Coaching Potential Leaders Through Guided Self-Discovery
by Michael D. Hume, M.S.
Great leaders are inspirational leaders, and inspirational leaders are inspired people.? What has inspired you?? It might've been an impactful moment or event, or even the sort of personal awakening you might experience as you take in the beauty of the natural world.? Most people will say they've been
Do you see your teammates, and the people who report to you in your business, as obstacles which must be overcome on your own climb to success?? If so, you will never inspire them, and you'll never realize how much inspiration they could've shared with you.? Great inspirational leaders see their people as potential and emerging leaders, and see themselves as coaches, helping to elevate the best in those leaders.
With junior people - potential leaders - a direct coaching approach is best.? The coachee prefers it. ?He knows he has a lot to learn, and he's ready to learn it.? He realizes his own experience is limited, and seeks to gain wisdom and inspiration from a more knowledgeable and experienced leader - from you.? As you tell your stories, relate the ups and downs of your own career, and teach the principles you've learned over a lifetime of success and failure, he's happy to soak it all in.
But how can you coach someone who's experienced and knowledgeable in her own right - an emerging leader who already has Patrice Bergeron #37 jerseys her own stories to tell (perhaps even more than you have)?? Can you even dare to coach a senior leader, or a person who's seen as "older and wiser" than yourself?? The answer is yes; anyone can be a coach to anyone else, especially if they've mastered the art of guiding self-discovery.? Many Patrice Bergeron #37 jerseys of my clients, for instance, would long have been out of business if this were not true.? Many of them are young consultants, often decades younger than the executives who rely upon them for counsel.
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