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Introduction to Christian Leadership Coaching Definition of Coaching
Key Distinctions: Coaching - Consulting - Counseling - Mentoring - Managing
Coaching The simplest definition of coaching is “a collaborative relationship which forwards action or deepens understanding, based on trust and integrity. Coaching focuses on the goals, development and dreams of the person being coached, with specific expectations for growth.” One of the best definitions we've read is from Dennis Kinlaw, in his book Coaching for Commitment. "Successful coaching is a mutual conversation that follows a predictable process and leads to superior performance, commitment to sustained improvement, and positive relationships." The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching on its applications for the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Master Certified Coach (MCC) Credentials in this way: "Professional Coaching is an ongoing partnership that helps clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life." Coaching is about giving support, inspiring, challenging, modeling trust and integrity, facilitating growth and change, and partnering for success. The goal of coaching is the development, growth, and success of those being coached. Coaching is supportive, respectful, encouraging, curious, positive. Coaching is about positive movement.
Consulting Consulting usually implies an expertise in specific areas, with an emphasis on sharing that expertise. Consultants will tell the person what to do while coaches help the person to determine what to do from within himself or herself.
Managing Managing is work focused, with stated goals and performance evaluation. It involves identifying needs/goals, coordinating, delegating, implementing, supervising, providing feedback and measuring outcomes. Using a coach approach would affect some of these processes, and is being used effectively to deal with the people side of management. Managing can include coaching to benefit individuals, the team, and the organization. Managers manage projects through people .
Teaching Teaching may be defined as the systematic, objective passing on of knowledge. Learning tends to depend upon the expertise of the teacher who provides the information that needs to be mastered, similar to training. Coaches will teach, share insights, and give advice when requested, but this type of knowledge transfer is not the norm. The coach does, however, need to be aware of making an intentional shift between roles.
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