“What the heck is
executive coaching?” I get asked that question many times a day.
I admit that coaching
is a nebulous term. When I say that I’m a certified coach, people ask if I
coach sports teams. When I say that I actually coach work teams, people look
surprised. ‘Why would a work team need coaching?’, they ask. Because work teams
are just like sports teams:
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They are made up of
different people who try to reach a team goal together.
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Each person on the
team has two types of goals in mind: individual goals and team goals.
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Every team member has
his/her own communication style, which may or may not work well with the others
on the team.
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Although there is one
official leader (the coach or captain), there are usually other team members
who carry as much weight, if not more weight, than the official leader.
Similar to a sports
team, thriving work teams need an ‘outsider’ to coach them to success, whether
the whole team or just some of the team leaders. That’s what CHCI does. We
coach teams and leaders to get from Point A to Point B, in the most effective
way possible.
During the years, many
people have asked for a practical book on coaching, so they can bring coaching
skills to their own teams. That’s how Anne Loehr’s book, “A Manager’s Guide to
Coaching” was created. Here is an excellent write up about one of the book
topics: How to create effective coaching questions. Enjoy!
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