Growing demand for accredited Executive Coaches in Saudi

As more companies in Saudi Arabia invest in building effective leaders, Ashridge Executive Education reports a growing demand for third party certified Executive Coaches. An accredited Executive Coach is certified to work with leaders, executives, managers, business owners and other professionals in a senior position.

Erik de Haan, the Director of Ashridge's Centre for Coaching, says coaches are required to understand and subscribe to a code of coaching ethics and principles that define views and expectations of executive coaching, and this is what accreditation ensures.

“Since Executive Coaching is customized to suit personal objectives, the best part of the programme is the measurable results it provides in a relatively short period of time. Our experience of working with senior national leaders in the region highlights the power of accelerated development through Executive Coaching,” he adds.

Ashridge is recognized worldwide as a center of excellence for Executive Coaching.

Yolande Basson, a certified Executive Coach at Ashridge, says; “The accreditation process for coaches involves assessment of skills, knowledge, understanding and experience in Executive Coaching. It is conducted via assessment of written work, reflections on the coach’s practice, interviews about recent coaching experiences, along with assessment of recordings and transcripts of coaching sessions.”

Ashridge offers Executive Coaching for individuals, teams, and organizations, covering all the three different realms in which leaders work.

For individuals, Ashridge offers:

• 1-to-1 executive coaching

• Senior women leadership coaching

• Top talent coaching

• Transition coaching

• Board-level executive coaching

• First 100 days coaching

For teams, the following programs are offered:

• Team coaching and

• Board retreats

And for organizations, Ashridge works with them for:

• Development for internal coaches

• Business mentoring and

• Coaching supervision