Signs That an Individual May Benefit from an Executive Coach

Tanya Taupier
Aug 27, 2017 · 2 min read

A human resources strategist, Tanya Taupier has held numerous human capital and human resources leadership positions at companies within the healthcare and manufacturing industries. Serving as the vice president of human resources at Aetna, Tanya Taupier focuses much of her work on program management and leadership and executive coaching.

Many successful executives improve their performance by either attending conferences, reading a leadership book, or hiring a personal executive coach. Below are a few signs that executives may benefit from working with an executive coach:

They’re willing to invest

Working with an executive coach requires money, effort, and time, and executives who are unwilling to invest any of these are unlikely to benefit from a coach’s help. Before hiring a coach, executives must be open and willing to invest in themselves and recognize that working with an executive coach involves long-term change.

They feel stuck

One of the traits of good executives is that they are passionate about the work they do. Unfortunately, this passion can dwindle and leave executives feeling stuck. Executive coaches are a great way for executives to rediscover the excitement they used to have and remember what drew them to their work in the first place.

Their recent performance is lackluster

When executives notice that new ideas are not meeting their expectations, executive coaches can help leaders figure out where the weak points are in their ideas and help them create better implementation plans. With this guidance, executives can feel more confident that their ideas will meet or exceed expectations more often than not.

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Tanya Taupier currently serves as Executive Director of Human Resources at Aetna, Hartford, CT.

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