Why Managers Are The New Coaches
As a manager, it’s vital to develop the right skills and ability to
coach. The days of the command-and-control style of managing are long gone.
What is coaching?
Coaching requires both skill and time. Before someone can apply either
of these, they need to understand what coaching is and why it is important.
Coaching is the act of helping others to perform better. Sometimes it’s focused
on helping to correct poor performance or improve existing skills. At other
times, it’s targeted at developing entirely new skills. Good
coaching by managers speeds up the development of employees.
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Why do managers need to coach employees?
Companies are now thinking about employee engagement in terms of an
employee’s experience at their company as a whole. Rather than a one-off
activity or perk. This is an important shift in thinking and highlights the
critical role managers play in employee engagement. An employee’s experience
with their manager is most positive when they are coached to be their best. It
is this coaching that lays the groundwork for the strong engagement that drives
productivity, innovation and business success.
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Why don’t all managers coach?
Coaching isn’t part of what managers are formally expected to do at most
companies. Research shows that employees value learning and career development,
many managers don’t see its importance. Managers believe they don’t have time
to have these conversations, and many lack the needed skills. 70% of
employee learning and development happens on the job, not through formal
training programs. If line managers aren’t supportive and actively involved,
employee growth is compromised. And so is engagement and retention.
The three key reasons most managers don’t coach is
because:
- Don’t understand the value
or importance of coaching
- They don’t possess the
skills to coach others
- Managers don’t have the
time
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