How can coaching help a first time manager?

Making the transition from being an individual contributor to a manager is not an easy one. Ram Charan in his book "The Leadership Pipeline" talks about the 6 transitions that leaders make in their lifetime and this first one is described as being the hardest.

Mostly, people get promoted because they are high performers as individuals but the skills, competencies and mindsets needed to lead others are very different ones. The process of building these new competencies can be a long, lonely, and arduous journey.

Coaching can be a powerful means to help you or your first time managers navigate this transition.

A coach can help create a safe space for you or your first time managers to reflect on the challenges you are facing; ask you powerful questions that help you think in directions you might not have considered; help you build awareness of your style as a manager and support you brainstorm options available to you to move forward.

Interested in experiencing the power of coaching?

The Coaches Collective, a community of volunteer professional coaches who are committed to Promoting awareness of coaching in development; is happy to offer first time managers 3 pro-bono coaching conversations. Registered individuals will be assigned to a coach with whom they can set up the coaching sessions virtually. This initiative is open till end of Sept 2021.

What do you need to bring in?

A willingness to introspect and experiment with changes in your behavior. You'd also need to bring in questions that you want to be coached on; some examples are

1. What does it take to get my team to accept me as a leader?
2. How do I manage the increased demands on my time?
3. How can I delegate when I know the other person won't do the task as well as I would?
4. How can I give feedback to a top performer without impacting their performance?