Group/Team Coaching

 

The emphasis here is on groups or teams.
Some areas that may be explored would be; group dynamics, team buy-in, motivating the entire team to be productive, development and growth of the team in line with business objectives, setting and achieving goals as a team, managing group commitment to the values and mission of the organisation.
When would one make use of Group/Team Coaching?
A Group/Team Coaching intervention would be very effective in one or more of the following situations;

• A new manager has been appointed to a team; effective leadership needs to be established
• A team has a number of new members; team cohesion and context need to be re-established
• New strategic goals/outcomes have been rolled out to a team or business unit and plans for their achievement need to be put in place
• There has been general restructuring in the organisation such that teams have been restructured/downsized/enlarged/re-focussed.
• The business is facing new ecomonic/sectoral or internal pressures such that “business as usual” is not longer producing the required results

      

How does Group/Team coaching happen?

Through a facilitated process with the business leader, a strategic analysis of the current status of the team, its performance levels & team dynamics to identify areas of required growth. The business leader and coach set new strategic objectives are set for the team as a whole and for each team member over the next 12 weeks.

The nature & purpose of coaching intervention and the new targets are presented in an initial facilitated group coaching session to obtain commitment and buy-in.  Coaching takes place both with the team and with each individual team member concurrently.  This is crucial to ensure maximum buy-in and uniform growth of the team and its members. 

Coaching sessions are held on-site weekly for the 12 weeks.  The sessions are supported by unlimited email support, telephonic support if required. Continuous assessment is conducted of the status of the individuals and the team, its new performance levels & team dynamics to assess the effectiveness of the program against actual goals set.  

Final performance against goals set is measured in order to assess the actual return on investment and presented at a review meeting.

Benefits of Group/Team Coaching
Some of the benefits include:

• Improved team cohesion
• Higher levels of individual and group performance
• Reduced stress levels, improved employee well-being
• Greater staff loyalty, reduced staff turnover
• Effective leadership
• Goal directed behaviours




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