Answers to Your Questions About Executive Coaching

Written by Susan Dunn, M.A., The EQ Coach


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In order to cope withrepparttar fast pace and information overload in today’s world, global interaction on a daily basis, and ethical issues -- in order to become change-proficient -- executives realize they need strong emotional intelligence skills.

DOES COACHING WORK? WHAT’S THE ROI?

A study of 100 coached professionals found a 570% return on investment. Coaching improved productivity 53%, quality 48%, work relationships 77%, and overall job satisfaction increased 61%.

The Manchester survey ( http://www.susandunn.cc/businessgraph.htm ) of 140 companies shows 9 in 10 executives believe coaching to be worth their time and money. The average return was more than $5 for each $1 spent. (The Denver Post)

RESULTS

Emotional intelligence relates to values and ethics, as well as interpersonal social skills, self-awareness, and emotional management of self and others. Values-based leadership increases retention and profitability and reduces turnover and legal costs.

According torepparttar 106006 Global Employee Relationship study, when employees believe they work for ethical companies, 55% are truly loyal, compared to only 25% in less ethical companies. Unethical behavior contributes torepparttar 106007 25% who say s they are chronically disappointed, angry, lacking loyalty and likely to leave or sue.

An Ethics Resource Center study found that 90% of employees value leaders with integrity as highly as they value income.

CONCLUSION

The Harvard Business Review says “the goal of coaching isrepparttar 106008 goal of good management: to makerepparttar 106009 most of an organization’s valuable resources.” The most valuable resource to any organization is its people. An executive establishesrepparttar 106010 organizational culture, which influences every employee inrepparttar 106011 organization.

“Don’t forget thatrepparttar 106012 culture starts atrepparttar 106013 top,” says Steve Wilson, a Columbus, Ohio-based business psychologist. Daniel Goleman concurs in his book, “Primal Leadership.”

Executives are getting coached on emotional intelligence skills not only for their own personal use but forrepparttar 106014 future ofrepparttar 106015 organization. As one of my clients told me, “I can’t take my people any farther than I am.”

©Susan Dunn, M.A., Clinical Psychology, The EQ Coach. Executive and individual coaching, EQ-culture programs for organizations, Internet courses on emotional intelligence. http://www.susandunn.cc , and mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc for FREE ezine, “EQ in the Workplace.” Please put “EQ” for subject line. Increase your EQ and everyone benefits.


Design Engineers in the ETO Environment

Written by Roger Meloy


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Inrepparttar Engineer-to-Order (ETO) worldrepparttar 105742 role ofrepparttar 105743 design engineer is very different. By its nature an ETO company builds a unique product designed to meetrepparttar 105744 specification of a single customer. The two worlds of design and manufacturing are closely linked. In many casedrepparttar 105745 design ofrepparttar 105746 product continues throughrepparttar 105747 product process (design-in-process), incorporating a multitude of engineering changes. These changes can be driven byrepparttar 105748 customer or byrepparttar 105749 manufacturer. In this environment a seamless flow of data between engineering and production is critical. An ETO company must integrate CAD and ERP.

Encompix (www.encompix.com) has filledrepparttar 105750 manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects our commitment to developing business application solutions that encompassrepparttar 105751 complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing.

Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

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