Many leaders are hesitant about coaching because they are not confident in their coaching ability.
Occasionally, a leader will confide in me that coaching feels risky. It feels as if you are giving up control. When you feel that you are under huge workload pressures, giving up control seems like the last thing you should do.
Underneath it all, there’s a common fear that if your team does all the work—working at their maximum capability—what will you be doing? What will be your value? You are good at doing the work, you were promoted because you are, and now you have to stop doing the work. So what do you do?
You coach, of course!
Try this: In looking at the chart above, is your workplace a commanding culture or a coaching culture? If you are a leader, do you command or do you coach? Thinking about your current work environment form this perspective, what is one improvement you would like to see on your team?
“Leaders who coach create and grow trust.” - Dr. Karen Morley
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