Coaching teams at work: embryonic but powerful
8 July 2010
25% of managers don't feel confident coaching their teams according to respondents of Lane4 and Henley Business School's recent survey.
The survey was conducted to discover how prevalent team coaching is within organisations, what benefits it brings and what stops them doing more of it.
In team sports it's all about the team; blending individual talents into a powerful, focused unit. But in business, while coaching for individuals is becoming more common, coaching for teams is less so. Team coaching employs all of the common characteristics of one-to-one coaching but focuses on the team as a unit rather than a set of individuals. This takes into account the complexity of the team, including relationships, processes, context and goals. Of course the objectives are similar - outstanding performance and great results.
Austin Swain, Director of Research and Product at Lane4 comments; 'Team coaching in sport is widespread, accepted and celebrated. In elite sports teams performers expect to hear feedback from coaches, peers and the wider team and cultures that encourage frank exchange around 'how do we get better' are commonplace. In business, there is less of an instinct to provide that explicit direct feedback, whether that be appreciative or developmental, and it remains an untapped skill in many executives.'
Henley Business School and Lane4 will be co-delivering a Coaching High Performing Teams programme from October 2010. Click here to find out more.
Please download the Coaching teams at work survey results below.
2010-07-08