The first step into leadership is the most difficult one. You are supposed to turn from a colleague to a superior and a whole lot of new tasks are thrown at you. During coaching you can prepare yourself in getting to know all details and basic aspects of a successful leadership: planning, organization, leading through communication and monitoring.
What do you do if someone gesticulates excessively while talking? And what do you do, if someone gets very close or keeps great distance while talking? These apparently harmless questions can become very sensitive in an intercultural environment.
Who among us has never had to deal with a “difficult” personality in the team? Probably most of us. However, who do we regard as “difficult”? How do we tell apart difficult situations and difficult personalities? How do we confront “difficult” personalities? These are only some of the relevant questions we take up in my coaching.
Sometimes in the course of leadership coaching vulnerable points may become evident. They are usually related to the way the management and the staff work together. Sometimes (virtual) communication is hampered, sometimes working processes or results are not satisfying. In these cases, a team coaching makes sense, involving all participants in the development of solutions.