One question you may ask yourself is, "Why should I coach my employees?" or "Why should my company invest in a coaching culture?"
Coaching Increases Motivation, Motivation Increases Progress
Coaching your employees to be motivated can be difficult. Motivation comes from within, so its not a surprise when a manager saying, "everyone needs to be more motivated" doesn't help increase motivation at all. Motivation is tricky, not everyone is motivated by the same thing or in the same way, but when everyone is motivated, the results include progress, engagement, and success.
Coaching = Progress
Coaching is not managing. Managing is telling your employees what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Coaching, on the other hand, is a way for managers to guide employees toward figuring out these answers for themselves. By doing this, employees feel more engaged, motivated and prepared to handle future projects and problems they may have. Employees progress with coaching.
Using Goals and Coaching to Increase Employee Motivation
Progress, productivity, sales, income. Every manager would like to see an increase in each of these categories. That increase is directly related to an increase in motivation. When employees are motivated they get more done, and overall they do a better job. Employee motivation is the key to success in the work place.
Coaching Leads to Progress
The purpose of coaching is progress. We coach to help employees progress toward their goals and eventually achieve them. Coaching is the means to a successful end. Progress can be seen in many aspects of an employee and their work. Motivation, attitude, engagement, effort, relationships, etc. all show how an employee is progressing, and each of those aspects is developed by coaching. Progress..
Building Relationships with Coaching
Coaching an employee requires the coach and coachee to have a good relationship. Developing a relationship with an employee is an extensive process, but without it, the employee, the company, and the coach can all suffer. In order to coach your employee you need to know your employee. Coaching is all about helping your employee to realize what they could improve upon or fix, and then directing..
Coaching Inspires and Motivates Employees
A lot of managers feel the need to motivate their employees. It’s true, it is something that managers need to do but it isn’t the manager's sole responsibility to motivate someone. Motivation comes from within. Managers can motivate through coaching. Coaching is a two-step process. The first step is getting someone to look in the mirror and want to be motivated and step two is to take the first..