Different Kinds of Coaching
| Issues | Performance Coaching | Developmental Coaching |
Reasons for Coaching |
Poor performance related to identified skill deficiency | Individual identified as high potential and has specific developmental needs |
Ownership of Improvement Efforts |
Typically points to others as the cause of performance problems | Readily accepts responsibility for improvement |
Consequence for Failure to Improve |
May be asked to leave position or organization | May become bored at current level and leave. Company loses talent. |
| Effect on Other Team Members | Others experience marginal performance and missed opportunities | Further enhances probability of success for entire team |
| Communication | Typically less than effective style of communication | Effective communication style |
| Acceptance of Feedback | Initially, has difficulty in accepting feedback | Quickly engages constructive feedback |
| Listening Skills | Frequently has poor listening skills | Usually demonstrates good active listening skills |
| Organizational Retention | May have limited growth potential in organization | Individual is perceived to have high growth potential |
| Interpersonal Skills | Poor performance will cause individual to become increasingly withdrawn | Clearly the best opportunity for improvement among results oriented individuals |
| Personal Learning and Growth | Individual is “stuck” in repeating self defeating behaviors | Individual demonstrates an eagerness to learn new techniques |
| Individual Trust and Reliability | Trust and reliability may be lost within work group due to performance | Others see the individual as trustworthy & reliable |
| Coaching Time Frame | Frequently time limited | No time limit. Usually a long term process |
 Organizational Benefits
of 1:1 coaching |
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