Brilliant Leadership: December 2020 |
Posted: March 22, 2020 |
Having looked previously in this series at the application of the coaching cycle and how a manager/leader can find time to coach, this final instalment is aimed at the relationship between coaching and other learning solutions, in particular, training courses. There are a variety of learning solutions or tools available for helping staff to learn. The most common is to send staff on a relevant training course but there is also the option of using tools such as eLearning, procedural documentation, technical documentation, team briefings, formal education programs, educational books and online articles, forums and blogs. Critically, all of these tools are predominantly knowledge based and they do not, in the main, develop skills, behaviours or attitudes - all of which are required for a staff member to become fully capable in the relevant area. For example, is it possible to send a staff member on a relevant training course and as a result, for them to become completely competent in that area without any additional intervention? The answer is - possibly. But only if they are able to practice what they have learned and develop in that specific task or skill area through self evaluation. From a leadership perspective, it will be completely hit and miss as to whether the individual is able to apply what they have learned and become fully competent. The chances of a staff member becoming fully competent are significantly enhanced if the leader is able to make regular coaching interventions alongside the alternative learning tool. By all means use training, eLearning or any of the other learning and development tools to kick start or support the learning process but they should always be used in conjunction with one-to-one coaching - not instead of it. Whereas a smart leader will possibly utilise a training course to kick start the process but they will then work with the staff member upon their return to work to develop opportunities for practice, supported by regular feedback interventions. In short, training courses, eLearning modules, procedural or technical documentation predominantly fulfil the first stage of the coaching cycle - instruction. They simple do not and cannot replace the following four stages of the coaching cycle - demonstration, practice, observation and feedback. These stages can only be achieved by actively coaching staff on the job. I hope this series on coaching staff has been useful. Becoming an effective coach is a pre-requisite of becoming an effective manager of people - a workplace leader. If you or your company would like any guidance in developing a coaching culture and improving the leadership capability in this area, please contact me via the ELC website to discuss how we can help you move forward. For my money, we have still not done a decent job of creating positive models of cooperative leadership, and this will be a crucial step. For the social part of his analysis, I think Trainer is whistling in the dark. On the positive side, he looks to both intentional communities and Transition Town initiatives (I'll have more to say about them in part VI of this series) as hopeful signs for a constructive social response, and I do, too—though there's plenty of road building ahead. In short, while I think Trainer's writing is in transition (at least I hope he can do better), I think he's offered a powerful and useful framework for understanding the transition needed by our culture in order to achieve sustainability. Further, I think he's pointing us in the right direction by emphasizing cooperation, community, and relationships. While I expect a bumpier road on the social side than he, I think he's at least pointing out the right path. That being said if we know and understand the mission, the message and the mandate we can most assuredly experience the growth you were speaking of. Thanks again. Very helpful. Ken. Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Unfortunately, I have to agree with you. The human factor can interrupt church growth. https://essayfreelancewriters.com/blog/leadership-essay/ has been said that ministry would be easy if it wasn't for the people. This is especially so when a congregation loses its outward focus. Once the eyes of the people turn inward, church life can be very trying. Beyond mere survival, giving them a vision and message they can rally around can make the difference. Good information. All true. I have found that the one flaw in it all is the human factor; people, even redeemed seldom deliberately, just as a direct result of human nature. Yet, we are called to be part of Christ's supernatural building project of building HIS church, so we must faithfully attempt to apply these principles you have laid out so well here. Thank you for doing so. RevLady, thank you both for your kind comments. A pastor friend who has since gone to be with the Lord used to say, "the Lord blesses the church that gets outside itself." He was a genuinely sincere servant of God whom the Lord used mightily to touch many souls. This is a nice hub that I am in agreement with. I think the effective church ministry is not confined behind walls, but out in the community influencing souls. For too long church has done little to positively impact "the real world" for the sake of the gospel. I believe many churches get so caught up in doctrine and denomination, and do not truly express the Great Commission and end up quenching the Holy Spirit. This is why many of these type of churches never grow. You are reading from the book Today's Gift. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. Before Orville and Wilbur Wright ever flew the first airplane at Kitty Hawk, they believed flight was possible. They had a picture of it in their minds. The first step in creating anything is to be able to picture it in our minds. If we can picture it as a possibility, we can work to make it happen. When we were small, we dreamed a thousand dreams about what could happen in our lives. Anything, even magical things, seemed like they could happen, and our world was full of visions. That part of us that believes wonderful, magical things can happen is still in us. It may have been beaten down for a while, but it is still there waiting to help us seek the wonderful, lovely, and good things in life. Article was created with the help of Essay Freelance Writers.
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