When You Join the Center for Executive Coaching, You Also Join a Network of Coaches Who Can Help You Succeed
Members of the Center for Executive Coaching often share interests in coaching executives in specific industries. Therefore, we have formed Coaching Interest Groups to match up members who want to share best practices in certain coaching niches. Following is just a sample of some areas where our members have common interests. Click on any of them to learn more.
- Healthcare
- Non-Profit
- Government
- Sales Managers/Executives
- Consumer Products/Marketing
- Professional Service Firms
- Technology Executives/Entrepreneurs
- Women in Business
- Socially Responsible Businesses
- Socially Responsible Businesses
Healthcare
Healthcare and hospital systems, along with clinicians in private practice, face unique, unprecedented challenges. Participants in this group receive specific tools related to improving performance in healthcare systems, including:
- Coach clinical staff and managers to new levels of performance with tools that are relevant and specific to healthcare.
- Help the hospital or health system improve quality of care, patient service, and productivity.
- Develop and retain top talent by bringing a culture of coaching to the healthcare organization.
In addition, members receive on request Andrew Neitlich’s books The Nurse Manager’s Leadership Manual and The Healthcare Marketing Manual, which contain excellent content for coaches working with healthcare leaders and clinicians.
Note that Center for Executive Coaching Founder and Director Andrew Neitlich has a strong background coaching and consulting in the healthcare industry, and is delighted to share best practices with members.
Non-Profit
Non-profit Executives and Boards continue to face challenges turning their passion for the mission of the organization into best practice strategic thinking and management. Participants in this group work together to:
- Coach managers and staff to new levels of performance with tools that are relevant and specific to the non-profit sector.
- Help Executive Directors recharge their passion.
- Resolve conflicts that frequently come up on Boards, between the Board and Executive Director, and among non-profit staff and volunteers.
- Learn to use coaching as a tool to develop a strong Board of Directors, improve fund raising efforts, and create greater accountability in the organization.
- Help the organization set strategic direction with a clear and efficient process, while assuring that people are aligned and follow up to implement strategic priorities.
- Improve the effectiveness of volunteers.
- Reduce burn out among staff and managers.
CEC Founder and Director Andrew Neitlich began his coaching practice in the non-profit sector. He has worked with billion-dollar foundations, and national and local non-profit organizations. He is delighted to share his practices, while also facilitating relationships and alliances among CEC members with similar interests in the non-profit world.
Government
Leaders in government face tremendous challenges getting things done in a challenging setting. At the CEC we are fortunate to have members who already have government contracts, know how to work with government in a coaching capacity, and understand the unique requirements of helping managers and executives in government to improve performance.
Sales Managers/Executives
The advantage of coaching sales managers and executives is that you can easily demonstrate your return on investment. Also, it is easier to establish the case for coaching, because you can directly tie what you do to increases in sales.
At the CEC (and our sister site www.instituteforbusinessgrowth.com), we have many members with strong backgrounds in sales and sales training. We also take time in our program to discuss a methodology for coaching the sales executive.
If you have an interest in coaching the sales organization, be sure to join this group.
Consumer Products/Marketing
A number of CEC members come from top consumer products firms. They are working to coach managers and executives in this industry to go beyond the 4 P’s of marketing, and improve results through better leadership, communication, and alignment in their companies.
Executives are realizing that a strong analytical mind is not enough to reach consumers. They also have to engage and mobilize their employees, the supply chain, and colleagues in order to gain market share and create a successful brand.
Professional Service Firms
CEC Director and Founder Andrew Neitlich has worked closely with professional service firms of all sizes to develop professionals and create more “rainmakers.” When you join the CEC, your manual The Professional’s Essential Business Development Manual lays out a detailed methodology that you can use to attract clients in your own practice – and also to coach professional service firms to improve results.
At the same time, many of our members coach small and large professional service firms – attorneys, consultants, accountants, and others – to improve client retention, business development competencies, and the ability to engage and mobilize project teams.
Most highly-educated professionals are experts in their functional area. However, nobody took the time to teach them how to attract new clients and run a successful firm. They need coaches!
Technology Executives/Entrepreneurs
Many technology executives and entrepreneurs are brilliant technologists but could use some coaching to become brilliant leaders. CEC membership includes former CIOs, technology executives, and emerging technology entrepreneurs who are now coaching their colleagues to be more effective.
This is a high-potential area for coaching, and if you have a background in technology management, one that could be lucrative for you as an executive coach.
Women in Business
Women continue to face challenges and hurdles as they move up the corporate ladder. A number of CEC members are passionate about helping women discover their true purpose in life, tap into their inner power, and succeed despite the challenges they face in what remains a male-dominated business world.
Socially Responsible Business
An emerging field in coaching is to work with the socially responsible business, the business that focuses on a triple bottom line (shareholders, the environment, and the community).
For instance, CEC Founder and Director Andrew Neitlich recently completed a study for a major university that benchmarked best practices in environmental sustainability among Fortune 500 corporations.
Other members are working with local businesses and non-profits to help them incorporate social responsibility into their culture and operations.
Franchises
A few of our members come from, and work with franchises. They have discovered that both franchisors and franchisees need support. Franchisees often need assistance beyond what their franchisor can provide in order to launch, grow and sustain their business. This is equally true of master licensees and single territory units. The executives running the franchise system appreciate this added support as well as having a trusted advisor to help them keep the whole system aligned, communicating effectively, sharing best practices, recruiting new and qualified franchisees, and growing.