Using coaching in your organisation
Effective coaching provides benefits on three levels - organisational, managerial and individual:
For organisations:
- Improving business success indicators through individual improved performance
- Implementing change management programmes
- Reinforcing a strategy for the well being of staff
- Encouraging staff retention
- Making the most of organisational talent
For managers:
- Developing a performance management development tool
- Setting goals to achieve personal development plans
- Managing unacceptable performance from a developmental not remedial approach
- Motivating people in challenging circumstances
- Delegating tasks
For individuals:
- Developing confidence levels
- Improving interpersonal relationships
- Encouraging career development
- Achieving personal targets
- Understanding your motivation for working in the organisation
Extracted from CIPD Coaching Toolkit 2008 - co-authored by Lise Lewis