Importance of Coaching
Coaching is one of the methods to train and instruct people in order to achieve the desirable goals and improve personal skills and abilities. There are so many ways of coaching, which are connected by one significant point – proper motivation. Without proper coaching, people will hardly enjoy high results in sport, business, education, and even family affairs. In order to comprehend the essence of coaching, it is better to start from the end and grasp its purpose. (Flaherty, 2005, 3).
Coaching: Ways of Improving
The field of coaching develops day by day. More and more theorists try to ad something new in order to achieve higher purposes and help the others to be better, smarter, and more successful.
According to Flaherty, there are 5 stages in the flow of coaching:
- Relationships;
- Openings;
- Assessment;
- Enrollment;
- Coaching Itself.
Theorists, Who Have Made Contribution to the Coaching Field
- Barbara Braham;
- Patrick Williams;
- Bruce Peltier;
- James Flaherty;
- Frederic Hudson.
Theorists and Contributions
Barbara Braham
Her practice is all about interdisciplinary approach. With the help of her theories, it is easier to concentrate on strength and benefits of the work than on possible weaknesses and shortages.
Bruce Peltier
His suggestion to differ coaching and counseling is rather captivating and significant. One of the issues described by Peltier is woman participation in coaching and business arena, and the problems, women face almost every day. He talks about three similarities, which are inherent to coaching: clear agreements, whistle-blowing, and limitations. However, there are several areas in coaching, which remain unclear. Client’s definition is one of them.
James Flaherty
He underlines the fact that coaching may fails because of the mistakes made by coachers, who do not choose the right start of their practice. He also proves that coachers usually train people’s nervous system, and this is why it is crucially important to be ready to change our habits and preferences somehow in order to achieve the desirable results.
Patrick Williams
He truly believes that coaching should be clear and theoretically comprehensible. Also, it is necessary to pay attention to the philosophies, which will support the chosen theory or coaching approach.
Frederick Hudson
This theorist in the field of coaching deserves attention because of his unbelievable style of analyzing and explaining all material. He is one of the most respected theorists in the sphere of coaching. He provides the readers with a clear guide to improve personal skills in his Handbook of Coaching. In order to present good coaching and reach desirable goals, it is necessary to remember about discipline and structure. Mr. Hudson introduces the proper ways to define the necessary structures in coaching.
Reference List
Flaherty, J. (2005). Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others. Butterworth-Heinemann.
Peltier, B. (2001). The Psychology of Executive Coaching: Theory and Application. Psychology Press.
Hudson, F. (1999). The Handbook of Coaching: A Comprehensive Resources Guide for Managers, Executives, Consultants, and Human Resource Professionals. Jossey-Bass.