7 Expert Tips for Using Coaching Skills at Work

Applying new coaching skills and a coaching mindset in the workplace can feel challenging.  At Performance Consultants, we’ve explored how to transfer coaching from training rooms into everyday work since Sir John Whitmore founded our Coaching for Performance program.

Here are seven practical actions you can take right now to embed coaching skills with your team.

1. Connect to Your Inspiring Goal

Decide what you want to achieve by using a coaching leadership style. Think about how coaching helps your bigger goals and makes your team stronger. Keep your vision in mind, and each day ask yourself: What’s the best that could happen if I used a coaching mindset today?

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2. Build a Supportive Network

After training, you might go back to a workplace where coaching is not common yet. Find people who support your commitment. Stay in touch with others from your coaching courses, look for supportive colleagues, and pick someone who can help you stay on track with your new skills.

3. Use the GROW Model

The GROW Model gives you a simple and flexible way to have coaching conversations. Ask good questions, listen carefully, and stay curious to help others reach their goals. Even using GROW in small ways can change how you lead and talk with your team.

4. Educate Those Around You

When you lead in a new way, people will notice. Tell your team why you are choosing a coaching leadership style and how it helps everyone. Share what you learned in your coaching workshop so your colleagues know your goals and feel included in the change.

5. Trust in the Long-term Benefits

Coaching might seem slow at first, but as your team becomes more skilled and confident, you will spend less time solving urgent problems and more time working on vision and strategy. This is the core of building a strong coaching culture. It is a long-term investment that brings big rewards.

6. Maintain a Beginner’s Mindset

Every coach makes mistakes. When you notice your own errors, see them as chances to learn, not as failures. Even very experienced coaches keep improving their style, often with help from others and by learning more. Keep being curious, humble, and open.

7. Refresh Your Learning Regularly

Go back to your training materials or take core courses like Level 1: Coaching for Performance again to build your skills. Each time you review, you will find new ideas that help you grow as a coach and leader.

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