Developing a Coaching Culture
inspirational thinking can work with your organisation to develop an environment in which coaching happily resides as a development tool, without it being thought of as a development tool… it just IS that way.
A quote from an HR Director of a large British organisation is perhaps worth pondering over for a moment:
"What are the quantifiable business benefits of coaching? Why is coaching a good idea? Both of these have always struck me as particularly daft questions. Next time you get asked, reply with "Good question - maybe we shouldn't talk to people about how they are doing and what needs to be improved. Why don't we just hope that they'll work it out on their own?" Of course, the more timid among you might then want to make a run for the door."
It's like anything, you'll be undoubtedly be managing very well (to varying degrees) without a coaching culture, but when you have one that works, you'll wonder how you ever managed without one.