Coaching and leadership, in many ways,
are synonymous.
Both work through relationships,
through dialogue and work towards possibilities and
growth. It is more than simply a matter of learning
techniques. It involves a way of viewing the people,
relationships and the organisation.
It is important that managers expand their communication range and flexibility in order to
enhance the performance of others through positive influence.
Coaching as part of the manager's leadership style is about having effective conversations that
generate desired outcomes.
This means having a specifically skilled communication style that provides a mechanism for
people to develop themselves.
The integration of a coaching approach into management and leadership ensures that
managers apply the key behaviours
and skills of coaching to their communication - adding to the variety of leadership tools that they
already use.
This type of training will help managers become more skilled in having open, robust and
constructive conversations about
key issues whilst developing more resourceful ways of looking at issues and situations. It aims
to enhance leadership capability
and the ability to empower others, improve communication and the ability to have a positive
influence, especially in dealing with
challenging circumstances and people.