Leadership Coaching

Leadership Coaching is a vital part of any business. Indeed, it could be argued that coaching is a critical means by which a company ensures that it does not repeat the same mistakes and errors. An effective way for a leader to learn and share information is through consciously reviewing key learning points. 

This is what lies in the heart of leadership coaching. A dynamic process, which focuses on doing things better, moves intuitively – through learning. Its value is not in telling others what to do, but in getting people to learn for themselves through creating the right environment.

Benefits of Leadership Coaching

Effective coaching can bring the following benefits:

• Improved Performance-people do their jobs better.
• Staff Development– staff can be groomed for greater responsibility.
• Increased jobs satisfaction
• Better personal relations
• More delegation and empowerment

This  leads to better use of time and increased motivation all around. A wealth of ideas are generated in an atmosphere of continuous improvement; those managers who can produce and implement new ideas will survive and prosper.

Leadership Coaching Mistake

Why are so few managers good coaches?

Managers are used to talking and instructing all the time. However, leadership coaching is a two way street. The coach must be given enough opportunity to talk about his problems, his work, his abilities and so forth. When the manager dominates a conversation, he learns nothing about the employee’s concerns and challenges.

As a manager you must resist the temptation to talk, to tell, to direct during the coaching session.

Use the most of your time with probing questions like, “what are the challenges… what worked well for you or what didn’t work so well and what can you do differently?” In other words, direct the conversation in such a way that you get more out of the diagnosis.

Getting the employee talking won’t do much good if you don’t listen carefully.

Put all your thoughts out of your mind as the other person speaks. Listen with the intention of understanding instead of mentally forming your next speech.

Few managers are great coaches because they fail to ask effective questions.

It should surprise none, since very few managers are given any formal training in coaching methods. The lack of training results in several common mistakes and one of them is “Talking Too Much.”

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