Counseling Career

We see degrees of a counseling career every day. If you have friends and family, chances are you've counseled them. A counseling career or a therapy career happens more often than you think.

Recently a colleague was talking about some challenges relayed to her about the “boss”, the executive in her company. “He works till all hours and expects us to do the same. He doesn’t realize we have families and other important things in our lives.” This inspired today’s article on the impact of leadership and what a counseling career can give. While much has been written, taught and read about leadership, this article focuses on one aspect – the ability to build strong relationships as the executive leader impacting the people you lead.

Whether you are a Business Owner, CEO, manager, or executive in a leadership role to guide others to higher levels of success, some competency factors that enhance your leadership include:

• Vision - Do you see beyond today and have a view of possibilities to create win-win-win results for all?
• Communication – How effectively do you communicate your vision?
• Facilitation of teams – What is your willingness to step outside of the traditional “boss” or executive role to use facilitation skills in building effective teams?
• Fun & Creativity – Do you have a fun and creative approach to your leadership? How is fun and creativity encouraged?

Leadership styles vary with individuals and counseling careers. However, regardless of your leadership style, the importance of how well you establish relationships with those you lead is significant to achieving higher levels of success. Your interpersonal skills may be enhanced through your increased self awareness of behaviors that you may need to change. In a counseling career you realize changing behaviors to be more effective as leaders is not a one time learning experience but requires ongoing support to be in the habit of being great leaders. This ongoing support comes through coaching, mentoring and a desire to follow through in evolving yourself.

Let‘s explore how our formula Connect + Assess + Take Action= Experience Successful Results might apply to the impact of your leadership. Connect with seeing the need, value and desire to make some changes. Assess where you are and what investment is necessary to inspire passionately engaged individuals. Are you coachable? Do you want a counseling career? Take Action immediately to be a more effective leader. Consult with your mentor and executive coach and identify your next step(s). The impact of your leadership is inclusive of your immediate goals and far reaching with its ripple effect, leaving a legacy of your unique contribution.