Coaching for High Performance

CHAPTER 8: INTRODUCING COACHING TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT

In this chapter I discuss:

• How to set up a coaching programme in your IT department.

• Practical advice on how to do this.

• The pitfalls to avoid.

Where to start

So, you have read through the chapters of this book and you are enthused (hopefully) by the concept of coaching. How do you introduce this in your organisation? Where do you begin?

I have seen many IT managers who have wanted to create a culture of coaching in their own department but who have failed at the first hurdle because their culture is one of command and control. Coaching creates an empowering environment but many people can view it as the ‘soft’ option or lacking in measured improvements.

There are a number of options ...