Coaching
We will support you to maximise your own, and your organisation's, potential.
Coaching to maximise your potential
Through high quality, tailored coaching, the Centre for Charity for Effectiveness (CCE) helps nonprofit leaders to gain clarity about their own and their organisation’s choices and goals, and to determine how to achieve those goals in ways that are sustainable and impactful.
At CCE, we understand how effective coaching can help you to address the challenges you face as a leader of a nonprofit organisation. Successful organisations depend upon people working effectively together. Senior leaders and rising talent within charities are expected to ensure that the organisation continues to innovate and meets the goals and expectations of beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
"The coaching has already made a huge impact on me – resulting in the development of strategic action plans to effectively take [my organisation] forward in a more sustainable direction. My CCE coach was just amazing – can’t praise her enough!"
Coaching - what to expect
CCE coaches can support you in working through the challenges and opportunities you face as a leader. This might include:
- Identifying ways to maximise your own and your organisation’s potential.
- Determining how you can help support others to improve their performance and leadership styles.
- Making clear choices – particularly in the current challenging times.
Coaching may be particularly helpful during times of transition and change (personal or organisational) by providing time and space to reflect on current circumstances and explore options.
CCE's coaching is usually focused on senior leaders, for example executive directors, directors and heads. Coaching is available on a one-to-one or a team basis.
"[My CCE coach] guided me through self-reflection, prompting a deeper understanding of my strengths and untapped potential. … I've seen tangible improvements in my confidence and decision-making."
Our coaches
All our experienced coaches have a deep knowledge and understanding of the nonprofit sector. They are committed to the importance of coaching as a key part of leadership development in the nonproft sector and they bring this alive through their individual styles and approaches. All CCE coaches are accredited by one of the leading coaching professional bodies (or have equivalent, relevant level of experience) and undertake regular coach supervision themselves.
The choice of coach
The focus of all coaching is on enabling individuals to make choices. That process starts at the point of selecting the coach you choose to work with.
- When you first contact CCE, one of our experienced team will have a brief conversation with you to understand more about what you are looking for.
- We'll then send you profiles of up to three coaches who we feel could best meet your needs.
- You will then be able to meet each one individually to decide if you would like to work with one of them.
There is no charge for this selection process.
The coaching process
The nature, structure, and duration of every coaching engagement is bespoke and tailored to reflect individual needs and choices.
Each coaching session usually lasts 90 minutes. For one-to-one coaching we usually recommend an arc of six sessions over several months, with some possible email or phone support between sessions where appropriate. For team coaching we usually recommend a minimum of two sessions of 90 minutes.
"[The coaching was] invaluable and just what I needed at the perfect time."
Agreeing goals and evaluating progress
Your CCE coach will work with you to agree clear goals for your time together. Progress towards goals and agreed outcomes is reviewed throughout the coaching. Towards the end of the process, time is spent reviewing progress against goals, reflecting on the coaching process, and determining on-going action plans.
Additional services to support coaching
At times during coaching it may be useful to make use of additional tools that can help increase personal insight and awareness. Our coaches are qualified and accredited to use an array of psychometrics including MBTI, Strengthscope, and a range of 360 feedback and conflict management tools. We regularly use these to support coaching work, where appropriate and in agreement with clients.