When my business partner, Richard and I became qualified coaches 18 years ago coaching and mentoring were viewed as ‘remedial.’ Today that view has shifted dramatically with outcomes and demands most definitely developmental. Most of the demand for our services come from: Recently promoted managers, or directors who are line…
Coaching Benefits
Coaching Benefits There are many benefits to using a coach approach, what ever the context, personal or business. The table below list some of the benefits that will show up for the person being coached, the person coaching, organisation, and clients alike. Benefits for the Coachee Benefits for the Coach…
Manager as Coach or Mentor
THE MANAGER AS COACH OR MENTOR Coaching and being coached are essential activities for 21st century business leaders and managers. In an environment of uncertainty, intense competition and globalisation of markets, innovation, creativity and improved performance are vital to business success. “People, not capital, are businesses’ most vital asset. An…
Unlocking Discretionary Effort
Doing more or differently with less is an ongoing challenge for leaders and managers. Coaching them to unlock, or tap into, discretionary effort from their teams can be helpful and rewarding for all, ‘creating’ more resource and raising effectiveness, so we might say: When the business environment demands that you…
Encourage Leaders and Managers to Look Forward
Leaders and managers need to to look forward as well as pay attention to the current situation. Coaching which is focused on the future and the journey forward is always benficial. Paying attention to what’s working, and not; what might need to change can be enlightening, as well as asking…
Coaching Performance
Traditional methods of managing performance seem to be under fire. It’s not working, the people don’t like it, managers like it even less. So what’s another approach? I love the concept of collecting meaningful feedback from key stakeholders, internal and external, on an ongoing basis, the ‘journal’ approach. Saw this…
Mentoring
Mentoring and Coaching are so close from a skills point of view, and mentoring seems to be a more and more popular topic right now, here’s some background information: Has mentoring become more or less popular in recent years? If so why? Increasingly more popular, Dr Peter Honey says in…
Coaching – New Horizons
New Horizons When working with clients and / or when introducing your services to new clients it’s essential to know the benefits that will accrue. As well as more the traditional textbook definitions of benefits I like to consider things from the perspective of ‘creating new horizons.’ Feedback from clients…
Coaching Gems
Coaching Gems – collection of quotes about coaching from people attending training sessions that we have run, and possible source of topics for further discussion. Connecting people with their inner wisdom, (before they are 85!) An intuitive response to the crisis we are having in our ways of learning &…
Coaching – borders and boundaries
There’s a TV show I love called ‘Touch’ on SKY1 HD or Fox in the USA. The following called out to me as I watched the episode this week. For me it’s so relevant to everything coaching! – as well as in everyday relationships with everyone we meet and interact…