Why Our Process Leads to Results

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Leslie Vander Gheynst, One of Thousands of Executive Coaches on Noomii.

Whether you’re engaging with us as a coaching client, assessing your organization’s culture, or partnering with us to build your team – we’ve believe that our process is one that leads to honest reflection, a clear path to getting what you want, and real results – which is ultimately why you’re engaging with us as a partner!!

Just like any process – it is critical to start from the beginning. For example, let’s say we want to bake a pie. That’s the “goal.” Before we can start baking, we have to start with an assessment of what ingredients we have. Without a clear understanding of what we have in our kitchens – we don’t know what is missing, what we have enough of, what ingredients with might be lacking. It would be foolish to start baking a cake without knowing what we have on hand.

The same can be said for our own goals or the goals we have for the organization. We start from the beginning…what do we want, where do we want to go, what goals we want to hit – this might already be established – if not, we’ll take time to clarify.

Then – we get into the ingredients. That’s where our process starts to take off – as a coaching client or an organization wanting to build a team or create a stronger culture – we start to dig in to where we are. What ingredients exist within our team or ourselves – what’s working really well, what do we have enough of? Then we start to engage and identify what is missing. We’ll take time to explore gaps (in multiple ways), this is what is going to tell us what has kept us from getting where we want to go, and why we are where we are.

This is hard – this part of the process requires humility, openness, and the ability to look in the mirror and be honest with ourselves.

THEN WE DEFINE WHERE WE WANT TO GO
This goes beyond naming a goal. Here we will define how we will know when we hit the goal, what the organization will look like, a timeline, obstacles that may come up, how we combat those obstacles – fill the gaps, how we will engage the team, etc. etc. This is when we get crystal clear on understanding HOW we know when we’ve achieved success. Back to our cake analogy – this is when we define what kind of cake we want, when we will bake the cake, we outline the step by step process, identify when will we serve it, how much time we need between major steps (milestones), and ultimately – what do I want to say about the cake/texture/flavor, etc. and what do we want other people to say about the cake.

Transformation is next – this is the longest part of our process. This is where we actually start to bake the cake. Week by week we’ll set small goals or milestones that will help us move towards the ultimate big goal. We will really check in on some of the obstacles that have popped up in the past – and ensure we’re addressing them…head on. This is where transformation occurs – we’re able to bring awareness to personal or organizational gaps and support you and your organization with tools and resources to move through these big changes. Growth, learning, accountability, change happens here.

AND ALONG THE WAY – WE MEASURE MEASURE MEASURE.
It’s a critical part of our process – we want to tangibly see our progress and where we’re hitting our goals and where we’re missing – so that we can re-engage and get back on track. It can be easy to lose sight of our the progress toward the goal – especially when we’re in the middle of it. There is no subjectivity in this part of the process – only objective real results.

THEN WE SET THE NEXT GOAL – AND START OVER AGAIN!
Whether you’re an individual looking to achieve greater results – but feeling stuck in your current situation OR an organization wanting to push through major obstacles or challenges – our process will allow us to clearly define where we are, where we want to go, we will support you through the transformation, and ultimately provide tangible results you can see.