Financial services
Over the years, we have coached extensively in the financial services industry.
Here are two examples:
• The client was a senior American executive based in South-East Asia. He had a technically-orientated background and had recently been appointed to a business development role. This was more entrepreneurial than he was used to. He was also operating in a culturally sensitive environment so he needed to understand the behavioural norms in the countries where he was negotiating. The coaching focussed on his need to develop his influence, leadership and leadership behaviours and to fine-tune these for a range of countries including Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
• The client was Director of Compliance for an international investment bank. The environment was highly political and the paradoxes of the role were creating considerable stress. The immediate need was to deal with the fallout from the aggressive powerplay of some board members. Coaching ranged through understanding the behaviours of senior executive colleagues, dealing with stakeholders and developing influence.
