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Why everyone needs a coach (regardless of their role)
There is often a moment when working with clients when the benefits of coaching for them as individuals, let alone their organisation, causes them to say that ‘everyone needs a coach’. And there are some very good reasons why this might be correct.
According to Sir John Whitmore, “To coach successfully you have to adopt a far more optimistic view that the usual of the dormant capability of all people – a coaching mindset.” and my personal ethos of wider reach for greater impact can be achieved by working with the senior and executive level staff – a cascade effect within an organisation that can encourage the adoption of a coaching culture throughout. Coaching within an organisation can develop talent, support organisations to retain staff, encourage knowledge sharing and explore opportunities for the future.
Good coaching provides a non-judgmental and non-directive space for discussion, and all employees can benefit from this. Organisations that offer confidential coaching as part of their support package for leadership find that this can increase loyalty to the organisation and engagement with the overall vision whilst ensuring that the individual feels valued. Coachees can decide how they want to use the coaching time; frequently this is either to explore the actions and steps needed to deliver an idea or to reflect on their work and take time to pause and breathe.
Where coaching is offered to all staff within an organisation, emerging talent can be identified and their ideas, which are often imaginative and innovative, can be explored in a safe environment.
The changing nature of the workplace over recent years also suggests that coaching for all is a strong support measure for organisational stability. For example, using coaching to support home workers to be more productive or to manage their mental wellbeing. And studies suggest that young people coming into the workplace prefer to be coached not managed. An enlightened and progressive organisation with an eye on succession planning will always consider coaching for all staff to ensure talent is retained and knowledge shared.
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