{"id":3993,"date":"2013-05-13T06:03:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T06:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2022-09-13T18:58:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:58:03","slug":"coaching-the-whole-person-or-coaching-only-for-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-the-whole-person-or-coaching-only-for-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching the Whole Person or Coaching Only for the Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Known as a top performer on the sales team, Joan was positive and mentored others on the team.\u00a0 She consistently backed-up her colleagues and for 14 years was well-liked by her clients and colleagues.\u00a0 Then, for reasons unknown to her employer, Joan\u2019s sales numbers took a dive.\u00a0 For 6 months she struggled and had a few okay months.\u00a0 Her boss encouraged her, pushed her, and even talked about whether she was still up to the job.<\/p>\n

The Human Resources department got involved and began coaching<\/a> her on performance.\u00a0 Joan was very open and accepting, took everything seriously, and worked hard.\u00a0 Her numbers were just barely okay.<\/p>\n

An outside coach<\/a> was hired to work with Joan and took the whole person approach wherein they talked about both personal and work goals.\u00a0 In this process, Joan shared she had recently lost her husband, her mother was terminally ill, and she was struggling as a newly single mom \u2013 all things that the employer only vaguely knew.\u00a0 The coach worked with Joan on her goals in all areas of her life and on creating a strategy for moving forward.<\/p>\n

As a result, Joan took the time to take care of things in her personal life which in turn empowered her to again focus effectively.\u00a0 Her sales numbers came back up.<\/p>\n

When coaching in the workplace, sometimes the thinking is that it is only appropriate to talk about the job.\u00a0 In many cases this limits understanding and possibilities — as in this example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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