Coaching for Emerging Managers and Leaders

It is extremely frustrating for businesses when young professionals are unable to reach the levels of performance and success they are capable of, despite the time, energy and resources spent on recruiting, training, developing and retaining them.

The problem is that many of these young professionals are hampered by behaviours and characteristics that get in the way of their success. Because of factors like the history and ongoing challenges of our country, as well as the well-documented challenges of working in inter-generational teams, many emerging managers and leaders from all walks of life feel out of their depth in a professional environment – and so do the people who are responsible for managing them.

My programme of facilitation and coaching helps both managers and their staff to understand the challenges and characteristics that accompany young people who have grown up in unpredictable and inconsistent environments, and in a world that is markedly different to the ones their managers grew up in.

As an expert in this field who understands the particular and specific challenges faced by this group, I can help both young professionals and their managers to better understand how to:

Build their resilience at work and elsewhere;
Develop and enhance emotional and workplace intelligence;
Manage their time and workload efficiently and effectively;
Communicate and manage conflict effectively;
Develop and maintain healthy professional boundaries; and
Work in inter-generational teams.

I have developed a range of practical tools and approaches that empower managers and leaders to recognise, understand and change patterns of thought and behaviour that are not serving them or the organisation they belong to. Through a combination of facilitation and individual and team or group coaching, I take emerging managers and leaders through a process that helps them to be calm, rational, empowered and effective at work – and outside it. A similar process for their managers ensures there is shared understanding of what support is required, and commitment to both provide and receive it.

Working with ‘adult children’

The basis of my work centres around coaching ‘adult children’, defined as any grown-up who had a childhood that was inconsistent or unpredictable in some way or for some time. Most people who grow up in South Africa, have at least some of the characteristics of adult children.

These characteristics are a direct consequence of micro and macro environments that they grew up in and often give rise to a range of habits and behaviours (largely unconscious) that can be career limiting or slowing, including struggling to ask for help, difficulty with follow-through, a constant need for approval and affirmation, a tendency towards black and white thinking and lying when it is just as easy to tell the truth (i.e., pretend to be coping even when they aren’t).

To make matters worse, these characteristics – individually or in combination – make adult children prone to developing burnout, which also limits their progress.

However, there are many positive aspects to adult children as employees: they are generally resilient, resourceful, reliable, hard-working, good at problem solving, take initiative, dependable, good in a crisis, caring, and concerned about others. With the right guidance, they can reach their potential and become the professionals that they are meant to be.

This coaching programme improves and enhances organisational effectiveness by focusing on young professionals and ensuring that they stay there long enough to grow, succeed and reach their potential – and help the organisation to do the same.

For more information or to set up a consultation to discuss how to bring this programme to your workplace, book a Discovery Session with me.

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"Thank you to Judy for giving her valuable time to run her workshops at our NGO in Soweto. Burnout often affects people who have constant exposure to societal issues. Judy is an inspiration, and has the ability to sensitively connect with people on any level." Ingrid
“The training was AMAZING. The staff loved it and took away so much.” Donna Govender, Jordan HR
“Judy is a very skilled life coach and trainer. She was able to put together an excellent programme to motivate and re-inspire our company’s sales team.” Kenneth Creamer, CEO, Creamer Media
“Judy's Make Work Work For You workshop was the best gift I could give myself - a focused few hours with no outside distractions to engage with some issues which had been bothering me but which I always felt I didn't have enough time to really think about. I left the workshop with a range of new ideas, and practical actionable items ranging from something I could do the very next day to steps I wanted to take over the coming weeks and months.” Mieke
“I thoroughly enjoyed Making Work Work for me. Since the workshop I have enjoyed lunch time breaks away from my laptop. The Wheel of Work exercise was such an eye opener for me. I am more mindful that I need to nuture myself outside of work too. How to restore and energise myself so I don't burn out is so important. I am more than just my work self. I highly recommend working with Judy, she is encouraging and you deserve to do this course for yourself.” Gwynnevere Salgado
“I loved the course – you gave us all the wonderful gift of your experience and expertise. I loved the way you held the space for us. I found the experience insightful and uplifting. And what a lovely group of people we were.” Workshop Participant
“This has been a life changing programme for me. I kept feeling that it was custom designed specifically for me: from the title which grabbed my attention immediately, to the course outline which spoke to my heart and soul, and then to the session content and application which has tested my being from the roots to the tips of my branches. I realise now that there are many souls who have been lost and searching just like me. After six weeks I feel alive, vibrant, hopeful and at ease for the first time that I can remember.” Brenda Scott

Hello there, I'm Judy.

I'm a Master Life Coach, facilitator, trainer and published author from sunny South Africa. I'm passionate about helping people make things go right in their world of work and in their lives - by rediscovering and building on their resilience, resourcefulness and creativity.

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