According to this Harvard Business Review article, coaching is really powerful! ‘No other productivity investment comes close to coaching in improving reps’ performance’ – by up to 19%!

Though what it is also saying, is that it is important to choose the right candidates to be coached! These should be the middle 60% core performers, not the top or the bottom..!

Yes! I know it’s controversial! That said, from a company’s performance management perspective, it seems to make sense! I would say the decision for coaching should also depend on the intended outcome. If the objective is to improve engagement and reduce turnover rate, then the criteria for coachees would be different. If the objective is to prepare coachees for promotion and next level roles, that’s also going to change the candidate selection!

For the majority of us, rest assured, coaching works!

#CoachingIsGold #HeightenedAwareness #WhatIsCoaching #DemystifyCoaching

Tell you a secret..

A trick to improve your communication impact if you’re low on budget.

Your phone is your best mate!

1. Turn on the video camera (tip – make sure there’s enough memory or else it’d stop in the middle of the recording)

2. Give the presentation or that important speech

3. Check your own video

4. Do it 3 times

5. After this you will have noticed some bad habits e.g. fiddling or fillers that would undermine your executive presence.

Client: I still feel anxious when I have to speak up in meetings. I feel I understand everything but still I feel afraid to speak! I got so exhausted on the business trip! I had to concentrate so hard!

Me: it sounds like you may have the imposter syndrome.. Let me show you something.

*sent client this article*

Me: What comes to your mind?

Client: It seems I am the ‘perfectionist’ imposter..! I’m saying yes to all the questions!

*****

I seem to be surrounded by the perfectionist imposters, which seems to be constantly living under tyranny.. Perfect is not fun at all. It just causes grief for themselves and for others. Not a good thing.

Do you have the imposter syndrome?

I’ve always loved this: clients have come to me asking ‘please help me improve my communication, I NEED YOU!’, while most of the time they just need a shot of confidence and self-awareness!

Find your way out. Ask ‘what would happen if it weren’t perfect?’ ‘What’s the worst that could happen if it wasn’t the way I’d do it?’

#EmpowerWomen #DevelopWomen #WomensConfidence #GirlPower #CareerForWomen #CoachingIsGold #HeightenedAwareness

Someone I met today asked me, ‘What’s the difference between coaching and training?’

*Interesting question and great curiosity! I seldom get this kind of intellectual discussion. Was delighted by it!*

Me: Coaching is different from training. Coaching relies on the coachee to do the hard work and find the answers. The coach helps the coachee think. It requires an active involvement from the coachee. Training, on the other hand, is more passive. The trainee sits in the receiving end.

Several exchanges later..

New acquaintance: Oh! Then maybe it depends on the individual. When they don’t know anything, maybe they need training. After a while maybe they need coaching to maximise their performance because they already know the basics. Coaching is just to highlight certain blindspots. Then maybe coaching is more suitable for a more experienced person, whilst training is needed for a novice?

*Wow. I couldn’t have put it any better!*

My 2 cents:

Coaching: Co-creating to find the ways to overcome challenges. Coaches are not experts. They act as mirrors to help coachees reflect and find answers for themselves. The coach helps coachee stay on track, take the necessary actions to achieve the goals. Focus on solutions, the future, actions. Coachees do most of the talking (80%).

Consulting: Consultants are usually an expert in the topics. They tell you what to do.

Training: the trainer talks, transfers knowledge. Trainers do most of the talking.

Mentoring: A more experienced individual giving advice and guidance to the mentee on areas that the mentor is familiar with (e.g. how to manage a business, a team, a career etc)

Psychotherapy: focused on understanding the past. Focused on problems.

Take an assessment to see which is right for you!

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