Hird
Associates provides coaching in client relationship-building,
employee management and presentation skills. Our coaching programs are
particularly appropriate for mid-career professionals transitioning
into managerial and business development roles, including:
information technology developers moving
into project management roles
law firm attorneys moving into
business development and client
counseling roles
financial services professionals moving
into business development roles
It has been Hird
Associates’ experience that the interpersonal skills involved in
these career transitions can be taught to anyone. We have
found the most effective teaching method to be through an
experiential "learn by doing" approach. This approach involves the use of mock
scenarios that imitate real work situations. Clients are placed in
these scenarios and experiment with ways to handle the given
situations. During sessions, coaches work to heighten the client’s
awareness of the situation and to offer adjustments to the client’s
approach. These coaching sessions give clients a framework for
handling their expanded roles as they move into managerial and
business development positions. At the same time, the
individualized attention allows clients to develop their own
personal style as they follow the framework.