Coaching

According to The International Coach Federation (ICF) coaching means “Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”

 

Benefits of Coaching

The great benefit of coaching is that you are very likely to see quick, positive results as an outcome. This is because coaching is participative and people tend to learn and adopt new habits more easily when they are actively engaged in the learning process. As soon as a coaching session ends you can implement a new practice.

 

Coaching can be done both at individual and at organizational level.

 

The benefits of coaching an individual include

• Improvement in individual’s performance, targets and goals

• Increased openness to personal learning and development

• Increased ability to identify solutions to specific work-related issues

• Greater ownership and responsibility

• Development of self-awareness

• Improvement of specific skills or behavior

• Greater clarity in roles and objectives

• The opportunity to correct behavior/performance difficulties

 

The benefits of coaching at an organization level include

• Allows fuller use of individual’s talents/potential

• Demonstrates commitment to individuals and their development

• Higher organizational performance/productivity

• Increased creativity, learning and knowledge

• Motivates people

• Facilitates the adoption of a new culture