Use of Coaching for Managers

So many Managers are promoted to a managerial position and are then left to 'sink or swim'. Rather typical of this country and economic hard times.

These managers can and do survive but those without a degree of imagination or perhaps basic ability will either fail or will turn out to be poor managers. You know the type I mean, the dictatorial type, the weak type, the type that manage through positional power alone, the lazy type!

Clearly for some it is personality and basic ability that they will never have (believe me they exist! I've had three in my working life!) but, for the vast majority, a bit of encouragement, training and introduction to the incredible power of taking a coaching approach to their day to day work can make huge differences.

Being able to take a coaching approach as a manager is hugely empowering, not only for the manager but for the employee. It allows for a situation of mutual respect, mutual trust and creation of options. Working life for all parties can become enjoyable again.

Of course, it requires the manager to have the ability in the first place but also requires them to be willing to learn, take risks inherent in 'letting go' of some control, recognising that their employees may be betteer than they are at some things and trusting.

The end result is well worth the risk and investment of time and effort.

Integritus Ltd runs Coaching for Managers courses recognising the potential for growth in business that comes from learning new skills. http://www.integritusltd.co.uk/