One of the things I most love about coaching is that there are about as many ways of being a coach as there are people to coach.
There are life coaches, dating coaches and parenting coaches; career coaches and executive coaches; coaches who specialize in biotech research, law firms, philanthropic organizations; myriad variations that I could not begin to list here.
I think everyone can benefit from coaching (me included). And the more people who learn about coaching and its benefits, the better for everyone.
That's why I'm so pleased to bring attention to this column by master coach Jill Geisler, who heads the Leadership and Management Group at the Poynter Institute, a training institute for journalists. Fans of this blog know they can find a link to Jill's column, "Leading Lines," on the left rail of this page.
Jill writes about what great bosses know about coaching their employees to higher levels of performance. She explains why it's worth the additional effort to resist "fixing" or doing everything yourself, and encouraging workers to discover their own talents.
Imagine what the workplace would be like if more bosses and supervisors saw themselves as coaches, empowered to support employees in finding their best, most creative and most resourceful selves.
As far as I'm concerned, the more coaches, the merrier.
Enjoy Jill's thoughtful analysis. And be sure to read more of Jill's work through the link on left side of this page.
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