Tag Archives: Coaching

Coach supervision can transform workplace coaching, enhancing quality, reflection, and practitioner growth. So why is it still underused in South Africa? Our latest @GIBS_SA Whitepaper uncovers the barriers and the way forward.

Whitepaper title: Coach Supervision in South Africa: Exploring current practice and perceived value. Abstract Workplace coaching has attracted significant attention overthe past three decades as a key personalised learning anddevelopment strategy. Research confirms its effectivenessacross various work contexts, with coach competence identifiedas the primary driver of coaching outcomes. This has led toefforts to professionalise coaching, […]
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Want to be a standout leader? sharpen your coaching skills(Forbes)

There’s no doubt that a good leader must have a coaching mindset, looking for opportunities to help others catch the vision of their potential for continuous improvement. Tiffany Gaskell certainly embraces that view. With Sir John Whitmore, she’s coauthor of Coaching for Performance: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership. This sixth edition of the international […]
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New GIBS Whitepaper: Optimal management development: The synergy between coaching and teaching By Prof Caren Scheepers and Alison Reid

In this paper, we aim to explore the strengths and limitationsof teaching and coaching, as well as the multiplier effect ofcombining them both, in executive education customisedcorporate and open programmes in Business Schools. Goodmanagement education teaching on its own has tremendousimpact for its participants; and good executive coachinglikewise has high impact for its participants. Our […]
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New Gibs whitepaper: Exploring the process of transformative learning in executive coaching by Gloria Mbokota, Kerrin Myres and Sunny Stout-Rostron

A longitudinal multiple case study was adopted to examine how three key transformative learning elements—disorienting dilemma, critical reflection, and rational dialogue—occurred in an executive coaching engagement and the learning outcomes that emerged. A key finding was that, in addition to the three accepted elements, there is a fourth element (acceptance) that precedes the rational dialogue. […]
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Amplying personal and leadership development through group coaching [Whitepaper] (Natalie van der Veen & Alison Reid)

With the ever-expanding role of technology, an increasing focus on human-centricity and ubiquitous global influence, workplaces have become increasingly complex. Working effectively in groups will be essential to future organisational and individual success. Human beings have always survived and thrived in groups. In today’s fully globalised environment, we have seen the benefits of multiple perspectives […]
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Three stage model with 11 core: ICF coaching competencies

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5 secrets to coaching your employees to greatness (Entrepreneur)

By Renee Robertson Source: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247573 June 27, 2015 No matter what role we find ourselves in — entrepreneur, executive, sales and marketing professional, to name just a few — we are in constant motion, reacting to the day’s events, feeling the pressure to perform and always thinking about results. These are not all bad behaviors to have, […]
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6 myths about empowering employees (Harvard Business Review)

By David Marquet Source: https://hbr.org   May 27, 2015 When Dr. Stephen R. Covey visited the nuclear powered submarine I commanded, the USS Santa Fe, he told me it was the “most empowering workplace he’d ever seen.” It was a bit ironic for me, because I’m sour on the word empowerment and I’m sour on empowerment […]
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Tips for coaching someone remotely

By Ed Batista Source: https://hbr.org/2015/03/tips-for-coaching-someone-remotely   March 18, 2015. Leaders are providing less explicit direction to their employees these days, and relying more on coaching as a leadership tool, as organizations become flatter and more dependent on knowledge work. But many people also manage teams that span locations and time zones, which means they must do […]
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