It’s been said that training isn’t telling.   Well either is coaching.    People often expect that a coach will tell them what to do – fix their problem.   In reality, coaching is about asking questions and probing to get at the unspoken thoughts and feelings that often prevent people  from addressing the toughest challenges.\nCoaching has never been more necessary than now and into the future, where change will be the norm and individual resilience and performance will be crucial to team and organizational success.   Coaching leverages individual strengths and abilities for maximum performance,  provides for direct on-the-job learning as well as “just-in-time” learning tailored to the particular situation, enables behavioral shifts, and allows projects and people to move forward immediately and with less effort.\n\n\nCoaching promotes creativity, breakthrough performance and resilience, giving organizations a competitive edge and an effective way to flow and operate within an environment of continuous change.\n

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• the process of equipping people with the tools, knowledge, and opportunities they need to fully develop and be effective in their commitment to themselves, the company, and their work

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• a “designed alliance” focused on developing an individual to become their “best self” and to contribute their “best fit” and talents

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• an ego-less process in which “coach-able moments” are created to draw out distinctions and promote shifts in thinking and behavior, and a professional discipline and skill set, which enhances performance, action, creativity, momentum and transformation.

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• improves employee and organizational resiliency and effectiveness in change

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• deals with employee growth, development, and achievement by removing roadblocks to performance and enhancing creativity

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• promotes creativity, performance and action

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• uses all of one’s knowledge and experience to enable the person being coached to create and develop their own best practices, connections and resources, and provides information to support those they coach in developing their own skills and knowledge.

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\nChange in business today is often not linear, and requires quick shifts into entirely new models. True coaching supports people in quick shifts needed to meet changing business demands.\n\nIf you are looking to improve your bottom line through coaching,  Brandman University offers a A 7-week, 28 hour program that meets Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. October 28 to December 16, 2010, Coaching Skills for Leaders trains leaders at every level how to create a coaching culture that improves individual performance, team effectiveness, and organization productivity. Participants develop solid skills based on the core competencies of the International Coach Federation. The learning environment is very interactive and includes professional coaching demonstrations, individual practice sessions with instructor/peer feedback and participation in weekly learning teams.\n