Coaching Articles
Certain factors pertaining to the work environment serve to motivate employees to perform at their best. The Motivator-Hygiene theory of job satisfaction concluded that certain factors in the workplace result in job satisfaction. However these factors, if absent, don't necessarily lead to job dissat...
Conflict is the process that results when one person (or a group of people) perceives that another person or group is frustrating, or about to frustrate, an important concern. It involves incompatible differences between parties that result in interference or opposition. The differences themselves a...
Wouldn’t it be great to have someone who has a keen eye like an eagle and has the gift of foresight? Someone who knows and can see what needs to be done and developed in order for you to mature and succeed in whatever role you are in. Well, this someone is called a coach.
The role of a coach is to ...
In this developing business world we’re in, having a coaching culture in the workplace is the best move an organisation can make to quickly adapt to this development environment. Having a coaching culture as mentioned in our previous articles, helps organisations nurture the talents and capabilities...
To compete, keep up and win in a running competition, a runner should be in perfect shape. To be in perfect shape means having all the parts of your body doing their function properly.
The same principle applies to organisations nowadays: for an organisation to keep up and meet the demands of this ...
“Is there any more our team can give?” “Is this already the best that we can give or get?” “Is our output enough?” “Can our team beat this obstacle?” “Can we fulfill our vision and mission?” “How far can we go from here? How can we get there?” These questions often plague most leaders in companies, ...
In a car race, one of the biggest factors in winning the race is the drivers themselves. Although the type of vehicle, the parts and the engine may contribute to the speed and performance of the vehicle, a driver’s skill, experience and strategic thinking are the factors that enable the vehicle to o...
“No matter how good you think you are as a leader, the people around you will have all kinds of ideas for how you can get better. So for me, the most fundamental thing about leadership is to have the humility to continue to get feedback and to try to get better – because your job is to try to help e...
In our previous blogpost we talked about how coaching can improve an organisation’s performance through personal development. Now, let us go deeper into the coaching realm by learning how it can improve your performance and bring out the leader in you.
What’s so important about performance?
Perfor...
According to Forbes magazine, the greatest challenge most companies face nowadays is adaptability. In this fast-paced era, companies have to adapt to entirely new marketing channels and strategies (web and social), decide how and where to invest in, learn to utilise new technologies, and compete on ...
The current global market is incessantly transforming at a pace traditional, hierarchical leadership can hardly keep pace with. Executives are under great pressure to be not only at par with modern-day realities, but also to keep their companies on the competitive edge. This requires them to be high...
“I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.” Quee...