confidence
- Personal Effectiveness
- Preparing for Difficult Conversations
- Work-Life Balance
- Change
How it works
1
Review Coach Profiles
A number of coaches have been assigned to this coaching panel. You can see their overview here on this page.
2
Meet a Coach
Arrange a short chemistry call before starting your sessions to be sure this is a good fit (if necessary, you can meet up to 3 coaches before deciding).
3
Select your Coach
Confirm with your coach that you would like to proceed with the sessions.
4
Schedule your Sessions
6 x 90 minute Coaching Sessions, schedule decided between the coach and coachee and at intervals which make sense for the topic/coachee.
To make the best of the coaching relationship, here are some things to be aware of;
Timekeeping
We understand that some things are beyond our control and it will impact our time keeping. However, to ensure you get the most from the session with your coach, give yourself some time before and after the session to clear your mind or to reflect on insights or actions you would like to take. Try to avoid back to back meetings in your calendar.
Preparing for the Session
To prepare for the session it will be helpful to read through any internal documents relating to your chosen topic for coaching e.g. leadership model, organisation values, corporate planning documents. Try to do this a few days before the scheduled session so you have time to unconsciously process it.
Rescheduling
If you need to reschedule your session please do so by email at least 72 hours before the session was due to take place.
Taking Notes
We encourage you to take notes before, during and after your session. It is helpful to have a separate notebook to capture ideas during the session and then use that space afterwards to continue into the future with the thinking you started with your coach.
Confidentiality
Coaching is about high quality thinking time, away from the busy-ness of the daily whirlwind. Wexford County Council and Kingstown College are keen to ensure that you have a safe space to explore your own thinking, growth and development. For that reason, the content of your session will be confidential.
Your Virtual Coaching Space
Creating the perfect Virtual coaching space is easy when you know how. We recommend that you are in a room on your own, where you can speak freely, and you are unlikely to be interrupted.
Device Notifications
We also recommend that you disable notifications on your device during the session. The more you protect this time with your coach, the more you will gain from the thinking space.
Choose a Coach to meet
James McLeod
James Mcleod is a key member of the Kingstown College team and a tutor and ICF accredited executive coach. He has over 30 years of business experience in a variety of senior leadership roles at established media powerhouses including The Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.
Judith Spring
Judith Spring is a member of the Kingstown College Faculty and is involved in design and delivery of training programmes, consultancy and student support for the College.
Jane Perry
Jane Perry is a member of the Kingstown College faculty. She is an Organisational Psychologist, Senior Practitioner Leadership and Executive Coach, as well as Strengths-Based Coach, specialising in Positive Leadership, Professional Confidence, a Coaching Style of Management, Organisational Culture and Conflict Management, Business and People management.
Siobhán Cahalan
Executive Coaching skills such as active listening, constructive diplomatic questioning style, a high level of emotional intelligence, a curiosity to get to the core of organisational nuances and self-governing permitting independent thinking, orientation and objectivity
Andrea Splendori
Andrea is a Faculty Member with Kingstown College, and ICF accredited Life and Career Coach with a particular interest in Corporate Well-Being. Andrea specialises in Career and Life Coaching as well as Corporate Wellbeing with a primary focus on Team Building. He has owned and run his own business for the past 20 years with a sales network that includes Ireland, UK and USA.
