Coaching
At the Core of Coaching is Trust
Of all the skills associated with coaching, building trust is the most critical. And you will have to work at it because trust doesn’t happen overnight. People want to work for managers who have an authentic and reliable approach – even when things seem to be changing all around. When you are coaching others, you ...
Preparing to Become a Coach
Management is about getting things done through others, and coaching is similar. It’s not about you, it’s about guiding others in reaching their potential at work. But how do you know if you’re ready? You can probably guess what’s required for coaching – listening, questioning, and goal setting are a good start. This course will ...
Cultivate the Coaching Process
With coaching, you can’t expect results overnight, nor can you hold back the energy of goal-directed action. Pay attention to the phases and pace of the process so you can tend to what is happening in the moment. In this course, we take you through the main steps of starting the coaching process and the ...
Adapt Your Coaching Style
Great teams are better off for the differences of their members. Being able to see things from diverse perspectives is a key success factor to innovation, critical thinking, and problem solving. If you want to be a good coach, you’ll have to decipher the styles of others so you can adapt your own style. This ...
Creating a Coaching-Friendly Environment
If you want people to be open to coaching, they must feel safe, encouraged, and appreciated. In the workplace, the environment is less of a space and more of a feeling based on connection, openness, acceptance, and safety. This means working without fear – fear of failure, stress, or conflict. These environmental factors create a ...
What is (and is NOT) Coaching?
Coaching is a partnership that helps a person achieve goals related to performance, career, or change. As a coaching manager, your role is to maximize the potential of others. And this potential, awareness, and goal achievement belong to the person you coach. If part of your job is to coach others, be clear about what ...
