Why You Need Change Management Coaching Auckland

By Thomas Parker


Change is constant in the business world. Organizations need to keep changing to remain relevant, increase performance and generally survive. It is not easy to manage change in organizations. Many are unable to enjoy the benefits of successful change. Change management coaching Auckland can help organizations manage change smoothly and excel as they achieve their peak performance.

Leaders look to change management coaching as the right way to successfully manage change in their organizations. This is because they understand for the change to be successful it has to start with them. When they change, their followers are then able to follow them based on their influence.

Change as a process needs to be managed. Every change process starts with a loss part where an action or activity has to stop. It then moves to a period of ambiguity where things are not very clear and ends with a new beginning. For change to be considered successful, the three stages need to be sequentially accomplished.

Coaching is a method that strengthens leaders who are then able to impact and manage changes in their organizations. Leadership is the engine that drives change. It is a key component that predicts the success of the changing process. Facilitating change is an outcome that is used to measure leadership behavior.

The coaching helps their leaders understand their personalities. When they are aware of themselves, they can identify how best they can influence their followers to join in the change process. Once the leader implements the change in their operations, their followers can join in based on the leader's personal influence.

The main focus of change management coaching is to drive the performance of an organization while developing and transforming the individuals in it. A change management coach can play different roles based on whether he or she is working from within an organization or hired externally. The coaching process can also be derived from different disciplines and not necessarily restricted to one.

Some of the methods used in the practice include therapy, counseling, pastoral care, mentoring, consulting and even teaching. Different approaches can also be used especially in a business set up. These include individual or group coaching, peer coaching or managerial coaching. Regardless of which approach is used, a good coach should be able to identify the strengths of the executive he or she is working with. Once this is identified, the needs of the executive are then established and the coach develops a way to meet this need. This can be done with the involvement of the colleagues or even the inclusion of other professionals.

In a business environment, the coaching is usually short term. The relationship built between the coach and the executive is geared towards improving the executive's performance by adapting to the change effectively. The coach challenges and supports the executive to the new way of thinking, doing things and learning faster. He or she then gains self-confidence and durable skills that enable him or her to start contributing positively and creating results.

The coaching process starts with the coach having a one on one session that allows the executive to share any work issues that he or she faces. This is followed by an evaluation by the coach of the executive's strength and weaknesses. The coach thereafter develops a plan to help the executive improve performance and adjust to the change.




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