When coaches are brought in it isn’t because the followers are doing something wrong, they are brought to tap into the area that lies just below the surface that may be just out of reach to the leader and the follower. Coaches are almost like therapists; they are there to listen, to observe, to dig a little dipper to find what makes the follower (or leader) tick. Maybe you as the follower know what you want to get to do within the organization you just can’t figure out how to go about doing it.
This is where having a coach comes into play. They are looking at the here and now and where it can take you tomorrow and every day after that. A good coach isn’t going to tell you what you need to do; you will do that on your own after the coach gets you to realize that. They are going to tap into that unknown potential that is inside each one of us and pull it out into the open to be examined and reviewed.
Once you see the choices you have you can make a decision for yourself. You see how these choices can help you get to the next level within the organization. On the individual level coaching can foster creativity as well as help teach better balance, flexibility as well better at being able to adapt quickly to any kind of situation. Coaching helps promote a better understanding for followers to be able to handle a problem themselves.
On the leadership and strategy side of the coin, by coaching you can develop those who want to invest in their professional development and this makes them a greater asset to the organization. When you invest in your followers by coaching them they are going to feel a greater loyalty to the organization. This in turn will increase job performance since they are motivated to succeed. They will change and reorganize how they do things to obtain their goals within the organization.
Coaching will bring out all these great things and it will have a positive impact on the organization. Followers who may have been struggling to find out where their niche is may see things differently and bring forth some innovative ideas that have been there all along they just needed that push. Greater loyalty to the organization as well as being more flexible to change and being able to adapt easier to any situation will make a big difference within the organization.
For my organization as well as for me this will have a greater impact on how we do things. When we are able to tap into those hidden strengths we feel empowered and motivated not only for ourselves but for our organization as well. By analyzing our weaknesses we can turn them into strengths and strive to continue toward our professional goals. Work is done with a greater sense of integrity and fulfillment because you are a valuable asset to not only yourself but to your leader, your fellow coworkers and the organization as a whole.
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