2012-02-02
甚麼是領導力教練?
有個年輕的項目統籌跑去找他的項目主管,因為項目出現了問題。平時經驗比較豐富的項目主管會在瞭解了情況之後,迅速地指示該怎麽處理。不過這時他想試試別的方式,於是在聽完後,就問:
「原來是這樣。發生了這種情況,你認為我們希望得到甚麼結果?」。
「解決這個突發事件,讓項目能順利繼續進行。」
「你怎麽知道項目能順利進行?」
「工期不延誤,客戶不投訴。」
「那你認為可以怎麽做?」
年輕人想了一想,說:「我們可以請分包商增派人手。」
項目主管發現這個提議跟自己的想法不一樣,現在有了兩個解決方法。接著問:「還有呢?」
「還有呢?」,統籌眼珠一轉,說:「我們可以讓現有的人手這三天加班,追回耽誤的時間。」
項目主管覺察到現在有三個方法了,再問:
「還可以怎樣呢?」
「我們還可以跟客戶溝通,讓他們知道發生了這種情況,同時我們正盡全力處理。必要時,請他們通融一天。」
「還有呢?」
「嗯…沒有了,暫時就想到這些。」
「那你認為在目前的情況下,哪個方法最適當?」
「就快過年了,人手緊張。用第二個方法,可以馬上做,比較有把握。也可以同時請分包商看看能不能增添人手。要是真的不行,至少現有的人手可以加班。」
「如果照你的方法,對項目有甚麼影響?」
「工期能準時,客戶會滿意。」
「你對情況相當瞭解,你的分析也很周密。就按你的提議吧。」
年輕的統籌信心增強,歡歡喜喜地趕緊去實行自己提出的方案。而項目主管意識到這次談話引出了三個方法,自己的還沒說出來呢。在幾分鐘內他通過八個問題,就使年輕的統籌自己說出具體目標,找到方法,並且看到成功的影響。這就是「教練」。
國際教練聯盟認爲教練的定義是:
教練是夥同客戶,通過一個令人深思與富創意的過程,激發他們最大限度地發揮自己個人與專業的潛能。
A young project co-ordinator ran to his project leader for advice. Instead of telling him what to do, the project leader asked, “What do we want to achieve here?”
“For the project to run smoothly.”
“How do you know we have achieved that?”
“Not missing the deadline and no client complaints.”
“How can we do that?”
“Get the contractor to bring in additional manpower.”
The project leader realized this idea is different from his own. “How else?”
“Get the existing team to work overtime for 2 evenings.”
3 ideas now! “What else?”
“We can update the client to keep them in the loop. Just in case if we need to ask them to extend the deadline.”
4 ideas now! “What else?”
“Um… that’s it for now.”
“Which is the best solution for now?”
“The second one: we can implement it now. We can ask the contractor to stand by additional manpower as a contingency plan.”
“How will this impact on the project if we succeed?”
“Delivery will be on time and the client will be happy.”
“I appreciate your thinking this through. I think your idea is great. So go and do it.”
Within a few minutes and after 8 questions, the co-ordinator left with pride and confidence to implement his own idea which was endorsed by his more experienced superior. That is coaching.
The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as:
Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximise their personal and professional potential.
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