EXECUTIVE COACHING www.ceotodaymagazine.com 47 determine if you would be a good match for our coaching services. Hiring me as your professional coach means you are ready to get to the next level of your career or business success. Coaching is not a good investment for individuals unwilling to look at themselves in the mirror. Coaching with me works best for individuals who are willing to get outside of their comfort zones, challenge their mindsets and modify behaviours with specific goals in mind. Coaching can help CEOs and senior leaders get unstuck, achieve a breakthrough, and realise their potential. Trends show that a record number of CEOs are not surviving over the long term… pressures at the top are brutal; having a coach with you on that journey may be the difference for you beating the odds. What are your top tips on living a happy and fulfilled life – both at work and at home? First and foremost, understanding who are you and what do you stand for is critical to becoming truly self-aware. What is important to you in your work and at home and in your life? Create whatever balance you would like; this work-life integration is an intensely personal thing, and no one can decide it for you. I know lots of people whose passion is business and that is primarily the only thing they really focus on - and that is their decision. That said, we should have hobbies and activities that we turn to when we are not working. I also strongly believe in the adage mens sana in corpore sano, which translates from Latin to “sound mind in a sound body.” We must take care of our body and mind. Mindfulness, or being fully present, is a critical state. Too often we are distracted, and we can easily become overwhelmed. Many years ago, I developed ago a credo and it is a constant reminder to me of what I believe is important. help clients dig deep into the coaching conversation. Tell us about Wetrich Group’s approach when it comes to coaching? First and foremost, our approach is customised to the individual and the organisation. While we have systems and processes we follow, we do so modified to the individual. Much like a manager leading a team, we treat everyone differently according to her/his unique needs. We also are very selective who we work with, which is very much an issue of quality vs quantity. And the focus on the total person and not just the business considerations confronting them. The client must be 100% committed to embarking on the journey and understand that good chemistry is important as is the notion of independence; we are not there to create dependency. We also are keen to work with those with a growth mindset and individuals who practice Shoshin, a beginner’s mind. Depending upon the situation, we debrief with the participant’s manager or board and understand the road map for action and meet with the participant to establish rapport and discuss our processes. And we meet with other stakeholders as needed. We believe strongly in assessment-based coaching, and we use the company’s tools such as 360 feedback as well as other questionnaires and interviews. We look at what feedback the client has received in the past. We summarise the data and debrief on the assessments and tools and create an overall cadence for the coaching engagement. Individual client meetings have their own process and most importantly, the client has to set the agenda. Why should more leaders consider working with you? In the time it takes to do a morning workout, we can hop on a call to Whomever you serve, serve them with caring and respect. Whatever you do, do it with passion and integrity. Whenever you reach, reach beyond your grasp. Wherever you go, go as a leader. Above all, have fun. About JimWetrich: Jim Wetrich has been working in the hospital, medical device and pharmaceutical industries for more than 40 years; 10 years with hospitals, 22 years with medical device and pharmaceutical companies and nearly 10 years as an entrepreneur with diverse experiences managing several businesses which include his coaching business. He’s worked across three continents and has travelled to nearly 50 countries. In Jim’s last corporate position, he and his team took a business from $28m to over $200m in sales and grew EBITDA over 20X; creating more than $1bn in enterprise value, moving the company from #5 to #1 in the market over an 8-year period. Over the course of his career, Jim has bought companies, built businesses, grown businesses, turned around businesses, led businesses, and created joint ventures and partnerships. He is also an adjunct instructor at the School of Business at Texas Wesleyan University where he teaches principles of marketing to undergraduate business students. Jim earned his certificate in professional and executive coaching from the University of Texas at Dallas and was recently elected to the professional coach’s global board of the International Coaching Federation. You may contact JimWetrich at https://jimwetrich.com/
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