Faghópar um markþjálfun og mannauðsstjórnun héldu í morgun fund í Opna háskólanum sem bar yfirskriftina: „The Goal of Coaching is the Goal of Good Management“ to make the most of an organisations valuable resources. Good coaching is simply good management.
It requires many of the same skills that are critical to effective management, such as keen powers of observation, sensible judgment, and an ability to inspire appropriate action. It sounds simple, yet many managers dont know where to begin. It is only in more recent times that business schools have taught the “soft people skills alongside the “hard skills of finance and operations. People management skills and the commitment to grow and develop others is a formula for both personal and business success.
Both speakers Cheryl Smith and Hilary Oliver have corporate business experience in senior leadership roles and are masterful coaches with global experience. In their presentation they introduced and explored the core competencies of coaching and discussed how they are applied.
Coaching is about movement, moving people towards their goals. Coaching is partnering with clients in thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.
They asked us to think of someone who was a good leader for you. Why did you choose the person you did? What was about that person that worked well for you? How did they behave with you? What did they do? Good leaders trusted you, the door is always open, they were great listener, inspiring, they ask questions, they want to see you grow and they challenge you. Good managers get an agreement, they say what they want from you. They help people to develop and they are completely present, they don´t answer phones.
How do I motivate somebody. Ask questions around the how. Don´t tell people what to do. Have direct communications. Challenge people, they can very often do more than they think. What needs to be done, why? The coach does not say how the work is supposed to be done.
