COACH ! COACHing ! COACHee

Coaching is realising persons potential to maximise their own performance.

It is helping them learn rather them teach.

Are you looking at following?

o To develop the leadership skills of high-potential individuals in your organization

o To improve the odds that newly promoted managers would be successful in his new role

o To develop management and leadership skills among technical people so that they are overall effective

o To help leaders resolve interpersonal conflicts among employees

o To correct behavioral problems of people at the management level

It means you are looking at coaching them. It is not the knowledge or skill that is at focus here. It is behavior or attitude at work that is at the center stage. It is effective execution of skills.

Coaching has to do with behavioral problems that effect performance of an individual. It has to do with beliefs, values and behavior of an individual.

• Teaching is passing of knowledge from teacher to students.

• Training is passing of knowledge and skills or abilities by teaching or by experience to trainers through workshops, role plays etc.

Contrary to above two COACHING is completely driven by the Coachee and facilitated by Coach. Here Coachee is supposed to be an Expert and should know what he wants.

Coaching is helping coachee change in the way they wish and go in the direction they want to. It allows coachee to assess the situation, determine their own solutions, and take the accountability and ownership of the outcome.

Role of a COACH is to provides a different take on the current situation. It helps the coachee see things from a different perspective. It is like exploiting the blind spot or Coach working as an extra eyes and ears for the coachee and stimulating the thinking process by asking open ended questions and challenging the views, beliefs and values of the coachee.

Coaching helps improve current performance by tapping in your potential. Coaching impacts the cognitive processes and results in learning and development of coachee. Coach helps coachee to look at things from different perspective and make an aware and informed decision.

Training aims to establish a well-informed, high-performing workforce. Coaching works to maintain it. Coaching is more to reinforce what training has imparted. Coaching is less about “how to” and more about “how well”.

Training is more about knowledge and Coaching is more about wisdom. Coaching is more abut exploring OPTIONS, seeing beyond, reading between the lines. Coaching is more about AWARENESS of the situation, surrounding.

Coaching aims at handling Performance Issues and developing coachee’s capabilities.

COACHING IN NUTSHELL:

1. Understanding the CURRENT SITUATION, the client is in

2. Focusing at the objectives, GOALS the client wants to attain,

3. Exploring ALTERNATIVE approaches to reach the objectives

4. And lastly the client makes an aware and informed CHOICE

5. COACHING is about : Purpose, Perspective, Process

COACHING MODELS

SOAR Model

Self-awareness, Opportunities, Action and Review

GROW Model

Goals, Reality, Options and Way-forward

COACH Model

Current situation, Objectives, Alternatives and CHoice

ACHIEVE Model

Assess the current situation, Creative brainstorming of alternatives to the current situation, Hone Goals, Initiate Options, Evaluate Options, Valid action program, Encourage Momentum

Coaching as a process:

FUEL model:

Frame the conversation – to zero in on the engagement

Understand the Current situation –coachee’s perspective

Explore the Desired State – what exactly the coachee wants

Lay out the success Plan – let coachee decide the plan

IMPACT OF COACHING:

Improvements that stem directly from coaching engagements include: enhanced executive learning, gains in corporate performance, enhanced relationships, increased leadership effectiveness and personal and organizational improvements.

In the process, not only do executives improve themselves but substantially have a greater impact on their organization. Benefits to the organization include enhanced individual and organizational performance which positively affect organizational culture. These further provide enhanced reputation within the industry, improved employee morale, and positive work environments, thus greater productivity and enhanced client relationships.

It unlocks a person’s potential to maximise their performance.

Coaching helps them to learn rather than teaching them.

Coaching can be your competitive edge!

CRUX:

Now, it is quite normal for someone to see a coach to help them achieve their goals in their life and work. Coaching is a partnership between coach and client.The coach need not be an expert in their clients’ field of work. Coaching builds awareness and empowers choice and leads to change.

Coaching saves time, improves performance, builds capability, helps avoid mistakes, saves time. It helps learn from coach’s experience in general. Its more about exploring options, seeing situation from different perspective. You need someone else to correct your mistakes. You need someone else to pull you out from a quagmire.

Various situations in which you need COACHING:

• Executive Coaching

• Performance Coaching

• Life Coaching

• Parenting Coaching

I GIVE OPINION NOT ADVICE.

                             ---A COACH

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