What is Coaching?

What is Coaching

Professional development coaching is defined as a series of guided conversations that enable the “coachee” to discover and implement professional and personal solutions to move towards their goals. These solutions, because they are intrinsic to the “coachee,” are more likely to succeed and endure than solutions imposed externally.

COACHING IS...

• Confidential

• Active listening

• Asking open ended questions

• A place where people can think out loud

• Solution focused

• Space for people to change how they relate to something

• Thought provoking

• Supportive and relationship building

• A place to come up with creative solutions

COACHING IS NOT...

• Conflict Resolution

• Giving advice, being the expert or having the answers

• Counseling

• Fixing people

• Doing it for them

• Policing or getting people to work harder

• A replacement for supervision or management

Coaching in the Workplace

Coaching is a beneficial method to improve the performance of employees and increase productivity. The best leaders are able to coach team members to help them adapt to new situations, develop skills and increase their efficiency. Below are some highlighted benefits to coaching employees and scenarios when coaching may be helpful.

Why is coaching important in the workplace?

Coaching is important in the workplace because of how it benefits employees. Having a mentor to coach employees can improve their performance and increase job satisfaction. Coaching employees can help with:

• Employee Performanceː Having a manager that is a coach can make you more approachable and help build stronger relationships with your team.

• Achieving Goalsː A coach can help create personal goals for each employee. Goal setting can lead to greater success if the goals are considered attainable and measurable.

• Promotes Teamworkː Coaching encourages collaboration between employees and promotes and strengthens teamwork.

• Establishes Open Communicationː Coaching can help build relationships between employees, which improves the work environment and makes the workplace more enjoyable for everyone.

• Teaches Employees Problem-Solving Skillsː Coaching can help employees develop problem-solving skills by introducing processes and strategies to find a resolution.