Leadership Lorie Le Brun\'s Coaching

Leadership

Lorie le Brun's Coaching Techniques

On the one hand, I like Ms. Le Brun's coaching techniques. She is straight and to the point, without trying to win anyone's favor. She immediately drives to the heart of the problem. Both times when she spoke to Steve, for example, her concern was not for his emotional well-being, but for the way in which he is able to target his problems. Although some may view this technique as somewhat shocking, it appears to be just what Steve needed to take the correct actions for dealing with his leadership issues.

On the other hand, some may find Ms. Le Brun's methods a little too abrasive. Some may for example feel that she is deliberately attempting to alienate those she gives advice to in this way. While her methods may have worked for Steve, therefore, it may not always be the case with everybody. A counterargument to this point may be that Ms. Le Brun is not a psychiatrist whose intention is to make her clients feel better. Instead, her aim is to get results, which in Steve's case appears to have worked. In general therefore, I would say that Ms. Le Brun's work targets the correct areas, with the desired results.

2. Accepting the Advice believe that Steve Randall should take Le Brun's advice quite literally. Initially, he appears to be making a number of fundamental mistakes. He is for example much more concerned with enhancing his own image as leader than actually doing something for the company. A true leader, as Le Brun indicates, is concerned with leading his company to performing at the top of its potential. Steve's initial concern is only with performing at the top of his own potential. Furthermore, he is much more concerned with his own image than the success his company achieves, as the Botox idea also indicates. Questioning Le Brun regarding on "whose side" she makes it appear that he regards himself and his company in competition with each other. Instead, a leader should be concerned with encouraging success for both his own sake and that of his company. The last part of Le Brun's advice regarding the supervisor problem is also sound. Complaining about the offender to his boss behind his back without having concrete proof of the offense makes the complainer no better than the person he is complaining about. Steve will gain much more respect if he does as Le Brun says and tackles the problem by directly speaking to the person he believes has wronged him.

3. Botox Treatments

While I would not quite use the same wording as Le Brun, I would give Steve more or less the same advice she did. Botox treatments would place the focus on the wrong issue: image rather than the quality of leadership. It is an unfortunate fact of our society that we tend to focus a large amount of attention on what a person looks like. At the same time, there is a stigma attached to obvious plastic surgery. Society tends to raise eyebrows at those who elect to have cosmetic surgery, even if it is to correct a problem that significantly impairs a person's function in society. This dichotomy makes it difficult for people to define themselves in a society that is both superficial and claims to attach value to the "deeper" things in life.