Coaching Skills

OceanWave Coaching enables individuals and members of organisations to develop their skills to coach on-line and off-line. We embrace Julie Starr's alternative view of ‘off-line'. Managers in formal review of their direct reports are acting ‘off-line'; in their minute-by-minute dealings with them in the work situation they can still adopt coaching behaviours and because there is no break away from the here and now, this is seen as ‘on-line'.

As well as offering to develop managers' coaching skills - the coaching manager -  we also offer on-going coaching supervision for development and support, which may be more relevant for the 'internal coach' but should not be ignored by any organisation wanting its people to coach in any capacity.

 A framework for developing coaching skills 

• Prior understanding - pre- learning
• Skills development workshop
• Practical experience as coach
• Coaching support
• Establishment of action learning sets
• Review with external coach
• Measurement of coaching skills

These are the activities in which delegates may be engaged, but the organisation needs to provide the environment, the support in which their activity can become ‘business as usual'. 

Goals are specific and linked to operational team performance

Contexts for coaching 

Coaching can lead to beneficial outcomes in a number of
situations, including: -

• Leadership dedvelopmentPerformance
• Skills development
• Implementing/surviving change
• New in role
• Career development
• Life-work balance
• Developing diversity 

...should our managers ignore any of these? 
What other benefits will arise from managers adopting coaching behaviours?

Motivations for coaching

Organisations may expect, for example, 195 days work per year and offer 5 days development.  With coaching you can have 200 days work and 200 days development. People being coached have greater ownership of goals and performance targets which they have been involved in setting. It will also be natural for them to help their colleagues and work in a more collaborative manner

Coaching Questions 

• Where are you now?
• Where do you want to be?
• How will you get there?
• How will you know when you're there?
• What do you need to do to make this change?
• How will you review the outcomes?

... transforming potential into sustainable performance

Last updated 5th July 2008