
Off-site retreats are notorious
for providing short-lived ÒhighsÓ that evaporate when participants return
to the realities of the workplace.
Principles and practices that
seemed so clear and easy to use in the context of the retreat can suddenly
become difficult when returning to the demands of 100 m.p.h. action in
the trenches. Patterns of thinking and behavior that have been ingrained
over decades can creep back in and subvert new found wisdom when there
is no support mechanism or structure to enable conscious awareness of
choice.
To maintain the breakthroughs
of the retreat and to continue to deepen their practice so that they become
a natural way of doing business, I have learned that it is highly advisable
for me to be available on-site subsequent to the retreat.
On-site Coaching/Problem Solving
involves me coming directly in contact with the reality of the work situation
faced by individual executives and enables me to reinforce new styles
of leading, thinking, communicating and behaving in real time at actual
business meetings and problem-solving sessions.
In experiencing my coaching
process on-site and observing my meeting facilitation for effective problem-solving,
executives and managers absorb first-hand the pragmatics of leadership
for creating commitment and achieving results.
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