 Liam
Healy & Associates
chartered occupational psychologists
Performance
Coaching and Professional Development
Performance Coaching is concerned with developing
a person's skills and knowledge so that their
performance in their job improves, leading to the
achievement of organisational goals. During coaching
you are enabling individuals to take personal
responsibility for their own continuous personal
development in a supportive and judgement free
environment. Our coaching service tends to be used
more with middle and senior managers.
Coaching is essentially a developmental tool tailored
to the individuals personal learning
preferences, values, beliefs, goals and current
circumstances. The role of the coach is to act as a
sounding board to the individual being coached, helping
them to focus on their developmental needs. The
coach helps the person
establish what is preventing them achieving their
goals and through continuous assessment, practice,
feedback and encouragement enables them to overcome
these barriers. Integral to
the process is reflection on learning and experience, and
the ability to apply what has been learnt in future situations.
The expertise of a good coach is in asking the
correct
questions to compel the individual to think
through their options. The ultimate aim of coaching is
to equip the individual with the knowledge, skills and
abilities to help them to overcome future obstacles.
The result is that the individual being coached
understands themselves, their colleagues and the
organisational dynamics better, allowing more
effective and productive behaviour to occur. They
have a greater ability to manage change, and
learning is more likely to become a way of life.
They may demonstrate improved performance and faster
learning.
A typical coaching intervention may involve 6 x 1
hour planned and structured face to face sessions,
followed by occasional support as and when needed. For
very senior managers we may provide open support on a
regular and ongoing basis.
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