You Might Ask the Question – Why Coaching?

Why Coaching? It’s a good question, and the response is discovered in the heart of humanity. We have heard it many times from couples to world councils – interaction is the secret. Kept in mind author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia declared, “Communication, the art of talking with each other, stating what we indicate, saying it plainly, listening to what the other says and ensuring that we’re hearing accurately, is by all sign the skill most vital for creating and preserving (secret) relationships.” Famed psychologist Carl Rogers included that “the fundamental and most desperate need of our time (is) for more fundamental knowledge and more proficient skills in dealing with the tensions of human relationships.”

We all understand by impulse and experience that communication is crucial in key relationships. No

relationship, company or otherwise, will long survive bad communication for long. If we are going to compete in today’s marketplace, we can not neglect the need for great training and communication.
Keep in mind, coaching and communication are more than what we state – it is what we are. An old axiom checks out, “What you are shouts so loudly in my ears that I can’t hear what you’re stating.” Principled Centered Leadership asserts, “Ultimately, the leadership style one embraces springs from one’s core concepts and sensations about the nature of guys – whatever an individual has at the center of his life.” The very best seller, In Search of Excellence, suggests that the best-managed businesses are still “value-driven” or “value-governed.” Their management is devoted to particular values and concepts which they translate into organizational policies and programs.

As coaches, we ought to ask ourselves some important concerns:

– What do we really think about our individuals?
– What value do we put in them?
– Do we concern them with genuine care and concern?
– Are they items we utilize only for revenue?
– Do we consider their needs? Their feelings? Their individuality?
– Are we open with our people about expectations and issues?
– Do we believe ourselves their servant or their overseers?

Questions like these reveal our character. Coaching and character can not be separated.

The character was the distinguishing mark of America’s Founding Fathers. In The March of Folly, Barbara Tuchman writes, “How fortunate America was to have as one of its Founding Fathers, George Washington who had such a character of rock and a kind of nobility that he exerted a natural dominion over others, together with the inner strength and perseverance that allowed him to dominate over a flood of obstacles.
William H. Wilbur’s, The Making of George Washington, explains Washington’s character when America’s fate hung in the balance. They could have returned to their houses, however loyal to General Washington, and heedless of their sufferings, the men remained on. Historians call it a “wonder” of leadership.

How did Washington do it? Again, we look to Washington’s character

Washington was peaceful, modest, firm, smart, and reasonable, but his factor to consider for others was remarkable. Washington’s males knew that he was deeply committed to them. According to Wilbur, General Washington’s relationship with his guys was a “glorious mix of regard, loyalty, faith, admiration, and affection.”
Washington was willing to carry the load of others. Some historians hold that Washington was the Revolution. And “when he asked his men to endure suffering, they discovered it difficult to deny him”.

Why Coaching?

Coaching is excellent interaction. Coaching is excellent leadership. And, furthermore, training is a call to character and commitment to people – the example demonstrated by George Washington. History shows that people can react – sometimes heroically. Coaching isn’t a “quick fix” tool to manage individuals. Washington didn’t “fast-talk” his method to triumph with the Continental Army. He was devoted to them and he provided them his finest. He stood as an example of a character that others were forced to follow. When that sort of character exists in our coaching everything else tends to form.