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The Art of Coaching in the Workplace- What You Need to Know

by John E. Professional Development Courses
When we mention the art of coaching, what instantly pops into your mind? Is it an image of a broad-shouldered, exasperated yet determined man teaching a group of ten-year-olds to give their best on the football field? 
Coaching can be important in the workplace as well as on the sports field. Coaches are no longer only sports trainers, but rather leaders who push for collaborations, learning, and teamwork. In 2022, there’s one fact that the whole business world acknowledges and that is how critical leaders and managers are for the success of a business. 

When acting as a coach it’s important to possess the skills that encourage employee retention, onboarding, skills improvement, performance improvement, and knowledge sharing. The art of coaching is not just necessary for improving employee performance but also an effective system for transferring and reinforcing learning through an employee’s tenure. 

Coaching has the potential to have the most impact on the performance of an organization’s entire team. 

The Art of Coaching - Why it Matters 

Coaching is a positive way to boost employee performance. Authoritarian styles are a thing of the past because of how our mindsets and perceptions have broadened. 

The focus of leaders is now on empowerment through learning and listening, not by exercising control and authority. Leaders are more successful when they coach their team members instead of commanding them. Many organizations have adopted a more learning-oriented method and successfully built agile and talented workforces. 

Tips to Develop the Art of Coaching 

Developing the Art of Coaching requires a lot of work. Let’s take a look at some tips that will help you attain the expertise to coach your employees and take your company to where you envision it to be.

    1. Identify Achievements 

For starters, acknowledge one fact and firmly embed it into your mind: coaching is not about criticizing and correcting. Rather, coaching is a balance of praise and criticism. You would not make much headway if you only talk about what’s not working and where the employees are constantly going wrong as that approach is demoralizing over time. Instead of focusing on the negative, a good coach will recognize and openly acknowledge all that their team is doing well.

This positive feedback will work as a springboard for the team. A team that has their accomplishments recognized will be willing to learn more and perform well as they continue to grow in their roles. 

    2. Positive and Constructive Questions 

As a leader, you must work on building a robust relationship with your employees. This can be done by initiating conversations and discussions through guided and open-ended questions. 

Emotional intelligence and communication skills play a crucial part in inciting constructive conversations. These skills include listening and asking questions rather than giving directives.

    3. Try to Grasp Their Perspectives 

The Art of Coaching prioritizes motivation, positive changes, and outcomes. To accomplish this, it is necessary for a coach to understand the perspectives of his/her employees. You cannot be successful in motivating, encouraging, and helping them grow until you take the time to understand their perspectives.

As a coach, you must try to understand where their “why”, “what” and “how” is coming from. This practice will help you tailor your coaching tactics and align conversations in ways that will be positive for both the coach and the employee. 

    4. Empowerment comes from Listening to Your Team

In order to be a good coach, you must both listen and empower. This will help you to build a relationship of trust, understanding, and unity with your employees. 
Recognize that your employees will have questions, ideas, feedback, and input they wish to share about their role. Instead of blocking that out, give your employees a voice. Create a platform where they face no inhibitions or hesitation in sharing their innovations or their concerns. 

By listening to what they have to say, you make them feel valued. Your employees are on the front lines and can come up with stellar business ideas and solutions that often leaders may not think of. Encourage them to share their opinions and ideas and empower them to open up and contribute as much to the company’s growth as the leaders do. 

    5. Learn Continuously - Even as a Coach  

Learning must happen at all levels of an organization. You must learn along with your employees as building new skills and competencies will benefit everyone working towards business growth. By setting an example of continuous learning you’ll inspire your employees to learn as well.

Coaches are not only there to guide but also serve as an example for others to follow. By showing that you are a consistent learner, you will establish that you are interested in success. 

Check-in with your employees about their progress, about their future plans of growth, and of how they want their roles to evolve in the company. Work with your team to see what learning opportunities are out there that can help them to improve their skills.

Final Thoughts 

The Art of Coaching lies in the skills of motivating employees and helping them learn, grow and refine their career paths. Coaching plays a critical role in business growth and employee development because it helps bring out the best in a work through guided, questions, conversations, learning and listening. 

Use our tips to be a leader that inspires individual and team growth through shared knowledge and teamwork!




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