I have definitely benefited from being coached by colleagues, as well as from coaching others in training workshops. In many ways, I get to practise being coached by participants every time I deliver workshops on coaching as a tool for managers. But the benefits of coaching can only be realised when the coachee owns the goal.

This is a question I often ask the managers and supervisors I work alongside.  I’m really trying to discover whether they use a coaching style when managing their direct reports. 

The concept of coaching as a technique has been around for almost 50 years, but I am constantly surprised that many managers with direct reports aren’t using this important tool to their advantage.  

We all feel outside our comfort zone and ability level at times.  Particularly when we are attempting to push the boundaries of what we know and how we’ve operated in the past. Read my tips on kicking the imposter out the door.