Okay, we’ve all heard the jargon about how great Coaching is. But what is it going to do for you and your organisation? How does it really benefit the individual, and also benefit the business as a whole?

What is Coaching?

Our last few newsletters have focused on the value of Coaching in particular situations – staff engagement, retaining key staff and so on. However, maybe it’s time for a refresh on the basics. What is Coaching? And how is it going to benefit me?

Coaching has been described as follows:

"A coach is part advisor, part sounding board, part cheerleader, part manager and part strategist." The Business Journal

“(Coaching is) partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential” ICF Definition

From my point of view, Coaching is about taking the coachee from Point A to Point B. As simple as that. There are many components that go into making that happen as efficiently and as effectively as possible (some simple, some more complex) but the overall aim is always the same – let's support this person to get from Point A to Point B. To find out more about Coach & Co.'s Coaching philosophy, click here.

Benefits to your Organisation

So how does this benefit your organisation?

In our experience, workplace coaching for employees will often result in the following benefits to the organisation:

• Greater leadership skills
• More effective workplace communication
• Greater ownership of roles
• Increased performance levels
• Increased engagement of staff
• Identification of skill and knowledge gaps
• Improved retention of key staff
• Greater productivity levels
• Cost effective development process

"Employers are shocked at how high their ROI numbers are for coaching." Alastair Robertson, Manager of worldwide leadership development, Accenture

Benefits to the Individual

So there are obviously some significant benefits to an organisation when their people are Coached. But what’s in it for the individual? Are they going to get any return from investing their valuable time in such a process?

Feedback from our clients clearly shows that the vast majority of employees benefit from undertaking Coaching.

Some of the benefits an individual may experience through being coached, are:

• Individualised identification of strengths and areas for improvement
• An external perspective
• Customised strategy development and action planning
• Greater confidence
• Improved communication skills
• Enhanced career prospects
• Greater work/life balance
• Solutions focused environment with increased accountability
• More effective time management
• Greater self awareness & emotional intelligence

"I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities." Bob Nardelli, former CEO, Home Depot

"I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual" John Russell, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd.

Further Information

Coach & Co. has significant experience in workplace coaching, and has undertaken extensive evaluation of feedback from both individual and organisational clients to continually improve our service.

We place particular emphasis on the management of multiple stakeholder relationships (eg coachee, manager, HR and coach), based on our belief that having a clear intended outcome to begin with, and constantly reviewing progress, will result in a far superior result, meaning greater benefits to both the individual and the organisation.

For more information about the benefits of Coaching and the process of working with Coach & Co., please contact Simon Altschwager on:

1300 788 678 or simon@coachandco.com.au

or refer to our website at www.coachandco.com.au