From the course: Become a Better Coach for Your Team
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What coaching is and is not
From the course: Become a Better Coach for Your Team
What coaching is and is not
- In my consulting work, I do a variety of things. Training, development, problem solving, facilitation, even when doing team development or strategy work, I will often have to do a little coaching to get individuals to a healthy place, to build the team. Regularly, before I can start coaching I have to clarify what coaching is and is not. There are some common misconceptions and confused definitions that make people either push back or take a flawed approach to coaching. In this lesson, I'll outline some of these common misconceptions and offer a few insights on how you can approach coaching from a position of strength, not confusion. So misconception number one, coaching versus mentoring. Both of these are beneficial and I strongly encourage everyone to embrace having both a coach and a mentor. But they're not the same thing. Mentorship is much more personal in nature and there should be a strong connection.…
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