Leadership Coaching Facilitates Self-Awareness
A challenge when leaders attempt to thoroughly assess their leadership style is the gap between how they see themselves versus how others see them. One effective approach to resolving this challenge is through the help of executive (leadership) coaching.
Asking the Right Questions
Coaches can pose important, challenging questions and provide additional tools that can facilitate the process of self-discovery. For instance, by providing an opportunity to work one-on-one and challenge long-held assumptions, a coach can assist in reframing problems and provide valuable feedback that can elevate the process of self-reflection to an unexpected level.
Create New Mindsets
By working with a leader to identify negative or ineffective traits, coaches can also help direct the process through collaborative approaches that help to alter mindsets. For example, might there be an approach a leader has not taken in the past but wishes they could in the future? If so, how can that be positively integrated into a leadership style that serves the greater good of all who are involved?
Take Advantage of Experience
One-on-one leadership coaching can provide valuable access to experienced mentors. Often leadership coaches will have acquired hard-earned insight over the course of their careers. This incredibly valuable and personal approach to leadership development gives you a front-row seat to tried and true methods to improve your own leadership skills.
