Following on from my blog yesterday on Gordon Brown and the impression he’s left on the public, the ‘Labour Family’ issues extend into familial bickering.

What goes on behind the scenes in organisations from the Labour party to the business you work in can sometimes be far more detrimental than you can imagine.

Executive coaching specifically addresses this part of the human being.

As talented as you and the other executives and employees may be at your appointed roles in the business, it’s the underlying human aspect of us beings that can cause distress, damage and despair to the working environment and the organisation.

More often than not, top talented people display childish behaviourisms and responses to situations which could easily be modified often by having somewhere to voice undealt with issues and unsupported needs.

Yes, every one of us has our needs and often these are not acknowledged or met in an appropriate way. Then we find ourselves reacting most inappropriately in the most embarrassing situations, such as Cherie Blair’s “He’s a liar!” statement yesterday, that noone is absolutely sure if she said it or not, maybe because it’s too embarrassing to admit to!

The one thing I know for sure, is that change in how people feel and how they respond in the work environment does have a measurable value - The Bottom Line. When the work force in the work place are happier, business flows better and the results are quite clearly in the profits.

One of my clients put this best when he wrote this to me: “Subtle changes in me were probably imperceptible to my colleagues, or even to me at a conscious level, yet the amazing improvement in the company’s fortunes in only a matter of a few months, is testimony to the work I did with Natalie which enabled me to reinvigorate the business from the top down.” Read more…