Leadership Development -- “Executive” Coaching Our Experiences and Opinions

The next generation of leaders... Where will they be found Recruitment from outside Promotion from within Recruitment of recent college graduates Possible issues with each Someone else’s culture - blending with your organization Acceptance by their peers Need to learn the business

College Graduate (The option I selected for Lingvai Excavating) Majored in Construction Management Had worked construction as summer job and college co-op Had demonstrated leadership capabilities

Taking the first steps: My plan was to have Rick 1. Act as my representative in the field 2. Support the field superintendents 3. Manage the field operations **In general – my plan was to have him move from a managerial role to a leadership role** ***These steps were intended to free up my time***

Observations Generate Concerns Tentative in decision making Loss of passion he once demonstrated I became concerned about long term commitment to the company

Enter Leadership Coach! No personal experience with leadership coaching While at Stone Mountain met Rex Meade Located a coach through State Trade Association

Getting Started With a “Coach” 1.Initial meeting with myself and Steve Anderson 2.Steve and Rick meet 3. Rick takes analytical assessments recommended by Steve 4.Steve provides Rick “work assignments” 5. Follow up interviews

My Personal Challenges Was I ready to give up things I enjoyed doing? Was I really ready to transition leadership? Was I ready to make a “clear” statement of Rick’s role in the company? Was I ready to allow someone else to define... Culture Direction Philosophy

Benefits: Coaching addressed my previous concerns Rekindled his enthusiasm Gave him confidence in dealing with difficult employees Gave him confidence in challenging foremen He became comfortable articulating thoughts on the direction in which he thought the company should move

Looking to the FUTURE Maintain contact with coach Continue to instill the leadership culture in the organization Remember... Leadership is always a work in progress!

Leadership Development -- “Executive” Coaching Our Experiences and Opinions