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YOU CAN IMPROVE THROUGH COACHING
Owner and Leadership Coach
Jamie Palma, MSOL, is based in Grand Rapids Michigan. She has dedicated her career from non-profit to executive leadership.
• • • ON THE PERSONAL SIDE Coaching can have a profound impact not solely on a professional level, but in your personal life as well. The advantages are often immediate, however continue to empower over the course of a lifetime. A crucial component of coaching is to help individuals see themselves more clearly. Providing a safe space and structure allows the reflection that is necessary for learning and growth. Coaching helps you understand what your values are and wherever your actions may reroute you from those values or goals. A good coach can help you reconnect with what you love about your life (and your work). Improve your life by having a neutral party to tackle concerns about development as well as a safe space to practice having difficult conversations.
• • • improving your organization Some organizations narrow executive coaching to just a limited group of what they view as high potentials. But employees all across the organization can benefit from supportive coaching whether they are taking on a new role, developing direct reports, or informally influencing their teams. When your employees are happy, feel supported, capable, and have a sense of belonging, there are bottom-line benefits for all parties. Productivity and performance go up along with a sense of competence and reliability.
Coaching does not have to be just for those who are mired in frustration. It can also be for those who want themselves and their business to be the best. I had a great experience working with Jamie for a number of weeks analyzing various parts of my business and myself that I wanted to improve. Overcoming certain negative mindsets, learning how to properly process some information, as well as communication tips and tricks, I found immense value in a time that I spent with Jamie, I would highly recommend them to other business owners and like-minded individuals.
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• • • SELF AWARENESS AND EFFICACY
A vital starting point for most individuals is the ability of introspect. This is a foundational skill that improves life inside and out. Once this skill is in place, you can work to build deeper insight into what you require and your future paths of growth. Self-efficacy is learned through another’s experiences and support. Both these skills are key building blocks for coaching. Together, we can create strategies to achieve goals. Celebrating those achievements with your coach is a prime way to build confidence and clarity.
• • • RESILIENCE, WORK-LIFE BALANCE, AND MENTAL HEALTH
With feedback and utilizing improved self-awareness, you can see improved stress tolerance. Allowing you to better adapt to changing or unfavorable circumstances. In turn, this decreases the likelihood of burnout and enhances overall life (and job) satisfaction. With coaching, you take time to set your own priorities and work to make them a greater part of life. That empowerment assists you in maintaining a better work-life balance. Within other areas of mental health; life satisfaction, purpose, and social connection improve from executing emotional regulation.
• • • COMMUNICATION
All types of coaching have a positive effect on communication skills. Developing effective communication skills can help you in all aspects of your life — both in and out of the workplace. This has its own positive impact on stress relief. Which certainly is exacerbated by poor communication.
• • • EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR ENGAGEMENT
Coaching validates, supports, and empowers the individuals within an organization. It gives them a neutral party to tackle concerns about professional development. As well as a safe space to practice having difficult conversations. When employees feel like they have to hide part of their life or identity in the workplace, it has a strong negative impact on both belonging and engagement. However, when people are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, they’re more likely to be engaged, productive, and satisfied with their jobs.
• • • INCREASED COMMITMENT
When companies show genuine commitment to their employees’ well-being, employees tend to respond in kind. Working with a coach improves retention, job satisfaction, engagement, and motivation. There’s something special about working on a team where everyone is committed to personal development. People are better able to understand the motivations and underlying commitments of everyone in the group. They benefit from reduced conflict and improved confidence in decision-making. Individuals are better at time management and contributing more effectively to their team.
• • • IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING
There’s a reason standard corporate training puts employees to sleep. People learn better (and retain more information) when they’re personally invested in the learning process. Working with a coach appeals to a wide range of learning styles. Furthermore, connecting the new skills to current goals and real-life applications makes it easier to apply the new learnings. Even the most dedicated managers don’t have unlimited time to spend coaching their employees. Most end up taking time out only to address aspects of exceptionally good or poor performance. Coaching provides an additional, growth-focused touchpoint for employees throughout the week. This, in turn, improves both individual and team performance.
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