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Business, Leadership and Organizational Coaching

Coaching in the workplace has become more common recently, as it can prove very effective for most workplace problems, including workplace stress. It can take place on a one to one basis within an organization, or it can be carried out within teams. In the workplace there is now a greater resistance to counselling, due to the connotations that counselling carries, and therefore more and more people are turning to coaching as an alternative. Coaching deals with the here and now, and focuses in on helping people within a company or organization, to facilitate and help people move forward.

Organizations are now recognising the importance of coaching within the workplace and the benefits that coaching can bring about. Organizations and the face of business have been rapidly changing, and coaching can offer many effective tools to help deal with the pressure of these changes, helping people to cope and adapt. Organizational re-structuring or down-sizing means that employees no longer have the security that they may once have enjoyed, and coaching can help them adjust to these changes. Coaching also helps with performance evaluation, particularly useful in a workplace with ever-evolving and changing roles. The cost of poor leadership performance, or executive manager’s performance, can be huge, and pre-emptive coaching strategies offer a far more sustainable option to help deal with the employees on this level. Coaching is beneficial for all the employees within an organization, irrelevant of its size; there will always be times when employees need some help and support, and coaching can offer that help.

1109604_sea_starSome of the driving forces behind the rise in popularity of coaching in organizations are:
  • Rapidly evolving business environments
  • The need for lifelong learning and development
  • Features of modern organizations
  • Financial costs of poor performance
  • Individual responsibility for development
  • Employees' demand for different types of training
  • Improved decision making at a senior or executive level

Within organizations coaching can help employees with:
  • Career decisions/changes
  • Non-directive development strategies
  • Better work/life balance
  • Showing strength and weaknesses
  • One to one development
  • Team development
  • Changes in roles/direction
  • Short term and long term goals
  • Improving performance
  • Promoting self-awareness
  • Conflict management
  • Improving productivity
  • Enhancing self-discovery
  • Increasing confidence/self-esteem
  • Coping strategies
  • Aiding in practical problems
  • Executive decisions/taking away isolation

Coaching within the workplace can help employees develop their skills and knowledge, and therefore improve their overall performance. Coaching can also target high performance, and overall goal attainment. Coaching in organizations can only be positive and beneficial for those employees being coached, especially with the ever-evolving and changing faces of organizations today.