The Challenges of a Transformation Coach

 Rupert Schmidtberg, Schmidtberg Consulting

At the EBA Summit this past September, Rupert shared the challenges that come along with being a transformation & executive coach and how to engage senior executives to actively promote & lead the adoption of Enterprise Business Agility.

Rupert’s presentation and slides can be found here.

Background 

• The change we are asking for is generally resisted by middle management
• Upper management often thinking, “I don’t need to change”
• The change is feared by most

You are there for a reason. Use your time to serve the leader/team to provide real solutions for their unique challenges.

• Do the homework – identify areas of influence and understand those pinpoints
• Help them pinpoint the greatest challenge at this point of time
• Clearly define the “elevator pitch” & test it
• Get to “yes” quickly as possible

Support 

Challenges will come along – coach for creating an environment to support: 

• Organizational structure
• Organizational design
• Facilities
• Radical transparency
• Governance
• Funding
• Performance management

Must Haves 

• Visible executive support
• Communications
• Guiding Coalition

Summary 

• Motivate – emotions are powerful, start with “why” and “business value”
• Show the way – 7 pillars of EBA and define the measures of success
• Create the environment for change – coach leaders to shape the environment
• Deliver value frequently & advertise success

As a transformational coach, YOU are leading the change. 

Want to Learn More?

• Learn more about AgilityHealth®