“One of the biggest things I've learned is that I don't always have to be right.”

- Jeffrey B. Swartz, Pres. & CEO, Timberland Co.

Manager as Coach Approach^™

Managers in Today's Workplace

Managers in the modern workplace often find themselves working as coaches for their staff and employees. Coach managers are critical to organizational development and add value to the companies they work for. To be effective coaches, managers need to learn to develop their staff, bringing out the best in them while leading by example.

Why You Need a Coach

Coaching involves assessing where you are and taking the initiative to move yourself in the direction you truly want to be headed. Managers have responsibilities in their own jobs but also need to mentor their staff, instilling them with the confidence they need to make their own decisions and accept the results as they develop their careers. Take a look at your situation. If you see yourself as just a manager, but want to shift into a coaching role, consider Prophet Coaching’s Coach Leadership program.

Examples of How Managers Can Shift Through Coaching

What You Can Expect From Me As Your Coach

• Recognition that you often have lots of work and few resources to complete it
• Helping you see the value in taking risks and accepting that you may make some mistakes along the way
• Help in creating and communicating an inspiring vision that motivates and excites staff
• Advice on how to set limits while still excelling as a leader in your workplace

BOTTOM LINE: You’ll find a sympathetic sounding board who can help you resolve problems with a new coach approach to management.

Some of the Tools We’ll Use Together

• Where do you rate in our Coach Manager/Staff Excellence program?
• Do you have balance between your life and work?
• Do you know how to delegate?
• Do you communicate constructively, even when delivering bad news?
• Do you take chances on new projects, even at the risk of making mistakes?

  E-mail Prophet Coaching about the comprehensive 100 Point Coach Manager Staff Excellence Program and identify how you can improve your management skills through the use of coaching skills.

How do you communicate?

• What is your communication style?
• When you speak, are you hesitant or confident?
• Is your message really understood?
• Do you put as much energy into listening as you do into talking?

  E-mail Prophet Coaching about the Certified Communicator Program and transform yourself into an effective speaker and listener.