You may already be familiar with the statement:
“Delegate tasks and you create followers. Delegate decisions and you raise up leaders.”
When looking for a leadership coach, it is essential that they help you grow and improve your leadership skills and abilities. A good coach succeeds when you develop better decision-making skills and effectiveness in your leadership. So what makes a coach good?
A Good Coach:
Asks the right questions rather than giving the right answers.
The tendency is to want a coach who is a “guru” and can answer any question you have. More beneficial is a coach who can ask the right questions and turn you into the “guru”.
Brings out the best in you rather than putting their best on display.
If the focus becomes the performance of the coach instead of your development as a leader, the coach is not doing their job. You should walk away from your appointments with both you and your coach feeling like you are now a better leader.
Builds relationship, not dependence, between themselves and the leader.
As your coaching relationship develops, you should find yourself turning to your coach less, rather than depending on them more.
Equips the leader to approach a variety of situations wisely rather than how to approach one specific situation wisely.
Your conversations with your coach should connect your specific situations with more general principles. These become tools in your tool belt as you encounter new circumstances and seek wise solutions.
Prioritizes personal development over product and outcome.
Your coach should be investing in you personally, over the ministry you are leading. Your growth as a leader is the win. When your leadership improves, your ministry benefits. Your coach must believe in you!
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