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Coaching can get the boss in shape
Who tells the boss that they can improve their management or leadership? How do they look at themselves objectively and identify what areas they can improve and the benefits of doing so? These days many people have become more aware of the need to...
How to Get a Grip on Your Money
Most people have no idea where their money goes. They earn it and they spend it.
That's fine if you want to live from week to week and are not concerned about your financial future. However if you want to increase your wealth and have more...
Increase Your Sales - Accept Credit Cards
Many people today simply prefer the convenience of paying by credit card. If you want their business, you must be able to accept their credit-card payments. In part one of this series we will discuss why you should accept credit cards, and the...
Top Ten Things You Would Never Hear a Coach Say (or then again…!)
Just for fun and yet with some real insights to how a coach works, this list is an indication of culture and style. It will vary. From coach to client; to the relationship between them. None of these are wrong as such, though some might be...
Your Ideal Client
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."--Bill Cosby
Have you ever had a client/customer that was more trouble than they were worth? Maybe they were always late to pay, or didn't do what they...
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What is this Tool Used in Organizations Called Coaching?
There are many different opinions as to what coaching is and
also what it is not. If you look at coaching from a high level,
the Merriam - Webster dictionary defines the root word coach as:
to instruct, direct, or prompt as a coach. The common theme
derived from this definition is guidance. The original Germanic
term means to transport or move from one place to a new place.
However, some organizations define coaching as the way to
develop people and improve performance. Others say coaching is
for confronting problems, empowering employees, and building
support within an organization. In reality coaching is a
combination of all these put together.
CMOE (Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness) has
been helping organizations over the past three decades with
their coaching needs. During that time our team has researched
and studied what great coaches do. We have defined the process
and behaviors that help managers succeed at this task that great
coaches exhibit. At CMOE we believe Coaching to be an
interactive process between organizational members aimed at
achieving a positive influence on people's actions. Truly
effective coaching should enhance communication, motivation,
performance, awareness, and development regardless if you are
facing performance problems or encouraging growth and personal
development. In our latest hardbound book on Coaching titled
Win-Win Partnerships, we discuss how people today are generally
more accepting and responsive to change if their leaders will be
open and display trust and respect; hence the need for a
great
coach. Coaching
should not push or drive individual talents, skills, and
knowledge underground but should bring them out and use the
often hidden potential employees possesses to create a great
organization.
Coaching is about communication with those around you to create
a better environment. If you take the time to learn and invest
in the coaching process you will see dramatic improvements the
performance of others that will lead to bottom line results. Coaching is a skill
that takes time and takes practice to perfect.
If you would like to develop the skills for you or your leaders,
please contact a CMOE representative to learn about our Coaching
process. There is a reason why our coaching process has been
translated into almost every major language and used by Fortune
500 companies and many multinational organizations for the past
three decades. It works, it's proven, and it is a researched
based process. Contact our main office today at (888)262-2499 or
via email at info@cmoe.com
Quick Tip: A coaching conversation is collaborative discussion.
Don't dominate the conversation, lead it with stimulating
questions and you will get the greatest results.
About the author:
Christopher Stowell is the International Manager
for CMOE. Chris has been
assist organizations in the areas of coaching, team
development, and leadership development with organizations
around the world.
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