What coaching is ...

After reading the document of coaching, read the PPTs and do an Internet search on the web, I realize what coaching is . The term coaching refers to all the methods of helping others individuals, try to help them to discover and develop their skills. There is two players in this coaching experience: the coach (the person who will be the moderator) and the coachee (the person who is going to learn).  In all the coaching session will be present 5  important keys: Listening, Mirroring, Summarizing, Questioning and Catalyzing. By listening, I understand that it is necessary to focus completely on what the coachee is saying and is not saying, to understand what he tries to communicate and in what context. Also, the coach should support his self-expression. By mirroring, the coach helps the coachee to see his situation and help to his self-discovered. I also understood that the summarizing key is how the coach identifies de essence of what the coachee has talked. In this step, I think it will be useful to notice differences between the words, the tone of voice, and the body language. In addition, the questioning key will help to reveal the information needed for maximum benefit to the coaching relationship. In this step, I think is necessary to ask questions that move the coachee towards what he wants to accomplish or desire and to look deeper in the situation. And the catalyzing key will help the coachee to implement all the conclusions of the session. The result of the coaching will help the coachee to improve an aspect of him. I think is important to emphasized the fact that the role of the coach is helping the coachee to find his own solution, rather than giving possible answers to his problem from the coach's viewpoint.

Coaching is about enabling people to make conscious decisions and empowering them to become leaders in their own lives. This concept of coaching can be also focus to the professional environment. I think in this changing environment, Professional coaching is an important modality for managing change. Coaching sessions will help employees to look for current needs, opportunities, and challenges, all while maximizing the potential they already possess. Coaching is about developing a person’s skills and knowledge, so that their job performance improves, hopefully leading to the achievement of organizational objectives. It facilitates performance in the work teams for the purpose of ensuring the effective acquisition of skills.  Coaching will inspire people to discover their personal and professional potential, and this will contribute in increasing the productivity and effectiveness in an organization.

Finally, I realized the all meaning of what a good coach is. A good coach is able to analyze correctly the strengths and weaknesses of the coachee and to help him to discover how to act appropriately. I think also the coach helps to recognize the strengths and helps the coachee to improve his weaknesses. This analysis of ourselves will help our personal life and it will spread to our professional environment too.