Coaching competence
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Coaching competence
by Leslie Dillon, from Leader's Digest August 2007
Estienne de Beer, professional speaker, leadership coach and author of Boosting Your Career--Tips from Top Executives, says it’s time to encourage “a coaching leadership mind-set in your organization.” Here’s why:
- It levels the playing field. Team coaching helps teams work together “so the common goal succeeds over personal goals and interests.”
- It boosts confidence. Coaching leadership mentors one-on-one, building “the confidence of team members by affirming excellent performance and behavior during regular feedbacks.”
- It promotes individual and team achievement. As employees develop the habit of constantly assessing themselves, they come to “perceive what knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to acquire team goals.”
(Inside training, Aug. 30, 2007.)
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