Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Using A Christian Executive Coach

By Katy Parfait


Christian leaders do just that - lead others, with the purpose of executing a vision. Those who lead and who are visionaries may not be particularly good as strategies and executing those strategies. This is where staff is hired to fill in those gaps and provide the missing pieces. A Christian Executive Coach is someone whose purpose is to fill voids in the lives of the leaders, serving a number of purposes as they push forward in their goals.

Though leaders are dedicated to their respective organizations, they, too, have multi-dimensional lives that are important outside of the organization. Leaders have families, friendships and communities that make up the greater whole. One purpose of having a coach is to help create a balance in every aspect of one's life at any given time. The coach will be able to remind the individual about this broader vision.

Secondly, your coach can be your motivation. Primary leaders lead; but, they lead alone. No one is there to make sure they do their job.

If they fail to show up, they fail to lead, the whole organization suffers and ultimately, they will not see their vision accomplished. No leader can be "on" all the time. Use your coach to be your "life alarm". Give them permission to challenge you directly, keep you motivated and keep you on track.

A coach also provides a wise listening ear. So many ideas come to a leader at once, but some ideas should never be realized. Coaches will be able to determine what works from what doesn't; what serves you and will push the vision and what will hinder you. Though many people don't like to hear their ideas aren't good, as a leader, it is necessary to have someone say so.

Getting a Christian Executive Coach means investing in your success. This is an important safety net. This is the person who will help you stay on track.




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