3 routes to making the best use of coaching in your organisation

There are only three different models of coaching delivery an organisation can rightly consider:

• Qualified internal coaches
• Qualified external coaches
• Leaders / managers as coaches

Making the best use of coaching within your organisation is therefore a matter of making the best use of each of the three models. And of getting the mix right. There will always be times when one approach will be better than another, so organisations need to be flexible in their approach.

So just how can you make the most of each model and also get the mix right?

You need to step back and analyse your use of each one in turn, from basic principles, rather than simply looking at incremental improvements on what you’re already doing. Zero-based analysis, if you will. Perhaps the following questions will help.