Leadership Coaching
We develop leaders at every stage of their leadership development journey, from first time manager to CEO. We use different approaches to suit different needs. Our services are enhanced by our digital tools and development centre methodologies that combine personalised support for individuals with data capture for business and succession planning.
Talent Development
Learning Resources
Leadership Coaching
We develop leaders at every stage of their leadership development journey, from first time manager to CEO. We use different approaches to suit different needs. Our services are enhanced by our digital tools and development centre methodologies that combine personalised support for individuals with data capture for business and succession planning.
Talent Assessments
Learning Resources
COACHING AND MENTORING
Executive coaching
At Scala we define coaching as a collaborative partnership where one person helps another achieve goals, solve problems, learn and develop.The value of coaching to helping individuals transition to new roles, deal with especially tough challenges, transform their leadership style, and develop towards the next role is well-proven. Scala coaches and mentors all have business backgrounds, as well as coaching qualifications and proven track records.
Individual, personal coaching
Each of our executive coaches uses their own methodologies and each has their own style. What distinguishes us as a team is that we support one another and provide each other with that all- important supervision that keeps us sharp and effective. This ensures the highest standards for our clients.
Board level coaching
For people at board level, we very much work to your agenda. We might support you in developing new skills, or we may be a ‘safe space,’ that is someone independent, understanding and non-judgmental you can confide in, or talk through new ideas.
Coaching and mentoring online toolkits
Our online toolkits contain resources to help you set up:
- internal mentoring
- manage and organise coaching in your organisation
Develop your coaching skills
This online toolkit contains exercises to help you practise the main skills needed for an effective coaching style of leadership. Use this to self-manage your learning or use it with the support of a coach. The toolkit also contains tips for dealing with a range of common people management issues.
Internal mentoring
Internal mentoring is highly valuable to support career development, enhance skills, break down barriers, create better teamwork, and more. This is the methodology we use to help our clients develop internal mentoring:
- Scope: Identify programme aims, the target population, and roles of different players, such as HR.
- Communication: Communicate the programme
- Application process: Both prospective mentors and mentees complete questionnaires. These help individuals think through their needs and are then later used in the matching process.
- Skills workshop: One day workshop for mentors and mentees covering goal-setting, the basic skills, responsibilities, such as confidentiality, logistics etc, and a speed-dating process to start matching mentors and mentees.
- Matching process: Complete the matching process.
- Contracting: Formalise the relationship through preparation of signed agreements.
- Supervision: Regular check-ins and supervision to ensure the relationships are working well, and to resolve any problems.
Coaching skills at the heart of the new shared management model
The management role is changing along with organisational structures, attitudes, and ways of working. In the modern organization, a manager may have little direct contact with an individual as regards their day-to-day responsibilities. Wider spans of control may mean they do not have the expertise to fully control their employee’s output and too many direct reports means regular conversations about performance and development are impractical.
At Scala, we have developed a new model of shared management. We can help you implement this model and ensure your people are equipped with the coaching style of management that makes the model work and raises levels of employee engagement and business success.
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING AND COACHING
We coach individuals and groups across a diverse range of areas linked to personal effectiveness, managing others, and preparing for the future.
Giving feedback, carrying out performance appraisals, selection interviewing, using a coaching style of management, handling conflict, decision-making, developing strategic thinking.
These are just some of the topics we cover through:
Classroom workshops blended with online resources
We design group learning that is flexible and fun and that fits busy work schedules.
Just-in-time coaching
Here we provide coaching just at the point when the person needs the skills and will apply them, for example, just before a performance appraisal conversation. The coaching provides a mix of targeted advice and support, with a conceptual understanding of the topic and the chance to plan the forthcoming meeting. It often includes advice on difficult situations.