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Coaching
What is Coaching?
Coaching is one of the key approaches which aims to support leadership development. It is a method of developing an individual’s capabilities using questioning techniques which enable the individual to become more self-aware, resilient and confident. Coaching is often perceived as the single most effective development opportunity that a leader in the NHS can access:
- The relationship has a set duration
- It is structured with regular scheduled meetings
- Short term and focussed on specific development issues, issues goals and work
- The coach does not need to have experience of the coachees role
The benefits of coaching
Research by Clutterbuck (1998), Whitmore (2009) and Hawkins (2011) shows that benefits of workplace coaching includes:
- Better communication
- Greater cooperation
- Improved decision making
- Increased self-awareness
- Less conflict
- Overall better performance
- Reduced staff turnover
- Shared vision and commitment
- Supporting individuals and teams through workplace changes
- Supports lifelong learning and individual; responsibility for learning
How to become a coach?
To become a coach on the Midlands People, Talent and Culture Coaching Hub you must:
- Be qualified at either ILM5 or EMCC Practitioner level
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to enhance knowledge and skills to become a more effective coach
- Participate in regular supervision
- Agree to undertake two hours of coaching per month
- Operate within the ethical guidelines laid out in the EMCC Code of Ethics
You can find the details on how to register on to our coaching and mentoring hub
Mentoring
What is Mentoring?
Mentoring is a dynamic, supportive relationship between two individuals which exists to develop the mentee either within their current role or for the future. Mentoring differs from coaching in that it takes a holistic view of the mentee, is an on-going relationship and the agenda is usually set by the mentee with the mentor providing support and guidance. Mentoring is available to a diverse range of employees and cross-organisational, cross-professional and peer mentoring relationships are encouraged.
Accessing a mentor
You can access the Midlands People, Talent and Culture Mentoring Hub here.
How to become a mentor
If you have relevant mentoring training or experience, you may wish to register as a mentor on our coaching and mentoring hub, where registered mentees can approach you for a mentoring relationship. By registering, you also become eligible to sign up to our mentoring CPD and supervision offers as part of our support for mentors. To find current offers please visit our events page.
Executive Coaching
Executive Coaching offer
We have a limited amount of Executive coaching places to provide Executive, Board and/or career coaching for Senior Healthcare workers as part of the Midlands region Coaching Pool. Each person will be offered 4 sessions to attend regular scheduled and structured meetings provided by our qualified Executive coaches, and are a short term safe place to focus on specific areas such as:
Clarify professional and leadership goals
Navigate organisational or career change
Strengthen strategic impact and leadership presence
Support with organisational change
Board Member development
If you are at this stage in your career, or are a Senior Leader and feel this would be beneficial to one of your senior team, please do get in touch with us to explore options via our team inbox [email protected] marking your email Executive Coaching enquiry.