Working with a coach can support you and your team to achieve your full potential. When you look at top achievers across all fields, one thing they have in common today is that they are using a coach. But, just what is coaching and why might you use it?
Realising your potential
Leading an Association, Institute or industry body is a fantastic and privileged place to be. At the same time, it can be a tough and demanding role that tests you, both as a professional and as a human being. The further up the ladder you go, the thinner the air and the fewer people there are to share your thoughts, ambitions, hopes and fears with.
As a leader, who do you draw on to make sure you’re performing at your very best? And how do you support your senior team to do the same? Working with a coach can support you and your team to achieve your full potential. When you look at top achievers across all fields, one thing they have in common today is that they are using a coach. But, just what is coaching and why might you use it?
What is coaching?
People work with a coach because they want to improve themselves, their situations and achieve goals. They want to learn new ways of thinking and approaching situations in order to get better results.
A coaching relationship is typically a series of conversations, skilfully managed by the coach. They will use observations, questioning, listening and feedback to create a conversation rich in insight and learning. This creates the kind of focus and attention for the person being coached to develop a greater sense of awareness and appreciation of their own circumstances. From here they are able to create new ways to resolve issues, produce better results and achieve their goals.
Benefits of coaching
Common benefits people experience from coaching include:
- Improved sense of direction and focus
- Increased knowledge of self/self-awareness
- Improved ability to relate to and influence others
- Increased motivation
- Improved personal effectiveness e.g. focused effort
- Increased resourcefulness/resilience e.g. ability to handle change
Many people that have been coached go on to use the coaching skills they have experienced to create better relationships and lead more effectively themselves.
Coaching in practice
In practice, a coach can work with a client on any area that they bring. Here are some of the things you might bring. Perhaps these are true for you, or there’s something else.
- “I’m ambitious to achieve more but....”
- “I’ve taken some advice but it’s not.....”
- “I’ve just stepped up to a leadership role and I feel....”
- “I want to motivate my team more compellingly and.....”
- “I want to present more effectively in order to....”
- “I want to be a more confident public speaker...”
- “I want the courage to have difficult conversations....”
- “I want my voice to be heard....”
- “I want to feel good about our future...”
- “I want to see the way ahead more clearly...”
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