LEADER AS COACH
For many years, coaching activities were limited to external parties. Today, coaching is seen as part of the management task. Coaching is becoming an indispensable part of the development work for managers and employees with appropriate roles, especially in the new work cultures.
Overview of the areas of coaching
Coaching as part of Situational Leadership
Situational leadership consists of two components: Delegation and Coaching. With the increasing delegation of tasks and areas of responsibility, the development of employees is promoted. Coaching ensures both the management of the increasing complexity of tasks and the realization of personal motivation and attitude. In this respect, the coaching activity basically represents half of the leadership spectrum.
Coaching as an intervention for the development of managers
Many executives realize that they learn a great deal about themselves through increased coaching activity. They imperceptibly change their own leadership behavior for the better, because they get away from appeals and understand how to get people to change their behavior through psychological investment and open exchange. They become more sensitive in their perception and reflect more strongly on their own assumptions and attitudes.
Coaching in the context of new cultures
In the future, managers will have to redefine their role in order to lead purposefully in new cultures. While hierarchy, status and control used to be essential cornerstones of leadership, it is now based on the development of psychological empowerment and initiatives to promote personal responsibility among as many employees as possible. The prerequisite for this is a professionalization of the development behavior of managers.
Coaching in the context of new requirements
Especially for the leadership of executives, coaching takes on a new meaning. Many managers must redefine their role. The requirements will change drastically. The characteristics of one’s own personality will be very strongly challenged, as aspects such as being able to inspire and enthuse people or to authentically exemplify values in order to replace control will come to the forefront.
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