Coaching has been a part of business now for many years but is it really adding value to the organisation and the individual undergoing the coaching?

Organisations that have the right focus and intent in their coaching program have most success.

People often mistake coaching with performance management and it is not. Coaching is successfully partnering with an individual with the ultimate goal of highlighting their talents and using these to assist them in personal and professional development. The coaching should focus on enhancing and developing the persons leadership capability with the aim of equipping the individual with the skills and knowledge to self-lead themselves, their team and the business to greater success.

When done well, the outcomes of coaching are wide and significant. In addition to the positive impact coaching has on the workplace culture, a large number of coachees also report a positive impact in other areas such as;

  1. Improved work/life balance
  2. Improved family relationships
  3. Feeling less stressed
  4. Improved self esteem
  5. Feeling of a greater sense of purpose

On the Job Coaching has been extremely successful in recent years with the Coachee gaining significant advantage in having the Coach buddy them in their daily activity and together developing different ways of seeking the right solution. The coach is not there to give the solutions but to question and challenge the coachee so they change their thinking and develop the art of self solution development.

The evidence is out there that regular purposeful coaching using a qualified and understanding coach will drive personal development creating very positive results for the individual and the organisation as a whole.