At Communicate, we are often asked –
“What are some useful tools and tips available to our managers and our organisation to respond to this?”
The answer –
Develop your managers to be good coaches. Why? – Good coaching supports change.
Coaching has been rising in popularity – due to the recognised link of its support in accelerating the learning process. We no longer have time to learn on the job (as we did when I started working). We now need to get up to speed quickly, with the required skills and behaviours that will be critical to our success. Good coaching provides on the job feedback to help individuals raise their awareness to their strengths and what they need to do differently to be more effective.
Today, businesses and educational institutions are valuing the relationship between coaching and leader effectiveness – seeing a strong link between coaching skills and employee retention and engagement.
Coaching is a broad range of behaviours – from being a good listener to being able to challenge assumptions and mindsets.
Being a good coach is therefore a learned set of skills. If you want you’re organisation to keep on top of their game – teach your managers to be good coaches. Good coaching will support your investment in training and ensure your people maximise their potential quickly!
A useful book resource, regardless of your experience and understanding of coaching is – Coaching for Performance, Third Edition, by John Whitmore.
