“If more people that I worked with were more coach-like my work life would have been so much more enjoyable.”
A thought that stuck me when I started my coaching training.
People become more coach-like from being coached.
I have learned how to be more empathetic and less judgmental, more curious and less reactionary, more self-aware and less lost through relationships.
One of the greatest compliments I get is when someone I work with says:
“I heard your voice in my head!
What is the real issue here? What are you afraid of?”
It’s a chain reaction because I’m channelling my coaching to another person, who then demonstrates this to another.
We rub off on each other and become the composite of the people we spend quality time with.
This rub-off effect is one way to develop a coaching culture in organisations.
Peter Block sums it up:
“Coaching is not a profession but a way of being with each other”
If you are seeking to strengthen your leadership style and building a coaching culture, working with a coach is a brilliant strategy.
More than just words, you’re demonstrating a tangible investment in the model.
In order to coach others, we need to be coachable ourselves.