6 Criteria for Cultivating a Coaching Culture
Six Criteria for Cultivating a Coaching Culture
Ellie Eckhoff
There is a growing movement among organizations to cultivate a coaching culture, as more companies recognize the impact that this strategy has on organizational success. Traditionally, coaching has been reserved as a development tool for senior leaders, or as a solution to address underperforming individuals. Today it is not uncommon for an employee to have access to a coach at every stage of their career. Whether an organization’s preference is to utilize internal or external coach practitioners, skilled managers/leaders or a combination of multiple modalities, investing in coaching to develop talent and drive sustainable behavioral change is front and center for many.
Companies that have been successful in developing a strong coaching culture share 6 characteristics in common:
- Senior executives value coaching.
- Employees value coaching.
- Managers/leaders received training on how to be a coach.
- Coaching is a part of the organizations’ culture with a dedicated line item in the budget.
- All employees in the organization have equal opportunity to receive coaching, either by manager or from a professional coach practioner.
- All three coaching modalities (internal coach practitioners, external coach practitioners, and managers/leaders using coaching skills) are present in the organization.
