Coaching Articles
What are you planning to study this year – formal education, informal learning, on the job training? All these avenues for advancement are open to you. It’s about choosing the right one for your purpose. Do you want to learn more and grow more, or have you identified a specific job that you would li...
Imagine this. You are at work and your manager comes up to you and says “You’re not working hard enough. You’re on my hit list”. How would you feel – confused, angry, outraged? And probably with good reason if nothing has been said to you before about your performance. If you were dismissed you woul...
“I’m a good listener” we all say, and yet the research proves otherwise. Research has shown that only 7% of our communication is attributable to what we say. The rest depends on how we say it and our non-verbals. Just think. Our words convey only 7% of the meaning of a communication. Our tone of voi...
Coaching is an unregulated industry. Any person can call him/herself a coach even though they have no coach-specific training. What this means is that anyone, with no or very little coach-specific training (such as a weekend course or even a three day training program) can offer themselves as a coac...
Everyone has problems in life. Who do you turn to? Family? Friends? Professionals? Usually you share with your best friend or a trusted family member because these are the people who know you best and understand where you are coming from. They “coach” you informally. But really, what they can provid...
Everyone wants a better lifestyle – more time for family and friends, more time for themselves. But work and other commitments get in the way. We always say “mañana” – we’ll get to it tomorrow. But tomorrow never comes. So people stay in the same old rut, day after day, year after year. Even with th...
Adopting a coaching leadership style in relation to employees has been found to be an essential component of developing a supportive approach to employee growth and development and the retention of talent. Here’s why managers and leaders as coaches get such great results:
- They listen better and r ...
Adopting a coaching leadership style has been found to deliver significant benefits to employees and organisations including enhanced leadership development, increased job satisfaction, improved motivation and work performance, and improved interpersonal and team relationships. Leadership and leader...
From its early roots in the 1950s when coaching was conceived as a master-apprentice developmental relationship, to the 1970s when concepts from sports coaching became integrated into human resource development, coaching has been considered a core component of the human resource professional program...
The benefits of coaching have been widely researched and accepted internationally. Personal benefits to coached individuals include: increased ability to self-reflect, leading to increased self-awareness and understanding before taking action; improved self-esteem; greater self-confidence and self-e...
Leaders who coach their direct reports are setting them up for success. They listen to them, provide feedback in a non-judgmental way, and support the new learnings. They don’t accept unproductive behaviours like blaming others, denying that there is a problem, or trying to justify inaction. Leaders...
The need for organisations to be flexible in a global environment has highlighted the importance of two key factors: adaptive leadership strategies and organisational culture. Improving workforce productivity to achieve or exceed organisational goals and objectives is a key management priority in a ...
