An Important Use Of Coaching

One-on-one coaching can be extremely effective – if the executive, the leader, is eager to strive to be her or his best, if there is good chemistry and trust between the executive and the coach, and if the coached individual chooses someone very good at coaching, i.e. someone who facilitates learning, growth, expanded thinking, confidence and a will-do attitude. Most coaches do possess a combination of these qualities and are fantastic.

I have seen coaching create CEO’s whom I greatly admire, who not only hire hard driving, intelligent and caring people, but who are also team players equally committed to the professional and personal growth of all the company’s employees, from the CEO her/himself through entry-level.

I have also seen CEOs become leaders who give away power and authority, thereby creating opportunities for others to grow and succeed, who ask open-ended questions and really listen and care, and who want to understand the opinions, ideas and reasoning of others.

These leaders give their co-workers a platform of learning, growth and success.

Create this environment and invest in the coaching of your leaders, (senior, and maybe mid-level and up-and-comers), and the results of the enhanced leadership should cascade throughout the company. You can expect to receive the performance results you deserve.

While of course I am biased, I do believe business leadership coaching makes a huge difference. If you do not use coaching now as an important professional development strategy, I recommend that you try it and experience the results.