Over the past years, research has proven that coaching is a powerful tool for helping employees achieve their goals and progress as a company.
Coaching has dramatically improved leadership performance by helping employees navigate their business environment. Coaching has increased creativity and inspired collaboration by fine-tuning their listening skills and helping people give and receive feedback.
The coaching process aims to provoke thought and inspire action toward purposely producing results in all aspects of the individual’s life. Through coaching, people learn about themselves and understand what they need to do to get to where they want to go personally and professionally.
The International Coach Federation conducted a study on the effectiveness of coaching. The ICF Global Coaching Study revealed the following statistics:
- 80% reported an increase in self-confidence
- 73% reported an improvement in relationships
- 72% reported an increase in communication skills
- 70% reported increased productivity
Signs You Need a Coach
It’s not always easy to recognize when you need help. You may think that everyone at every level of the organization struggles with some form of self-doubt. But no matter how confident you are or feel completely self-aware of your strengths and weaknesses, we all have blind spots.
A coach would help us recognize those deficiencies and show us how to address them. Through coaching, your leadership skills will be developed, leading to a positive behaviour change. Ask yourself the following:
- Do I know how to resolve conflicts between my team effectively?
- Is there a way I could manage my time better?
- Do I demonstrate organizational commitment?
- Do I motivate and empower my subordinates to excel?
- Do I feel overworked and overwhelmed?
- Am I aware of my strengths and developmental opportunities?
- Overall, am I satisfied with my job?
Answering these questions will clearly indicate if you need to partner with a coach. Coaching is a creative process that will inspire you to maximize your personal and professional potential.
All employees, even leaders, can struggle with low confidence. Courses that inspire you to become more assertive are often band-aid solutions but rarely are the results lasting. The impact of coaching in organizations is much more enduring because instead of addressing a class as a course would, coaching would tackle issues with an individualized approach.
In a research conducted by the Institute of Coaching, the effectiveness of coaching as a management tool was studied. Did coaching affect performance, skill, well-being, attitude, goal setting, and self-regulation? The test results showed that coaching significantly affected all outcomes and indicated that coaching is an effective organizational intervention.
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