How do you prioritize leadership coaching sessions when facing time constraints?

Lors de la session de cadrage il est important de voir quels sont les objectifs principaux. Planifier des séances à l'avance sur une plage horaire un peu plus longue permettra de prendre son temps et d'avoir ce temps 100% dédié au coaching.

To prioritize leadership coaching sessions under time constraints, it is critical to adopt a strategic and efficient approach. Start by assessing your specific development needs as a leader, focusing on the most pressing challenges and areas where you seek immediate growth. Establish clear goals that guide each session, defining short- and long-term objectives to ensure the time invested is targeted and impactful. Planning ahead and being efficient during sessions, preparing appropriately and leveraging technologies such as video conferencing are essential strategies for maximizing the value of coaching within a busy schedule.

Les objectifs sont hyper important, on avance ensemble main dans la main comme une "thérapie brève". On est la pour passer à l'action et se donner les moyens de réussir ce changement. avoir des objectifs précis à l'avance, permet d'avoir une vision claire sur l'avenir.

To maximize the value of coaching sessions, implement assessment tools that measure the impact and effectiveness of leadership interventions. This involves using specific performance indicators such as goals achieved, feedback from staff and changes observed in the work environment. By systematically monitoring the progress and results of sessions, you can adjust coaching strategies as needed, ensuring that each interaction contributes in a tangible way to ongoing leadership growth and development.

Here are some tips: identify your top priorities, set realistic goals for each session, and regularly review progress to ensure alignment with your leadership development. This structured approach not only enhances efficiency but also accelerates learning and application of new skills, fostering continuous growth even in busy times.

Leverage virtual coaching tools and platforms to make sessions more flexible. Video calls and online coaching apps can save travel time and allow for more frequent touchpoints, even with a busy schedule.

Les déplacements, les longues distances... aujourd'hui, je peux coacher n'importe qui dans le monde, il est juste hyper important de pouvoir bien entendre et voir la personne pour un coaching plus efficace.

Explore the potential of multidimensional feedback to enrich your coaching sessions. This includes not only soliciting feedback from your team and colleagues, but also from customers, partners and other relevant stakeholders. By gaining diverse perspectives, you broaden your understanding of the needs and expectations of different stakeholders, more comprehensively informing your leadership development priorities. Consider incorporating 360-degree feedback tools and participatory methodologies into your coaching sessions to create an inclusive, results-oriented learning environment. This proactive engagement with multidimensional feedback strengthens your leadership skills and builds trust and collaboration across the organization.

The best way to get the most out of your leadership development coaching sessions even on a day when your calendar is exploding, is to use the session to geat ahead on whatever topic is the most burning one that day. Most of my clients actually use coaching this way - it helps to clear, prioritize and un-fog thoughts that are preventing you from moving ahead on what's most important to you that day. We don't talk theory, we talk real action and real behaviors.

In my experience, leaders who see this as calendar clutter will continue to skip sessions and fight an overwhelming number of meetings. My best clients see coaching sessions for their reality: they serve as an accelerator for clarity and effectiveness. Bring your top daily challenges to each session and work with your coach to clear the fog. This targeted approach doesn’t burden your calendar but optimizes it for peak performance. I challenge you to treat coaching as a strategic tool to refine your priorities and enhance your leadership impact.