Compass Coaching Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefitds of coaching
Coaching benefits individuals by:-
- Facilitating learning and development for the long term.
- Encouraging them to think differently and to become solution orientated.
- Developing greater self awareness, improving confidence and motivation.
- Providing the opportunity and space to reflect, to clarify and prioritise the important things and to maximise performance and success.
- Bringing understanding to complex situations, helping them to think things through and keep on track.
- Encouraging self generation of solutions which are owned by the individual and as a result are more likely to result in related actions.
- Supporting behavioural change that is sustained well beyond the end of the coaching contract.
Coaching benefits the organisation by:-
- Being action orientated and performance focused, providing immediate potential for input back into the organisation and creating return on investment.
- Focusing on the specific individual’s and organisation’s needs
- Reducing time away from the job compared with other forms of development.
- Providing flexibility in terms of when it is delivered
- Increasing individual’s sense of worth enhancing commitment to the organisation and supporting retention
- Supporting the organisation to build on its current skill base instead of recruitin
- Producing sustained behavioural change resulting in a highly cost effective investment compared to a more traditional training approach.
To learn more about the benefits of coaching download our research on the benefits of coaching [approx 31kb]
