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Coaching and Leadership

Within the workplace, Coaching is a powerful Leadership Style that facilitates and unlocks an individual’s or a team’s performance. The coach has little or no direct input to the coachees’ solution; rather the coach develops a trusting and collaborative relationship, enabling the coachees to find their own solutions. This is often achieved through a series of questions from the coach, answered by the coachee, all within the framework of well established approaches to coaching.

Whilst the use of the well established coaching approaches, alongside the use of tried and tested tools and techniques can be an effective way forward, coaching can also be carried out in a much more informal way, eventually becoming a habit of every leader within an organisation.

Examples of Approaches Used:

1. GROW Model: Popular solution orientated / behavioural approach
2. OSKAR model: Similar to GROW Model
3. Empty Chair Model: Often used when there is conflict in the workplace
4. Time To Think Model: Most non-directive and empathetic approach

Examples of Tools and Techniques Used:

1. Reflective Active Listening: Focus on words used / tone of voice
2. Curiosity: Coach maintains close presence with coachee
3. Spheres of Influence: Things we can control or not control / we can influence or not influence

Day to Day Coaching:

1. Supporting the coachee to make coaching a habit in their day to day work.
2. Supporting the coachee to better understand themselves.
3. How the coachee responds to words and actions within the work place.
4. Supporting the coachee within the psychology of positive and negative thoughts.