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The Art of Coaching in Business

Isn’t it funny what we assume about leaders in senior positions! They no longer have anything to learn about interpersonal relationships or leadership. They have arrived, proof positive of their skill level!

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Furthermore, only a fearless few people will give them the honest, useful feed-back that self-development requires. The “culture” expects them to be role models and our models are supposed to get it “right.” Showing their vulnerabilities is a “no-no,” not to be done in front of those who report to them and certainly not advised in front of competitive colleagues on their leadership team. Of course, the CEO is too busy (and often not sufficiently skilled) to help them grow inter-personally.

But there was another message in that movie that I haven’t heard anyone talk about, & that’s the part that still has me thinking two weeks later: the life that Zooey Deschanel’s character, Allison, created for herself. Every morning at 6a, Allison heads a running photography group for “photographers who want to get more exercise”. Then, most nights, she performs as the lead singer of Munchausen by Proxy, whose shows always begin with Allison greeting everyone in the audience by name – since the only people that come see the band are people the band knows personally. She then sings (awesome) songs with lyrics like “Don’t call me past 11pm, it won’t happen again. Happened once, it happened twice, it happened three times, maybe four times, maybe five times, maybe, maybe it happened six times, but it won’t happen seven times” & dons at least a half-dozen (but not seven) sparkly, colourful, funnily crazy costumes.

What is Coaching?

Coaching is a series of periodic one-on-one consultations, usually with an external resource, over a period of time-typically anywhere from three to eighteen months. Between sessions the “coachee” (whom we will call the “client”) applies newly learned approaches at work, receives feedback, then reassesses, and refines his/her behaviour accordingly. Coaching is not therapy, however, occasionally a coach may suggest counselling as a promising course of action for deeper seated issues that are blocking effectiveness. Well done coaching yields a high return on investment because the process is totally customized to the “client’s” challenges and needs and it maximizes the executive’s time off the job.

The goal of the coaching process is to generate, in the client, effective skills and attitudes that are self-sustaining, self-correcting and directly supportive of his or her expected performance results.

So do you think that you can cook your passions into one big pot & make a career? Do all of your hobbies need to be money-makers, or is there something that you can do just for the love of it? If you’re missing something in your life, like more exercise, is there a way to do it so that it doesn’t feel like a chore? Think outside the box & see where your imagination takes you — the more ridiculous the better. Take your inspiration from Allison & her songs about late-night booty calls. Or pick up Career Renegades by Jonathan Fields & read about people like Ann Rea, an office drone who was determined to leave her depressing job to be a painter but didn’t want to give up her lifestyle. Living in the Napa Valley, she looked around, opened her eyes, & realized she could partner up with wineries to paint their vineyards, & then sell her works in their gift shop. Not only did she get a guaranteed sale for each painting she painted, but it lead to private commissions, large-scale commission work, displays, note cards, & wine bottle labels!

Obviously, this movie is in Ideal World and we never know how Allison actually, um, puts a roof over her head & adorable vintage clothes on her person. But just think about adding a pinch of hobby A and a dash of goal B and a swirl of passion C, and making that into your life. Think of what you love to do, and a need that’s out there, & make your own sandwich. Allison took everyone’s goal of “getting more exercise” & paired it with her passion of photography, & created a running photography class. She has her nights free for singing & performing, just for the love of it. She might be a freaking’ garbage woman during the day, but you’d never know it from the way she lives her life — by her passions

Resource Author Francisco R. Higueras
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The Art of Coaching in Business

Isn’t it funny what we assume about leaders in senior positions. They no longer have anything to learn about interpersonal relationships or leadership. They have arrived, proof positive of their skill level!

Links

Furthermore, only a fearless few people will give them the honest, useful feed-back that self-development requires. The “culture” expects them to be role models and our models are supposed to get it “right.” Showing their vulnerabilities is a “no-no,” not to be done in front of those who report to them and certainly not advised in front of competitive colleagues on their leadership team. Of course, the CEO is too busy (and often not sufficiently skilled) to help them grow inter-personally.

The fact is that many individuals arrive at the senior level with much still to learn about people. Often they bring to the executive wing styles, habits and beliefs that have worked for them since they were a supervisor. Suddenly these formula for success no longer work and, in many cases, must be unlearned and replaced with behaviors more in line with modern leadership.

This is why so many organizations today are investing in coaching for their key leaders. The benefits from being coached stem primarily from the leverage that is obtained. When a senior leader operates with a less-than functional style, its negative impact on performance and morale can reverberate from within the senior leadership team right out through the frontlines to the customer. The good news is that turning this individual’s style around will have the same multiplier effect in a positive direction.

At one point, Jim Carrey’s character asks Allison why she sings with the band, & why she takes her photographs. Isn’t she looking for fame? Doesn’t she want her band to break through? And I remember her looking at him partly like he was nuts, and partly like he was a child. She explained that she sings with her band because she loves singing, loves performing, loves changing her costume a half dozen times & putting on a show for her friends. And even though most of her running club photographs are out of focus, she regales herself as an expert on blurry photography.

So I’m desperately trying to figure out a balance between my heart and my head. Do I do this job and have my social life and take a break from the business of show? Or do I do this job and take all my personal days for auditions, to keep plugging away at this? Or do I do this job and try to do my own show, even if nobody sees it except for me friends and family? Or do I just throw in the towel, keep on plugging away at my day job for a paycheck and the lifestyle I want to lead? Or do I go back to school to try to find something else that I can be passionate about?

I’ve been trying to unjumble my head for over a year with all this, and while I want to make both things work – be able to go on auditions and do extra work while I also have my “day job” — the more I try the more tired I feel. So what’s the compromise?
I feel like I’m a Practical Dreamer.”

Obviously, this movie is in Ideal World and we never know how Allison actually, um, puts a roof over her head & adorable vintage clothes on her person. But just think about adding a pinch of hobby A and a dash of goal B and a swirl of passion C, and making that into your life. Think of what you love to do, and a need that’s out there, & make your own sandwich. Allison took everyone’s goal of “getting more exercise” & paired it with her passion of photography, & created a running photography class. She has her nights free for singing & performing, just for the love of it. She might be a freakin’ garbage woman during the day, but you’d never know it from the way she lives her life — by her passions

Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez H.
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