The executive coach is a professional candid supporter whose aim is to see individuals work through their roles and goals in life and to be able to identify and deal with some of the blocks that are stopping them achieve their life objectives.

ThinkingLife also provides advice on business and management matters that affect the executive personally:

How to prepare for that important sales meeting? How to have a greater impact? How to build better personal networks? How to handle negative corporate politics? How to cope with disasters? What do you do when your career results are not achieving your hopes? How to have a balanced life? How to decide priorities and what really matters?

These are all examples of the type of real issues that ThinkingLife is able to help with.

The executive coaching service involves a mixture of face-to-face meetings combined with ongoing telephone coaching and support.

The programme is designed around the individual and their needs. In addition to dealing with specific issues, the following areas would typically be looked at, over a 6 month period:

• Roles – in your company, family and wider society
• Goals – what are you hoping to achieve in each area of life and do you have some ideas and plans as to how to progress towards your goals?
• Balance – what does a balanced life look like to you, what are the compromises that you are prepared to make along the way?
• Blocks – what are the current or perceived barriers that are getting in the way of you achieving your goals?
• Competencies – What are the skills, abilities that are strong and which need to be developed further?
• Personal Brand Development – How can you ensure your internal and external image and reputation matches your capability?