I really like this article from Forbes March 2022.
As a coach I am finding from my clients feedback that coaching is an extremely successful element of learning and development for leaders at all levels. Often seen in the past as a luxury for senior executives more and more organisations are seeing the benefit of their new and developing leaders receiving coaching. This is not just a benefit to the individual but also delivers real impact for the organisation to their bottom line.
This article points to several reasons to have a coach to support you as you develop as a leader:-
1. Having a quality exchange – the opportunity to have discussions about your leadership and your impact along with what drives you I find is very powerful
2. Expanding horizons and clarifying goals – I find this area is key with clients – gaining clarity of personal and professional goals and how to achieve them
3. Redefining leadership or taking a step back – becoming more self aware, taking the time to step back for my clients is very important
4. Learning the importance of emotional intelligence – the development of excellent communication skills tailored to the audience and person comes up a lot in my coaching sessions – how to get the best out of yourself and out of others
5. Becoming a coach yourself – so many of my clients have now got the ‘bug’ for coaching and are taking a coaching approach to their own leadership
If you would like to discuss coaching and how it can support you or your colleagues to further develop as a leader please do contact me.