Top Executive Coach From Africa
top executive coach from Africa
As leaders, we often find ourselves at crossroads, seeking guidance and inspiration to navigate the complexities of our roles. In our quest for growth and excellence, finding the right mentor can make all the difference.
In this article, I've had the privilege of conversing with a diverse group of top executive coach from Africa , each offering a unique perspective and wealth of experience.
From challenging conventional wisdom to pioneering innovative coaching methodologies, these coaches share their insights and philosophies on leadership development.
Join me as we explore their wisdom and uncover the secrets to unlocking your leadership potential.
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Elsabé Manning
Elsabé Manning is a seasoned HR and Labour Consultant, Executive Coach, and Experienced Public Speaker with a background in Human Resource Management. She specializes in team development, coaching, and resolving internal issues. Elsabé also trains professional coaches and mentors, customizes keynote speeches for companies, and writes on leadership and self-development. She is the author of "Up The Corporate Ladder - Professionalism in the Workplace" and hosts a television segment on ABSA Bank's internal training channel.
What do you do differently, or how is your coaching different from others?
My coaching process works. I start with assessment of all aspects of my clients life and career to uncover gaps. I conduct a 360-degree assessment, interviewing people by asking them all the same questions – this assessment is based on people’s perceptions of my client. It is important because we often need to change people’s perceptions if my client is going to progress. During this first phase of coaching I assess my client’s values, principals, communication style, leadership and management styles and my client undergoes psychometric evaluation to establish training and coaching needs such as EQ, leadership ability, communication shortcomings, personality etc. When I give my client feedback we begin to write goals and objectives with achievable dates. I use NLP when I coach – it is very effective. I am in a fortunately position because I am able to give my client most of the training they need to improve their skill, knowledge and attitudes. I have contactable references for all my work.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
My ability to counsel my clients during coaching has been invaluable because once we deal with emotional issues we can begin to focus on goals, performance and real change. I use a lot of different useful coaching and psychometric evaluations and tools to assess my clients because uncovering and facing where my client is at in the beginning of the process is crucial. I have trained many clinical psychologists and they all agree that emotional issues may be the cause of them being stuck and perhaps even failing.
Pamela Coburn-Litvak
Pamela Coburn-Litvak is a neuroscientist, author, speaker, and certified executive coach. Her coaching and training programs help organizations prevent burnout and promote a culture of well-being. After earning a PhD in Neurobiology, Pam’s research was published in Neuroscience and Neurobiology of Learning and Behavior.
Drawing on 25 years of research and teaching, Pam helps others manage work stress in terms of time/priorities management, communication, conflict, employee engagement, and change management.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
My research-based coaching framework helps clients in three ways. First, we work on developing lifestyle habits to reverse the ravaging effects of stress/burnout and boost wellbeing. Second, we address workplace stressors at their source with practical, evidence-based solutions. Third, I provide a rich toolkit gleaned from neuroscience and psychology to help clients reframe thoughts and behaviors that may be causing them stress. Equipped with these tools, my clients become more resilient and able transform difficult situations into opportunities of personal growth and meaning.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose a response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” I am most successful when I coach clients in that space. To do that, I use an original coaching framework (the Wellbeing Pyramid) that integrates principles from positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance therapy, emotional intelligence, and research in resilience and post-traumatic growth to help clients see their own power of choice in any situation. Seeing and grasping this power is what unleashes powerful solutions.
Patrick Briody
Patrick Briody is an ICF Professional certified coach, a former Wall Street managing director and technology business unit head, and a certified mindfulness teacher. Patrick works with Tech and Finance leaders in high-stakes roles on achieving their most important communication and influence goals. He’s also a skilled facilitator and teacher who’s guided hundreds of people in bringing mindfulness practice into their daily lives.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Leaders find that the more senior they become, the less feedback they get, and the harder it is to find a truly impartial thought partner. Patrick’s approach to coaching helps fill those gaps and gives leaders practical tools they can use to be the direct, concise, honest, caring, visionary communicator they know they can be. This work starts with building insight and self-awareness and continues with ongoing collaborative real-world coaching sessions that resonate with the leader long after the engagement is over.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
Patrick’s clients get great results in part because they are, in a sense, getting two coaches for the “price of one.” Patrick has been in that senior executive seat and so can give the client feedback on how they are coming across that’s extremely relevant. Patrick is able to pair his real-world experience in fast-paced, competitive environments with a deep understanding of how our minds and personalities work, due to his many years practicing and teaching mindfulness. That unique combination of skills helps his clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves that leads to a better understanding of others.
