Coaching for Leaders

Effective coaching in the workplace holds a mirror up for clients so that they can see their own thinking process.   W. Timothy Gallwey, The Inner Game of Work, 2000

Leaders often do not have specific support. Issues may not be raised with colleagues who are relying on clear direction.  Peer meetings are infrequent and may be competitive. The coach provides the leader with a sounding-board, helping them to:

• Develop their style of leadership
• Make better decisions, increasing confidence and performance
• Define the critical success factors and act on these
• Deal with specific issues and challenges
• Take a broader and more strategic view
• Better realise their own potential

Coaching Entrepreneurs in Business Development

People who create businesses, people who want to grow and develop businesses, have many challenges to face. Most often they find themselves so busy working “in” the business that there’s no time or energy left to work “on” the business.

Business Coaching can be a great help, providing guidance, advice, sometimes a “sounding board”,  distilled experience, and regular support for the entrepreneur.

And it’s also a way to help them develop a more effective management style, using elements of coaching help get the best with (rather than from) their people.

Coaching for Performance

Too often, managers have great technical skills but are not good at managing people. This can be  because they lack skills and don’t have enough experience. Experience of leading teams, setting clear goals with their staff, delegating, and time management.

Formal training helps with the theory. However, bridging the divide between an understanding of these skills and making them an integral part of the way managers act is the real challenge.

Business Coaching is a great way to do this, and it’s also a way to help managers develop a more effective management style, using many elements of coaching to develop and get the best with (rather than from) their people.