Is Coaching About Getting Things Done?

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Business Coaching & Business Consulting – are they the same? - By Michael Heah

COACHING IS NOT ALL ABOUT GETTING THINGS DONE Question for the Coach...

Is it true that coaching is about getting things done? If this is so, then I can call myself a coach since for the last 21 years I have been getting people to achieve the company's goals. What are your views?

The Coach replies...

If coaching is all about getting things done, then even a nagging parent can be a coach! Yes, action is needed. But there is another important element - the learning aspect, which is often missing in many manager-staff type of interaction.

Many meetings are about "you do this and you do that" type of order-giving. The learning element in coaching is about raising self-awareness and being mindful about how people learn best. When done well, learning has the effect of helping people to be more resourceful, expanding their perspective and possibilities, and empowering their will to move forward to make changes. Add this into your current work, and you will be on your way towards becoming a coach.

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Have they conquered new frontiers?
Are they transformed?
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Each time you want them to do something, do they regard it as their agenda as well?
Do they find personal fulfillment in doing it?

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Dr Michael Heah is the founder and CEO of Corporate Coach Academy and Corporate Coach in Malaysia. He is also an Adjunct Professor for University Utara, Malaysia. He is the first Malaysian to become an International Coach Federation (ICF) Credentialed Professional Certified Coach. He is also a Licensed Coach-Trainer from the International Coach Academy, another world renowned coaching institution. Academically, he is qualified with a Doctorate and Masters in Hospitality & Tourism and a Postgraduate Diploma in Organizational Psychology, from various universities in UK. He founded the ICF Malaysia Chapter to grow a coach community and the Malaysian Association of Certified Coaches (MACC). He is the author of a unique case-study coaching book, Dialogue with a Coach and a regular writer of a corporate coach column in a leading newspaper. He is also a mentor coach for a number of local universities in the field of coaching and tourism education. Michael is also well known outside Malaysia, notably Europe, North America, Canada and Australia. He has consulted for agencies/bodies eg Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, European Union, PATA, World Tourism Council, Vietnam Tourism Ministry etc. Contact: +603 62054488
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