LEADERS IN EXECUTIVE COACHING

Philip Graf

Senior executives in every type of organisation face the constant challenges of change. I get great satisfaction from helping people meet these challenges by performing to their full potential. A key part of my job is to help individuals generate practical insights and solutions which help them and their organisations grow.

Coaching Experience

I want my coaching to help leaders to build on their strengths and maximise their potential. There are 3 aspects to my coaching of leaders and aspirant leaders:

Developing – working with individuals to understand what leadership means to them, where and how they should focus their thinking, time and energy; what kind of new influencing and communication strategies do they need with their key stakeholders; how do they keep clarity of purpose and thinking in the maelstrom of everyday pressure.

Reflecting – acting as a supportive and challenging sounding board; helping leaders to step back and take a wider and longer view. Helping them to be “on the balcony not on the dance floor.”

A Safe Space – providing a place of safety and trust for leaders to help them maintain their energy and focus in the face of day to day pressures.

I bring experience, insight, challenge and humour to constructive conversations, which are aimed at helping clients to build on their strengths and maximise their impact.

Examples of recent assignments include:

• With CEOs
  - helping to clarify key issues and areas of focus
  - working on establishing constructive relationships with the Chairman and non Executives
  - helping to ensure focus and accountability within the senior team
• With new/potential CEOs
  - clarifying leadership style
  - building new relationships with non-executives, stakeholders and their senior team

Business Career

Philip was CEO of Trinity and Trinity Mirror (FTSE250 companies) for 10 years working in both the regional and national newspaper industries and with businesses in Canada and the USA. He has been a PLC director for 17 years on 3 different boards.

As CEO, he led the transformation of a medium sized regional newspaper group into the UK’s largest newspaper group. During his career in management he:

• led the purchase, integration and disposal of a number of businesses both large and small
• ran a multi site paper and packaging business
• worked closely with Chairmen, non executive directors, shareholders and other city institutions
• established good working relationships with senior civil servants and cabinet ministers, as well as appearing regularly in front of the Competition Commission
• worked with CEOs in the private and voluntary sector to assist them with their relationships with their boards
• coached and mentored executives in senior executive and board positions

He is currently Deputy Chairman of Ofcom, the telecoms and media regulator and Chairman of the Ofcom Content Board.

We are a member of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC) and subscribe to the EMCC code of ethics (see www.emccouncil.org). The EMCC exists to promote good practice and the expectation of good practice in mentoring and coaching across Europe.

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