What is Leadership Coaching?
Leadership coaching is an emerging field that, unlike executive coaching, isn’t exclusively for senior leaders. It’s often provided for all levels of management, high performers, and anyone in between who has the will and commitment to advance.
Leadership coaching is a more holistic form of development, as it focuses on behaviors that allow leaders at any level develop skills that help them influence outcomes and inspire others. Leadership skills can be thought of in the following three domains: leading self, leading others, and leading the organization. Leadership coaching also emphasizes self-awareness, communication, and cultivating behaviors that promote connection and engagement.
The following are often focus areas in leadership coaching programs:
- Exposure to blind spots that, left unchecked, could be career derailers
- Gaining support in navigating through uncertainty
- Moving from transactional to transformational communications
- Rebuilding culture