Coaching to Solutions
Developing Line Managers to Coach
Increasingly managers are expected to coach staff as part of their skill set. Some have always done this instinctively, others find it difficult to see how they can find time to coach alongside the many demands of delivery on objectives.
Supporting managers to develop coaching skills that can be used to develop individual performance and team delivery is central to Coaching to Solutions.
In order to make coaching an enabling skill, we have developed a model which is specific to the needs of the line manager coach: FAST coaching.
FAST Coaching is developed from the principles of Solution focussed thinking, principles which have been found to be effective in enabling individuals to make significant changes rapidly.
FAST coaching is based on techniques which can be incorporated into daily working life, knowing that they are outcome focussed and will not build dependency on the Manager as the solution provider.
Coaching to Solutions develops Managers who can coach at the moment it is needed, and to the degree which is appropriate, in a number of ways:
• Designing coaching skills programmes customised to the
specific needs of the organisation and the identified
population.
• Designing Management Programmes incorporating coaching
skills.
• Training internal trainers to deliver the FAST Coaching skills
programme.
Executive Coaching
Management development is important, but just as a successful sportsman will progress from group to individual coaching as their abilities grow, so successful individuals can learn more rapidly through having individual attention that is designed around their specific learning needs at key career points.
Coaching to Solutions works with individuals at points in their career where they are wanting to challenge themselves to do and be more. It works with the individual and their organisation to ensure the coaching is targeted, relevant, effective and evaluated.
Our client organisations include:
· Central government departments
· Biotechnology
· Property development
· Telecommunications
· Charities
· Higher Education
· Utilities
The best testimony to our work is our retention by client organisations.
