WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.090 --> 00:00:04.683 The days of having the perfect plan no longer exist. 2 00:00:05.670 --> 00:00:07.470 In any kind of business strategy 3 00:00:07.470 --> 00:00:09.180 you've got "What do you want to change?" 4 00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:10.857 And then you've got, "How do you want to do it?" 5 00:00:10.857 --> 00:00:13.350 Transformation's hard today for a couple of reasons. 6 00:00:13.350 --> 00:00:15.450 One, the world is quite complex 7 00:00:15.450 --> 00:00:17.610 and the speed is faster than ever. 8 00:00:17.610 --> 00:00:18.960 As a leader, you're in the midst 9 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:20.790 of this wonderful eye of the hurricane, 10 00:00:20.790 --> 00:00:21.810 where it's changing 11 00:00:21.810 --> 00:00:24.330 and you're taking in new information all the time. 12 00:00:24.330 --> 00:00:27.210 Whether it's AI or sustainability, 13 00:00:27.210 --> 00:00:29.130 different things are happening around you 14 00:00:29.130 --> 00:00:32.070 that you've got to be taking into account as a leader, 15 00:00:32.070 --> 00:00:33.240 and one of the hardest things 16 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:36.360 is to take all your great plans off of paper 17 00:00:36.360 --> 00:00:38.727 and start bringing them into the real world. 18 00:00:40.800 --> 00:00:45.030 Imagine you've just hired a huge team of consultants 19 00:00:45.030 --> 00:00:47.670 to transform your business. 20 00:00:47.670 --> 00:00:49.200 Well, what's the number one thing 21 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.140 that gets in the way of that transformation? 22 00:00:52.140 --> 00:00:53.550 Leader behavior. 23 00:00:53.550 --> 00:00:55.710 Because leadership is not easy. 24 00:00:55.710 --> 00:00:57.750 Executive coaching 25 00:00:57.750 --> 00:01:00.630 is about thinking about that inner journey, 26 00:01:00.630 --> 00:01:03.030 but it is also the opportunity 27 00:01:03.030 --> 00:01:06.090 to step back and think more broadly, 28 00:01:06.090 --> 00:01:09.390 to be able to set the goal for where do we need to go, 29 00:01:09.390 --> 00:01:12.300 and therefore, within all of these challenges, 30 00:01:12.300 --> 00:01:14.220 how do we prioritize? 31 00:01:14.220 --> 00:01:15.053 Being a leader 32 00:01:15.053 --> 00:01:18.420 is not about answering every question there is. 33 00:01:18.420 --> 00:01:22.650 It is about enabling the team to find the right answer. 34 00:01:22.650 --> 00:01:24.930 Understanding how your leadership style 35 00:01:24.930 --> 00:01:28.770 needs to evolve or shift in that context 36 00:01:28.770 --> 00:01:30.120 is really important. 37 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:31.530 If you add to that, 38 00:01:31.530 --> 00:01:36.530 having a cohort of coaches leading a cohort of leaders, 39 00:01:37.050 --> 00:01:40.530 then the organizational impact is massive. 40 00:01:40.530 --> 00:01:42.690 The coaches work as a team. 41 00:01:42.690 --> 00:01:45.180 The first thing that when you do group coaching 42 00:01:45.180 --> 00:01:47.160 is organizational effectiveness. 43 00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:49.320 Leadership team effectiveness is really important 44 00:01:49.320 --> 00:01:52.080 because individuals will come to the table 45 00:01:52.080 --> 00:01:54.330 as independent thinkers, 46 00:01:54.330 --> 00:01:57.420 but they need to leave the table as one team. 47 00:01:57.420 --> 00:02:02.420 Our coaching is situational and it's also programmatic. 48 00:02:02.430 --> 00:02:05.460 It is done with very clear objectives. 49 00:02:05.460 --> 00:02:08.160 A transformation coach at BCG is really different 50 00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:10.620 because we've walked in the shoes before. 51 00:02:10.620 --> 00:02:14.070 We know what executives and leaders and companies 52 00:02:14.070 --> 00:02:17.070 are dealing with on the ground every day. 53 00:02:17.070 --> 00:02:21.150 I think it's a very firm statement about our BCG brand, 54 00:02:21.150 --> 00:02:26.150 which is our commitment to our clients' success.