Two questions are considered first: What is a leader and what is coaching?
Leadership is used as an attribute, rather than as a job title. It is used in the sense that most senior staff in health and social care are leaders. Therefore, it captures a wider remit of people. This interaction is not just for directors or clinical or general managers - it also captures, for example, professionals, clinicians and patient representatives.
A leader is one who:
Coaching is the process of developing the capacity of the leader as a learner. This is done in several ways, including providing feedback about immediacy and impact, challenging thinking and sharing concepts and frameworks about context and systems.
Leadership coaching is distinguished from:
The interaction can involve one or more aspects, such as
The agreement will cover, amongst other things:
As part of the interaction, participants will be offered the option to complete and receive feedback on their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. This provides a constructive framework for looking at how people prefer to take in information, make decisions and live their lives.
Example question: Can you explain the impact of the wake that you create behind you?