Coaching - A creative relationship
Coaching is a tried, tested and validated creative relationship which delivers astounding results for professional and personal growth of the coached. It is a succession filled with deep personal insights that helps the coached brings about phenomenal positive changes in their personal and professional endeavours.
Coaching is a methodology which assists the coached help search appropriate directions by asking high gain questions which trigger personal insights.
| Benefits for the Individual | Benefits for the Organization |
|---|---|
| Challenges limiting behavior and taps into a person´s limitless potential. | Enhances motivation level and improves productivity. |
| Enhances individual performance at work and otherwise. | Critical to developing leaders. |
| Produces lasting changes for the individual. | Facilitates retention of leadership talent. |
| Helps achieve work-life balance and improves goal orientation. | Enhances team work. |
Coaching is a learning progression that interconnects the developmental needs of the individual with the strategic requirement of the organization. In this age of competition, staying ahead is always a challenge. With so many equally competent players in the industry, ready to grab every share of the pie, what is there that would help organizations and individuals leap ahead of the rest?
The answer lies in the ability of an organization to tap into the potential of each of the employees and build great leaders. Organizations are in continuous need to develop leaders to fuel business growth and achieve market leadership. The ever-changing landscape demands that companies invest in developing and retaining leaders. Executive coaching is now seen at the forefront of various learning processes that help develop and retain leaders.
Myth about coaching is often the road block for people not to incorporate coaching in businesses or organization to achieve success or business results.
The common myths among people are:
Coaching is not for successful people - In reality it is the successful people who indulge more in coaching. Because they know that they constantly need to update themselves with skills, strategies and techniques to stay top on the ladder. Making their best skills achieve 200% is their motto.
Coaching causes co-dependency - The general idea of people is that coaching causes them to depend more on coaches for their success and motivation. However, the truth is coaching empowers people to know their strengths and techniques to motivate themselves and not cause dependency.
Coaching is short-term training - A coach is not someone who delivers training and then disappears. A coach understands human behavior and traits and hence is aware that people can go through periods of lack of confidence, low energy levels and frustrations. Coaching is long-term process helping individuals succeed consistently by tailoring to their needs.