There are benefits of using external and internal coaches - it is a question as to which is right for your organisation at this time.
Coaching is perfect for a variety of circumstances including improving retention and developing key people, improving productivity, achieving personal and organisation goals, minimising or avoiding unproductive conflicts, and supporting individuals who have been promoted to handle new responsibilities.
- enhanced personal development
and progress by learning to solve problems,
- reflecting on current experience,
- clarifying career
direction,
- increasing self awareness,
- developing a greater adaptability and resilience to change,
- increasing personal impact on
colleagues,
- enhancing the performance of their
teams and direct reports,
- developing a better work life balance and adapting their leadership
style.
Internal coaches operating from within the organisation will already have knowledge of the
culture, history and politics or the
organisation. They are more available and more easily managed by the organisation and as well
as organising formal coaching
sessions, they are usually available for informal or "quiet" coaching conversations.
An internal
coach can help develop a coaching
culture within an organisation and can act as a change agent in a way that an external coach
cannot.
Coaching is an essential skill for facilitating positive change. This makes it a critical skill for all
organisations to embrace with a leader,
or with a cohort of internal coaches or both.
Working with you,
will design high impact programmes to help enhance or
develop coaching that will educate
senior leaders, train managers in coaching skills, and in developing teams of internal coaches.