Transformational cultures use the manager as a coach

Transformational cultures use the manager as a coach

Author: brucedaisley.com November 14, 2024 Duration: 35:30

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Tiffany Gaskell outlines coaching as a route to transformational leadership


Tiffany Gaskell is the co-author of Coaching for Performance, the top-selling guide to coaching first published by Sir John Whitmore the inventor of the discipline.


It's curious to consider that there was a founder of coaching, and Tiffany takes me through the history of the practice, how it took hold and where it is today.


There's a key consideration about the modern manager given to us by the Gallup Global Workplace Report, 80% of those who are engaged with their jobs say they've received direct feedback from their manager in the last week.


This is a powerful insight but also poses a huge challenge - how can any of us find the time to observe and then feedback to every worker in our team. Tiffany explains that this is where a culture of coaching comes in, transferring the burden of observation from the manager to facilitating a socratic questioning approach.


You can follow Tiffany on LinkedIn and the book is out now.

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