Coaching is a highly personalized and individualized well-being intervention. Employees all across the organization can benefit from supportive coaching whether they are taking on a new role, developing direct reports, or informally influencing their teams.

When your employees are happy, feel supported and competent, and have a sense of belonging, there are human benefits and bottom-line benefits as well. Productivity and performance go up. When they find meaning in their work and feel a sense of purpose, belonging, satisfaction, and intent-to-stay all improve.

Five Benefits of Coaching in Organizations

  1. Empowers individuals. Coaching provides a neutral party to tackle concerns about professional development with, as well as a safe space to practice having difficult conversations.
  2. Increases employee engagement. When people are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, they’re more likely to be engaged, productive, and satisfied with their jobs.
  3. Improves individual performance. Coaching provides an additional, growth-focused touchpoint for employees throughout the week. This, in turn, improves both individual and team performance.
  4. Deeper level of learning. People learn better — and retain more information — when they’re personally invested in the learning process. Connecting the new skills to current goals and real-life applications makes it easier to apply the new learnings.
  5. High employee commitment. When companies show genuine commitment to their employees’ well-being, employees tend to respond in kind. Working with a coach improves retention, job satisfaction, engagement, and motivation.

Working with a coach is an incredible and powerful tool that helps create a more productive and engaging work environment. The benefits of coaching are profound both personally and professionally, for both individuals and teams. And as a leader, developing your coaching skills pays dividends for your organization.

If you are interested in learning more about coaching, register for L&OD’s Fundamentals of Coaching class on August 17th. In this class, you will learn basic coaching techniques that will catapult your organization to success!

 

References:
BetterUp (2021, November 12) Allaya Cooks-Campbell: Benefits of coaching: Purpose, clarity, and passion in daily life