We can further define workplace coaching as a leadership strategy aimed at addressing workplace goals. It also empowers employees to achieve these goals.
– Coaching is not a repackaging of management skills.
– Coaching deals with the growth and development of employees, unlike management, which deals with supervision.
– Workplace coaching is not counselling or therapy.
– Coaching involves creativity, action and performance, while counselling involves listening and empathizing with an employee.
– Workplace coaching is not mentoring or consulting.
– Coaching goes a step further to allow employees to create their practices and resources.
As many large organizations are discovering, the traditionally used “command and control” management style no longer works in today’s environment.
Today’s environment requires quick response, resilience, increased creativity, individual effort and performance. These aspects are what will make an organization remain competitive.
Workplace coaching provides employees with career or professional development and satisfaction. In return, it helps retain the most valuable employees.
Training employees at work in terms of performance, rather than managing them, makes them more engaged in their work. They are also more dedicated to achieving organizational goals.
