Edge International’s consultants include Certified Master Coaches (CMCs) experienced in providing coaching to individuals to support a variety of objectives:
- Leadership development
- Development of high-potential talent
- Assimilation and on-boarding of lateral hires
- Increased self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Career planning and management
- Interaction with particular constituencies or individuals
- Top team development
- Business development and client relations skills
Coaching programs can vary in length from several weeks to approximately a year, depending on the urgency or breadth of the coaching need. Edge coaching is an intensely personal and confidential process custom-tailored to each individual’s needs. Although each program is unique, coaching that generally progresses through a consistent sequence of activity:
- Meeting with the coaching client to establish coaching objectives/priorities
- Assessment (see descriptions in previous section)
- Developing an Individual Action Plan (IDP) with behavioral objectives
- A series of “coaching-to-plan” sessions (in-person or by telephone)
- Creation of post-coaching action steps
Topics frequently addressed in professional development coaching include:
- Interpersonal effectiveness and leadership style
- Emotional intelligence, self-awareness and social skills
- Situation analysis, problem/potential problem analysis
- Self-presentation
- Change management
- Career progression and succession planning
- Dealing with “political” issues or conflict with individuals or groups
- Effective group/team management
- Diversity
Coaching activity generally is confidential, although the Individual Development Plans can spell out support resources from the firm or legal department who contribute to professional development objective-setting and progress feedback.
