Best practices for organization’s coaching programs include having internal coaches (employees) for entry level to mid-level management employees and external coaches (hired service providers) for …
Selecting External Coaches
Selecting Internal Coaches
Internal coaching programs by definition involve employees who serve as coaches either as their primary function or in addition to their primary function. In establishing …
Coaching Program Policies
Internal coaching programs are more effective and sustainable with appropriate planning and management. For this reason, creating a business plan and program manual makes sense. …
Reasons and ROI for an Internal Coaching Program
What are the reasons companies want a coaching program? Coaching programs support organizational development over-all and specifically: Enhance Skill Development Address Derailing Behaviors Maximize Productivity …
Challenges with Internal Coaching
Creating and running an effective coaching program within an organization supports organizational success and, as with so many worthwhile efforts, has challenges. Initially it starts …
Practice Adjusting to Client Thinking
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan As my new client and I shifted from her sharing the past achievements from the previous week, I asked her …
Practice Identifying and Adjusting to Learning Styles
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan I am fascinated by the different learning styles that people use. One of the reasons for this is that I …
Practice Asking Questions
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan One of the things I am practicing from my coaching class is asking more questions. For me, I feel this …
Intentionally Listening
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan Most people get by with listening with just their ears. What does this mean? This means that the words being …
Multi-tasking Ability Impacts Listening Ability
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan The human brain is complex and highly developed; we are equipped, in a very sophisticated way, with the ability to …