We do this … others just talk about it.
One of the myths about coaching that I still meet regularly is that coaching is soft and just about “personal stuff”. The people with this misconception will typically dismiss coaching as something that is a distraction from delivering business results.
In his guest post, Jan Bowen-Nielsen dispels this myth.
Coaching works.
In fact, it’s still the best method for encouraging people and teams to reach their full potential. Coaching helps the team grow. It encourages self belief and self-development, and promotes self-sufficiency in the team.
Stick with me and I will give you concrete guidance that’ll have you asking the right coaching questions and see the team grow.
The aim of this short article is to provide clarity for those in a workplace developmental relationship such as mentoring.
That is, to understand the difference between coaching and mentoring. However, this is not straightforward since there is often much confusion of definitions between practitioners.