"Pushing past limitations, defining my leadership style, and getting motivated to finally take action. That’s what Kay did for me." J. F., Boston, MA
"You always feel better after working with Kay. The weight is lifted off of your shoulders." M. P., Hartford, CT
"If you have clarity, then you can take action. Kay is a great clarifier." R. P., New York, NY
Whether you need one-on-one executive coaching, or facilitated team coaching, Kay Wilson has the right experience.
Kay’s expertise:
- Workplace environment interventions and investigations
- Motivating team members to take action
- Creating collaborative team dynamics
- Teaching motivation and self mastery
- Helping managers understand fair uses of power and the persuasion equation
- Catalyzing clients to get to the root issues and take action
- Facilitating challenging groups
- Coaching executives on leadership, executive presence and management skill sets
What is executive coaching?
Executive coaching is a process of developing a relationship in which the coach and the client engage in purposeful dialogue based upon rapport and trust. Kay establishes credibility and chemistry with her clients by building trust through openness regarding her challenges and giving coherent explanations for her practices and techniques during the coaching process.
A good coach asks questions. Kay’s intuition and instincts guide her to ask questions which get at the heart of the issues, while respecting the client and creating a safe and fair atmosphere for openness.
Kay practices her model of Positive Direct Communication, a model of communication honesty and respect, during which the client feels understood and heard, while receiving specific feedback.
Kay’s questions unearth what is valuable to the client. The value and power of the coaching dialogue lies primarily in the Kay’s ability to question and clarify.
All executive coaching with Kay Wilson begins with a 360 degree assessment. Further assessments may be recommended during the coaching contract.
Coaching Confidentiality:
Executive coaching is confidential. The client may discuss his coaching with others, but Kay Wilson will not reveal, even to the company who hired her, the subject or contents of her coaching sessions with the executive client. This policy supports the trust and rapport of the coaching relationship, during which the executive may speak freely about his concerns and challenges.
This confidentiality is so important that Kay Wilson will not even “change the names” to give examples to her coaching students, to her other clients, or during her keynote presentations.
Kay Wilson does not reveal individual coaching clients names. However, she does list companies she has worked with, if appropriate.
Why do executives seek coaching?:
Let’s face it. It’s lonely at the top. And the stakes are high. It’s risky to reveal personal challenges and issues to other executives in-house. Because of this, executives often feel isolated and overwhelmed.
Executive coaching is confidential and geared to serving the executive client’s needs exclusively. Through the coaching dialogue, executive clients learn to stop worrying and start taking constructive action, which the guidance and counsel of their coach.
Executive coaching works. It offers clients an opportunity to review options, explore ideas, hone in on essentials, test values, and create a vision unhampered by the usual constraints. Most important, it ends analysis paralysis and encourages courage.
Why do teams need facilitated coaching?:
Teams need coherence, direction and drive. They must operate using an effective cooperation model.
Ineffective teams wallow in finger pointing, hiding the ball, ineffective competition and hidden agendas.
Teams need coaching. Whether it comes from their team leader or from a professional coach, facilitated coaching enhances effectiveness. Kay teaches teams, and team leaders, how to motivate members to operate using cooperative dialogue and interpersonal motivation skills.
Kay Wilson coaches and teaches teams to employ:
- Positive Direct Communication™
- Six Dynamics of Cooperation Models™
- Motivation&Self Mastery™
Kay Wilson’s background:
- CT Attorney since 1995
- Federal Attorney since 1996
- Trainer and training designer since 2001
- Executive coach since 2003
- Professional facilitator since 2003
- Member of National Speaker’s Association since 2005
- Developed 6 Training Programs for U.S. Postal Service
- Motivational speaker for prisoners in the State of Connecticut
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